It is given that a person must visit the toilet once a day to eliminate solid waste. It is never a good thing if you spend too much time inside the toilet rather than out of it though. If you are always in the can for stomach problems, you might be suffering from C Diff symptoms.

C Diff symptoms can arise when you are infected with the Clostridium difficile. C difficile is a species of bacteria that can cause severe diarrhea and other gastrointestinal diseases when other bacteria in the gut flora are eliminated by antibiotics. People infected with C diff bacteria accidentally ingest the spores of the bacteria while they are in the hospital, nursing home, or other similar facilities. C diff bacteria multiply rapidly in the intestines especially after the healthy bacteria in the gut are removed by antibiotics, and when this happens, C Diff symptoms can occur.

C Diff symptoms that have a latent nature can imitate flu-like symptoms like fatigue, high fever, and chills. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease can have a false alarm worsening of the disease if they are infected with C Diff and show C Diff symptoms. A person who has mild C Diff symptoms can be treated by discontinuing the antibiotics they are taking. However, people who have severe C Diff symptoms are treated with oral metronidazole or vancomycin. When a patient is diagnosed with C Diff infection and they are already exhibiting C Diff symptoms, they should be treated immediately to prevent sepsis and bowel perforation. Other treatment options include colectomy and stool transplant. Stool transplant involves the infusion of bacterial flora from the feces of a healthy donor to reverse the bacterial imbalance of the patient. The donor stool should come from a close relative; this is mixed with saline or milk, and administered to the patient through an enema or nasogastric tube.

The most common C Diff symptoms are mild abdominal cramping, abdominal tenderness, and watery diarrhea that happens three or more times a day for two or more days. For cases of severe infection, C Diff symptoms can include watery diarrhea that occur 10 to 15 times a day, severe abdominal cramping, severe abdominal pain, blood in the stool, nausea, weight loss, loss of appetite and dehydration. Some C Diff symptoms can also include fever and presence of raw tissue or pus in the stool.

If you are experiencing any of the mentioned C Diff symptoms, consult with your physician immediately.