C. difficile is a type of bacteria living in the intestine of humans. If you take a large amount of certain antibiotics, C. difficile may grow out of control. It will inhibit other bacteria and causing inflammation. Severe cases can have diarrhea more than 20 times a day. Patients have a large amount of stool and the stool is often very smelly. The stool is often bloody with the large-piece or tubular pseudomembrane. Fever and toxemia are obvious. Patients have low protein blood in the short term. It often leads to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, shock, intestinal bleeding or intestinal perforation. Patients' condition is usually critical and the prognosis is poor. The key to the prevention is using antibiotics rationally. Do not use large dosage of antibiotics for too long.
How is C. difficile treated in practice?