A trained dog can detect Clostridium difficile in stool samples and in hospital patients, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. Researchers studied a two-year-old beagle trained to ...

A study of hospitals and long-term care facilities in Louisville, Kentucky, found low rates of Clostridioides difficile testing in patients with new-onset diarrhea who are frequently infected. CDI is ...

C. diff infection can cause diarrhea. While it may lead your poop to change color, there are no specific colors that are definitive evidence of having C. diff. According to the Centers for Disease ...

Stool samples can help doctors diagnose some health conditions. Tips for collecting a stool sample include urinating before collecting the sample and using any tools that the sample kit provides.

Harvard researchers make the case for people storing their poop when young, in order to restore their gut microbiomes later in life. Reading time 3 minutes Experts at Harvard and elsewhere are ...

Fever, nausea, cramping, and diarrhea — if you have ulcerative colitis (UC), you probably know that those symptoms signal a flare. The same symptoms can also be a Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) ...