Signs and symptoms of Clostridium Difficile infection

•  Watery/foul-smelling diarrhea - 3 or more stools per day for 2 or more days

•  Moderate to severe abdominal cramping and pain

•  Nausea

•  Fever

•  Blood or pus in the stool

•  Dehydration

•  Loss of appetite

•  Weight loss

In severe cases.   C. difficile can lead to life threatening complications such as toxic megacolon, peritonitis (inflammation of the abdominal cavity lining), perforation of the colon, sepsis, and death.

Symptoms of recurrent C difficile infection.   Shown to involve more severe illness, abdominal pain, and fever than with initial infection