Health

Had a bleeding ulcer and , like an idiot , didn't realize it. Hospital said it led to the C dif. Symptoms easy to recognize - blood in stool which makes it black (and I do mean black), loose and an odor hard to disguise (foul even for shit). In addition your bowel movements may have a greasy, slimy look (sorry to get graphic). It is serious.


They put me on blood transfusions for the ulcer and did surgery on that. For the C dif, they walked a tight-rope and were, in my opinion, were really more concerned with that. From what I gathered from the doctors and nurses, they have to treat it with antibiotics - and I do mean a lot of them. BUT, the hell of it is, those massive doses can cause c-dif in that it wipes out good and bad gut stuff. When they had it under control for me,they were really happy - God bless them.

Hang in there - you gotta have faith and trust- I know mine was tested many times.