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Does Dark Brown Spots In Stool Indicate C.diff?
My child has trisomy 18. Overall, she s in very good health. She s 7 years old. She s currently taking colozol for intestinal inflammation, florastor, vit d and a multi vitamin every day. Within the past two weeks, I ve noticed that she had dark brown spots in her stool. I was told it could be c-diff or perhaps blood? Is this very dangerous and can it be taken care of easily or could this be a potential problem for her.
Mon, 22 Aug 2016
Hi.... usually clostridium difficile which you are quoting will be infecting the get only when there is excessive use of antibiotics as in antibiotic associated diarrhoea. This is not a life threatening infection, please do not worry. It can be very easily treated with metronidazole. I suggest you get back to your pediatrician regarding this as this is a prescription drug.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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