Most of us have heard of heart, liver and kidney transplants. But not many know about poop transplant or Faecal microbiota ...

C. diff infection can cause diarrhea. While it may lead your poop to change color, there are no specific colors that are definitive evidence of having C. diff. According to the Centers for Disease ...

The dandelions, in his analogy, are the C. diff bacteria, while the weedicide is an antibiotic. “To fix the problem, you need to kill the dandelions, and then steal good grass from your neighbor’s ...

A trained dog can detect Clostridium difficile in stool samples and in hospital patients, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. Researchers studied a two-year-old beagle trained to ...

In the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on the use of fecal microbiota-based therapies for gastrointestinal disease, the American Gastroenterological Association recommends fecal ...

Harvard researchers make the case for people storing their poop when young, in order to restore their gut microbiomes later in life. Reading time 3 minutes Experts at Harvard and elsewhere are ...

There are trillions of bacteria that live in your colon. Most of them are harmless and many are actually helpful, supporting digestion and keeping your immune system strong. C. diff is one type of ...

Recurrent C. diff infection is when you contract a C. diff infection 2 to 8 weeks after completing treatment for a previous one. C. diff relapse is a recurrence of the same strain, while reinfection ...

There are about half a million C. diff infections every year in the United States. About 30,000 people die from them annually. But if you’ve had C. diff, you’re more likely to get it again. About 1 in ...

Looking for the scoop on types of poop? It may not be a topic of daily conversation, but your bowel movements can tell you quite a bit about the state of your health. Here's what you need to know.