C. diff affects us all.

I first became ill at 2am with diarrhea.  It recurred approximately every 15 to 30 minutes all night long.  I then began throwing up.  I lay there trying to think of what I ate that would cause what was happening.  Finally we called a nurse hot line and were advised to go to the ER.  I told my husband that I couldn’t walk out to the car without completely ruining the carpeting.  We called paramedics who were so kind and understanding.  Waiting…

I’m Aspen Bingham, an average 17 year old from Colorado. On November 17th, 2023, my whole life changed. This was the first day I tested positive for C. diff, and little did I know it would happen 5 more times over the next year. I had not been feeling well for months and finally got the courage to go to urgent care after being on a wait list with GI for months. Prior to this, I had been relatively healthy, no recent hospital stays, or even…

Me operaron el 13 de agosto y el 3 de octubre del 2024, el día 7 de octubre comencé a ir al baño de color oscuro, y me fui decayendo de a poco no tenia apetito e iba al baño entre 8 y 12 veces por día, recorri cuatro centros medicos y todos me recetaban remedios de venta libre, hasta que empece a ver manchas negras en la visión, sangre en las heces,  y ya no podía estar de pie, el día lunes 14 de octubre una Dra. decidió internarme y ahí me…

On Oct 30, 2024, I was a 54 year old guy who enjoyed strength training, walking, and teaching a boxing class for a home school co-op.  Oct 31, I went in for a fistula surgery. In the months leading up to the surgery, I had been given amoxicillin and later Cipro to see if the fistula could be healed that way. It didn’t work, so surgery was scheduled and I was given more antibiotics intravenously.  After surgery, things went down hill fast. By the…

I acquired C. diff in September of 2023 but I thought the diarrhea was because of vitamins or weight loss drugs. I started to have an upset stomach and diarrhea but no fever. I did have fatigue. It went on for 3 weeks. I used every medication to stop it during that time. After 2 weeks, I called my doctor but thought it was an allergy or food poisoning. Finally, I went to urgent care because I was in the bathroom about 16 times a day and falling…

Ruby’s C. diff story started when she was 4 years-old and she took amoxicillin for an ear infection. A few days after starting amoxicillin, she developed a secondary low grade fever and extreme diarrhea. We (her parents) took her to the pediatrician and convinced them to test her for C. diff, which they reluctantly agreed to. We knew that this was not simply an upset stomach from the antibiotic. To the pediatrician’s surprise, she tested…

On April 23, 2024, I had a Colonoscopy at Gastro Health in Florida at the Outpatient Center of Delray. Prior to this, I was absolutely fine with no health issues at all. Over the next 2-3 days, I began to have very bad diarrhea and stomach cramps that would not go away. I contacted the doctor after it got bad and he wanted to wait a little bit to see if it subsided. It did not. After 2 weeks of this, I was directed to bring a stool sample for…

I was a young, 21 year old girl and I was a hypochondriac at the time – always thinking I was ill. I had a sore throat and immediately I went to the doctor, who said it was not bacterial, so he didn’t give me an antibiotic. I called the office afterward and begged for an antibiotic, as I thought this was going to keep me safe. Reluctantly, they prescribed me Augmentin. After one pill, I began having diarrhea and I knew something wasn’t right. I…

I was prescribed Augmentin for an earache and sinus infection on May 4, 2024. I became sick a few days later, but I just tried to deal with it, figuring it would go away once I finished the course of antibiotics. I completed them on May 17, and on May 18 I agreed to go to a concert about an hour away with my boyfriend. I didn’t feel great, but I thought eating might help. By the time we arrived at the venue, I couldn’t even walk upstairs to…