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JANUARY 2008 NEWS: Fecal Infusions Reported on CBC Click here to watch two videos discussing fecal infusions for C.diff from CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). Note: You will need Apple's Quicktime Player to view these. DOWNLOAD HERE JULY 2006 NEWS: THE NEW BOARD IS UP HOW TO ACCESS THE NEW DISCUSSION BOARD:
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS/PROBLEMS WITH YOUR ACCOUNT PLEASE EMAIL US AT CDIFF@CDIFFSUPPORT.COM This
"Self Help" site is dedicated to sufferers of Clostridium Difficile
Colitis (also known as Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea, C. Diff., A.A.D.).
Use the links above to go to an area and
learn about C. Diff and be able to effectively
communicate with your physician about it.
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 A Little Bit About the C. Difficile Foundation & Support Group Site and our Visitors. First of all, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. One of the best things about visiting our web site is that you will see how many people have the same symptoms and frustrations as you. The authors of this site dealt with c diff as well and decided to do something about it. This site contains information on the little known illness that affects many people around the world. When we started out, we didn't know anything about web sites. We wanted to help people who have clostridium difficile understand how it is contracted, how people have been treated and see case histories from other people with clostridium difficile. We greatly appreciate the case histories from those of you who submitted them to start this site. A great deal of information has been compiled on c diff to help people see what to expect and how to combat this disease. Many people contributed to the site and have realized that they are not alone. My wife and I built this website after my wife got c. diff in April of 1998 and could not get rid of the disease - despite over seven courses of medication. It took nearly a year before she was able to get off the medication. She is healthy now - but believes she will always have a sensitive stomach because of it. We failed to get the kind of answers about treatment we wanted from our regular doctors and we didn't really know what to ask. The fact is that clostridium difficile has no absolute answers or sure-fire cure. We must cope and hope that it goes away with regular treatment or with a variety of methods. That is the best that we can do. I feel the more realistic we are about the dangers - and the more we understand - the better we can cope. Copyright Clostridium Difficile Support Group/Clostridium Difficile Foundation 1998-2002. No information on this site may be reproduced without permission. The C. Difficile Foundation is not a non-profit organization registered with the IRS. |
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The Crohn's &
Colitis Foundation www.ccfa.org has
resubmitted the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act to Congress and they have
asked for everyone to resend the letters. This bill will ask congress for
significant outlays to research inflammatory bowel disease. One area that
the CCFA looks at is cdiff, although not as much as Ulcerative Colitis and
Crohn's. The website above will provide links to a sample letter it will
also give you a link to find the address to your senators and congresspeople.
Lets join together and support this bill. Not only that add information in
your letter discussing your plight with cdiff. |
3 new (7/9/02) cases in the
Database. Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr. in Boston is testing an experimental C. difficile vaccine .
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| Legal stuff - Warning please read: Please do not e-mail us for medical advice.The clostridium difficile information presented to you in this web site is only for informational purposes and is not to be used for the diagnosis, advice or treatment of any illness or disease. For your information: The Clostridium Difficile Foundation is not an IRS or US registered non-profit organization (NPO) and donations are not tax deductible. Do not use any of the information contained in this site for treatment without seeing a doctor first and following his/her own prescribed treatment. Some of the c diff information contained here is about alternative or experimental forms of treatment and may not be safe for you to use without proper direction and knowledge of the doctor who is treating you. This clostridium difficile information is only that of people's personal experiences and may not affect you in the same way. The creator and contributors of this web site are in no way giving this information as treatment or suggestions for treating any illness. You must see a licensed doctor before starting any treatment plan and follow his/her treatment plans exactly. We are not responsible and cannot be held liable for any actions you may take after reading the information contained here. Go see a doctor! |