Hi all,
Is it true that cdiff spores remain in the body forever - for life once a person has been infected with cdiff- no matter if his tests results are negative...
I know it would be difficult to answer such a question, but still - I will appreciate if you share the information regarding this topic that you have from different sources...please
Thank you!
Warm regards and take care!
Steffi
C.diff spores
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Re: C.diff spores
Some people, like me, are carriers. If I take antibiotics, chances are that the spores that lie dormant in my body will regenerate. But, this does not mean that you will get c difficile. Many people have c diff spores inside of them, but unless conditions are right - antibiotic use, immuno-compromised, etc., they don't ever develop c difficile. That is what I have been told by doctors.
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Re: C.diff spores
Agree with Beth and will add that C.diff is a normal gut bacteria that many people carry.
Its NOT a disease.
The disease is c.diff colitis and that's caused by an overgrowth of c.diff.
Even then it's only a disease if your body reacts to it, that's called" host response" and if theres no host response theres no disease regardless of what a test says.
Hence Drs must look at symptoms first and suspect c.diff is causing them and only then test to see if their initial hunch is correct.
Its NOT a disease.
The disease is c.diff colitis and that's caused by an overgrowth of c.diff.
Even then it's only a disease if your body reacts to it, that's called" host response" and if theres no host response theres no disease regardless of what a test says.
Hence Drs must look at symptoms first and suspect c.diff is causing them and only then test to see if their initial hunch is correct.
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Re: C.diff spores
Thank you Roy, Beth22 !
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Re: C.diff spores
Great Info! Does that mean, if you are a carrier you are always producing contagious spores? Forgive me this is all new to me and I’m still trying to understand it all!
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Re: C.diff spores
A lot of bacteria in stool is "contagious" if it is ingested, but normally people don't do that. We all carry a variety of bacteria and many people probably carry c diff and don't even know it because it does not give them symptoms. No one in my house ever got c diff from me and I had many relapses and am told I am a carrier.
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