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Anyone had a patient with constipation diagnosed with cdiff? know it typically presents with diarrhea, but read on support site it can present with c.
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See below: C diff does not cause constipation. About 3% of normal people carry C diff and these people may also be constipated, but that does not mean C diff caused constipation.
Answered 12/23/2014
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