Four patients with severe disease were cured after receiving the new broad-spectrum antibiotic tigecycline. When patients with Clostridium difficile colitis do not respond to usual treatment with ...

Purpose: Current and future treatment modalities for Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) are reviewed. Conclusion: CDAD is a major concern for health care systems and clinicians.

Taking probiotics with antibiotics can help protect the gut from the negative effects of antibiotics. But some people may ...

However, keep in mind that sanitizers may not destroy all pathogens, such as the Clostridium difficile bacterium that causes pseudomembranous colitis. Also, don't forget that hands should be ...

Ulcerative colitis usually causes diarrhea, which may be watery and appear fluffy, mushy, or bloody. You may also experience constipation, which may present as small, hard stool lumps. Ulcerative ...

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a type of bacteria that may lead to severe diarrhea and colon inflammation. It’s often associated with taking antibiotics. According to the Centers for ...

Antibiotics can disrupt gut microbiota, leading to potential recurrences of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). New therapies like fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and monoclonal ...

Finding ulcerative colitis (UC) constipation relief can involve dietary strategies, increasing your fluid intake, biofeedback, medication, and even bowel training. You may find that you need to try ...

Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany Correspondence to: Professor Dr R H Straub Laboratory of Neuroendocrino-Immunology, Department of ...

The researchers are currently working on modifying the system to help combat Clostridioides difficile, commonly referred to as C. diff, a bacterium that can cause diarrhea and colitis, among other ...

From 1st – 7th December, join us for Awareness Week as we launch our Face the Facts campaign. With your help, we’ll reveal to the world what life is really like living with Crohn’s or Colitis. This ...

For people living with ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and affects the lining of the colon and rectum, it can be similarly difficult to ...