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Is it common for clindamycin to cause c diff and is it dangerous? i just started taking it and am already having bad adnominal cramping.
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Yes and yes: Call the physician who prescribed it and ask whether the Rx should be discontinued given the reason for which it was prescribed.
Answered 11/27/2014
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