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I am wondering if I might have c-diff. I am a cna and do homecare. I know I have one patient who was treated for c-diff. I wash my hands thoroughly. Anyways, I have had inconsistent stools. Sometimes I have many real small ones throughout the day. Recently though I did not have a stool for a number of days and then had a full blow out, diaherea. Now I am back to having a small one a few times a day. I was wonderin too if the stool could smell sour? Also, if left untreated if this is what it is, what could happen?
C diff would normally present with a prolonged course of diarrhea, symptoms do not normally resolve after 1 day.
This means that it is not likely that your diarrhea was due to c diff and there is another cause. It is possible that it was due a viral infection which is one of the more common causes of diarrhea.
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What Causes Stool Incontinence?
Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic C diff would normally present with a prolonged course of diarrhea, symptoms do not normally resolve after 1 day. This means that it is not likely that your diarrhea was due to c diff and there is another cause. It is possible that it was due a viral infection which is one of the more common causes of diarrhea. I hope this helps