C Diff Infections Can Be Treated with Microbiota
C diff infections causing diarrhea have become widespread in the community. They can be treated with healthy microbes given via colonoscopy.
Another potential culprit is the widespread use of acid-suppressing drugs such as esomeprazole, lansoprazole or omeprazole. People who take such heartburn medicine (think Nexium, Prevacid or Prilosec) on a regular basis are at increased risk for C. diff.