Embarrassing question

jess*

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Posted 1/29/2020 3:35 PM (GMT -7)

I know this sounds terrible but having a really hard time kicking this flare. I have some bowel movements that smell normal which have no blood or mucous, just diarrhea. But then there are ones that have a different awful smell. Does anyone else experience this?

CCinPA

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Posted 1/29/2020 4:52 PM (GMT -7)

I have never had c diff, but people say that the smell is horrible. Have you been tested for that?

jess*

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Posted 1/29/2020 4:54 PM (GMT -7)

I am going to my dr tomorrow to suggest that. But it's only once in a while, not every time, so I'm confused

C_G_K

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Posted 1/29/2020 5:06 PM (GMT -7)

I remember a smell that was something akin to a filthy barnyard, sort of like horse pucky. In any case, you'll never know for sure unless you do a stool test for it.
Have you taken any antibiotics lately? That is the usual trigger for it.

jess*

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Posted 1/29/2020 5:13 PM (GMT -7)

C G k, what were your symptoms? Did you have c diff?

Sara14

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Posted 1/29/2020 5:16 PM (GMT -7)

I think you'd most likely be a lot sicker if it was c diff. but ask your doctor what he or she thinks. I've had it and it was the worst gut pain of my life. I was hospitalized.

C_G_K

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Posted 1/29/2020 5:33 PM (GMT -7)

jess* said...
C G k, what were your symptoms? Did you have c diff?

Yes I had it a couple of years ago. Lots of smelly diarrhea, pain, malaise, extreme fatigue.

geezernow

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Posted 1/30/2020 2:55 AM (GMT -7)

I had C dif and it started just as you describe. Get it checked and use probiotics. Best of luck to you.

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