Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) could be considered as first-line therapy for primary Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

Fecal microbiota transplantation was not inferior to vancomycin for the treatment of primary Clostridioides difficile ...

Presence of toxigenic C. difficile was determined in stool samples of 90.74% patients with diarrhea, who were previously treated with antibiotics (from 7 to 35 days). Cytostatic therapy, was ...

C diff can cause fever, diarrhoea and cramping. Poop transplants are sometimes used to treat this condition, with studies showing that they're more effective at preventing C diff reinfection ...

Minnie Hatch, 29, from Salt Lake City, had painful stomach cramps, and other symptoms for months before finding out she had Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff.

Other reasons why your poop might smell different While C. diff is the main cause of sweet-smelling poop, other things can also affect stool odor, Dr. Rao notes. That can include: Alcohol ...

Severe infection can cause life-threatening damage to the lining of your intestines. When you have C. diff, your poop may smell very bad and will occasionally have mucus.

You can have foul-smelling stool from viral or bacterial infections. These can include gastroenteritis, E. coli, Salmonella, Clostridium difficile infection (C. diff), and giardiasis.

It's OK if your stool floats in the toilet bowl occasionally, as it'll most likely be caused by something you ate. But floaters that look greasy and smell foul could indicate poor absorption of foods.

I went to the ER and learned I had Clostridioides difficile, an infection in the large intestine. The antibiotics had wiped out the good bacteria; I stopped taking them and was treated for C. diff.