Have you ever had C-DIF (bacteria infection in your colon) or in your household?

[TinyEvel]

Like any sensible human being I am turning to Chiefs Planet to validate my medical concerns...

A close friend is scheduled to visit their mom in a week, and the mom was just notified she has C-Dif. Just started antibiotics.

The mom has had diarrhea for months.

Supposedly this is pretty contagious through any microscopic fecal contact but the C-Dif spores can also live on surfaces for months and even on the infected person's skin (so washing hands after pooping is just one precautionary measure)

What's your real-world experience with C-DIF?

Asking for a friend before they cancel their trip.

(only tips include: washing all household touch surfaces with bleach, only bleach will do. Washing laundry on hot with bleach especially towels sheets wash cloths and underwear. Bathroom disinfection, obviously. Wash hands after going to bathroom obviously. But no touching at all?)

[Dante84]

Girlfriend is a nurse practitioner, and what I've gathered from hearing her describe it at the hospital:

It is contagious.

It's the foulest smell that exists.

One solution is to have a poop transplant.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Supposedly this is pretty contagious t

Not supposedly. IS very contagious.

[KurtCobain]

Here for the poop transplant talk.

[WilliamTheIrish]

And yes, the fecal transplant is very effective.

[Peter Gibbons]

It’s a spore former like many molds. It’s easy to kill the vegetative state but it will revert to spore form to protect itself from a hostile environment. This is what makes it such a problem to eradicate. Poop pills be magic BTW.

[Rasputin]

I worked with patients with Cdif. we had to gown up glove up and put shoe covers over our shoes before going into room. The oder of Cdif poop is unique and very gross and mostly runny. If it's solid then it's most likely not C dif but we've had to gather samples and put in a tube to be sent off to lab, not a fun task to do.

It's best be over precautions than not.

[Chief Roundup]

Wash everything with Bleach. Use gloves while using the bathroom and clean the bathroom with bleach after each use.

[Peter Gibbons]

BTW - activated peroxide cleaners as well as hypochlorite (bleach) will kill the spore form. When laundering clothing, hot water and double wash cycles are advisable. The quat based “rinse” additives (eg Lysol sanitizer) may make you feel better, but won’t likely do much to help. Double/triple detergent and wash two times with hot water. Best of luck.

[Fish]

Highly contagious poop spores?

[KCUnited]

Frank Clark seems to have battled back from it

[penguinz]

Wife had it and was in hospital. Even after testing negative they very strongly encouraged her to spray all surfaces down in the bathroom after every bowel movement with a bleach water solution for several weeks.

[Eureka]

Terms like "EAT SHIT" come to mind when wanting to fix this issue.

Can't this "friend" wait to visit?

[Dante84]

I just re-read the OP - I would definitely, definitely cancel the trip and delay for a month or two.

At the bare minimum, if I did visit, I would be staying (eating, drinking, sleeping, showering, shitting, pissing) elsewhere and have a mask on and purell'd up when at the mom's place.

[T-post Tom]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Girlfriend is a nurse practitioner, and what I've gathered from hearing her describe it at the hospital:

It is contagious.

It's the foulest smell that exists.

One solution is to have a poop transplant.

Yes on all accounts. A friend caught it while visiting a nursing home. She was absolutely miserable for weeks. She looked like death 2 weeks after being cleared of the infection.