Doctors usually advise eating a diet of soft, easy-to-digest foods during a C. diff infection. It’s also important to drink lots of water to help avoid dehydration. What does your diet have to do with ...

Opioids affect both the gut and the immune system, said Summer Thompson, an assistant professor studying gut-brain ...

If your C. diff infection is severe, you could get severe intestinal inflammation. Your colon could also get enlarged and you could develop an extreme response called sepsis. All of these problems are ...

You may have heard of DIFF Eyewear through Instagram or other social media platforms. Stars including Hailey Baldwin, Kendall Jenner and contestants from the Bachelor ...

Some people will get repeat infections from Clostridium difficile (C. diff). They may develop the same symptoms they had before such as diarrhea, stomach pain, and loss of appetite. However, the only ...

New research from the University of Georgia suggests that opioid use could make patients more vulnerable to infections.

The pathogen C. diff -- the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea -- can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a ...

Opioids are often used to treat pain, especially after surgery or injury. But past research shows opioids can weaken the ...

Say "bonjour" to your new everyday sunnies. By Rylee Johnston All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed ...

C. diff is a type of bacteria that can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, and tenderness. It is commonly treated with antibiotics such as fidaxomicin (Dificid) and vancomycin (Firvanq). C. diff, short ...