Doctors diagnose a CDI by reviewing a person’s symptoms and using a stool test ... distinctive odor. People can help stop the spread of C. diff and prevent cases of C. diff colitis by washing ...

Look, we all know that poop is not supposed to smell good. But if the stench of ... and open up the possibility of infections like C. difficile, Dr. Pichetshote says. This can cause uniquely ...

coli, Salmonella, Clostridium difficile infection (C. diff), and giardiasis. Giardiasis can cause greasy stool or diarrhea with a foul odor. You may also experience gas, abdominal cramps ...

For example, sometimes diarrhea caused by C. diff looks like hot cereal — fluffy or mushy. Sometimes, you might see blood in your stool or mucus. Other times, it might have a green appearance.

Poop transplant therapy has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time ever. One dose of the drug, Rebyota, will be given to people with Clostridium difficile (C.

Researchers have strained to harness the protective qualities of the complex, diverse, yet variable microbial communities found in healthy people's intestines and stool. Early on, rich fecal ...

When he’s finished, he puts a lid on the container, bags it up and walks his stool a few doors down ... gets killed off while bad bacteria — C. difficile — grows unchecked.