If your diarrhea from C. diff is very severe, get medical help quickly. Severe diarrhea can lead to life-threatening dehydration. If you have a condition, such as irritable bowel disease (IBD ...

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The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections. There are limited options for treating it, and patients often experience reinfection, which can be deadly.

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About half a million people in the U.S. contract C. diff every year, often from hospitals—and, even once treated, it’s common for the microbe to reinfect patients again and again. Now ...