C. diff affects us all.

The first time I had C-diff I had spent two months in the hospital waiting to give birth to my daughter during which I had triplets to which I lost two. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl via cesarean section.  A week later, I was still in the hospital as I had her at 34 weeks and she was in the NICU. I  was doing fine until the day I went home.  I barely made it to the bathroom after the drive.  Feeling sick with stomach cramps and sick to…

I had C Diff about April 2023, I didn’t know then what it was. It started with a lot of gas, then it continued with diarrhea once a day, then it went to ten times a day. It got so bad that I couldn’t hold any stool as soon as I at I had to use the toilet. During this time I went to three doctors they took a CT scan, blood test but didn’t show any bacteria infection. In May of 2023 an emergency doctor sent me to a gastroenterologist. The first…

There are several strains of C. diff, ranging from the extremely virulent type that killed Peggy Lillis so quickly after she took antibiotics for a dental problem to a milder form that I battled for many months. An overrun of the bug causes diarrhea and colitis. If the infection is one of the virulent strains, it can also cause septicemia, resulting in death, which is what happened to Peggy. After my own experience with a lesser strain of C.…

Submitted by her mother, Jennifer Lucas UPDATE: We recently heard from Andi’s mother, Jennifer, who told us that Andi’s most recent treatment was successful and she has been C. diff free from several weeks. Andi, my four-year-old has C-diff and we would like to share her story. Before I get started we live in Zanesville, Ohio. Andi was born in Parkersburg, WV, where we lived for three years. ) about a 1 hr 45 min drive from Zanesville and…

In June of 2008, after a grueling first six months of child-rearing, Victoria O’Neal became ill with stomach pains and mild diarrhea. She was prescribed a wide-spectrum antibiotic, which seemed to only make the symptoms worse. After a period of considerable confusion, Victoria was finally diagnosed with Clostridium difficile. By the time she was put on an antibiotic for C. diff, she had lost about 15 pounds, was weak, emotionally drained, and…

My name is MaryAnn Dillon. I am a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, where I have worked for about 25 years. I have worked with Helen Biegel, Peggy Lillis’ sister for four years and we have talked about what happened to Peggy. We were all shocked and upset hearing the story of a healthy, 56-year-old dying from a Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection. About nine months ago, while I was…

My name is Megan and I live in Pennsylvania. I am 29, married and have three small children. I have struggled with Clostridium difficile (C. diff) for the past year before receiving a fecal transplant, which has successfully treated the condition up to this point. I want to share my story to help others who are battling C. diff because throughout the past year, I often felt frustrated, angry, scared and depressed along with being frequently…

I spent a few days last week at the Health Park Medical Center. Two weeks ago I was at Church by myself setting up the piano and the P.A. system before the service when it felt like a 24 hour stomach virus had hit me. After the service was over, I couldn’t wait to get home and climb back into my bed. I knew the next 24 hours would be miserable, so I set my mind to just letting myself be sick. My 24 hours turned into 240 hours — ten days. Each…

I am a 22-year-old woman living in Jacksonville, Florida who was fairly healthy besides being severely anemic in December of 2011. My battle with clostridium difficile (C. diff) started on April 29, 2012. My first symptom was a severe shooting pain on my lower right side. I thought it was caused by my ovarian cyst but the next day I felt fine. I didn’t really eat much but still felt okay. May 1st was the day it officially started. I was…