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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?
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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?
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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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