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Dr. Tom Borody's Articles on C. diff.
New article on C diff colitis by Prof. Borody.

Questions about Clostridium difficile
Please limit your post to questions only. You can ask multiple questions in the post. (One post per person per day about yourself. See exception in General C. diff.Discussion.)

General C. diff. Discussion
This forum is for discussions related to C. diff. including symptoms, doctors, medical advances, medications, If you are a new poster (joined within the last month), you can post more often for two months from your date of joining. After that time, one post per day only about "you." You can post more often to support others. Post other topics in Free Form Discussion and Chat Forum.

Got a suggestion or complaint? Want to vent?
You can do it here... but no profanity, naming specific names, etc. Try to be constructive. Suggestions to improve the board or discussion forums are always appreciated.

Free Form Discussion
Veteran support board users and new posters - use this forum to talk about whatever you want. Topics may be C. diff. related but are not required to be. Post here about posters' birthdays, holiday greetings, vacation plans, etc. If it doesn't fit in another forum, put it here.

Media Reports
We have several contributors lincluding AllisS, Nika Nike, and Teresa. Moderators and I can post, and we all do. Others need special permission from the webmaster. Please write a brief and descriptive title header about the hyperlink to identify the information it contains and check to make sure it has not already been posted. If you can't post in this forum, send the information to someone who can. We value all information.

Treatments
Treatments, possible treatments, unsubstantiated/unproven treatments. Consult your doctor first.

Doctors
Discuss doctors, refer, doctors post here.

Success Stories
We spend a lot of time talking about the bad news in this discussion group - here's the spot for the good news. If you've had c-diff and are now well, please tell us about it here.

FMT Discussion
If you have had or are considering an FMT please share your experiences here.

CDI - C. diff. Info. All You Want to Know and More
Organized Answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Only Moderators may post here.

Humor
Designed to keep your chin up! Smiling is not painful and can help heal...

Case Histories and Updates
For posting new case histories and updates to histories only. Do not post general messages, replies or questions here.

Too Much Information
Since c-diff is a disease of the "lower half", so to speak, we find that many of our members cannot refrain from discussing what comes out the bottom end. If you must do it, please do it here.

Posters Interested in New C diff Treatment