Does C Diff Smell?

If you have Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection (CDI), it can result in diarrhea that has an unusual odor that some might describe as sickeningly sweet. High risk factors for CDI include being over the age of 65, having recently been hospitalized, and having finished a course of antibiotics.

Does C diff always stink?

Frequent, foul smelling, watery stools characterize mild cases of C. difficile disease. More severe symptoms, indicative of pseudomembranous colitis, include diarrhea that contains blood and mucous and abdominal cramps.

What Colour is C diff poop?

Greenish stools were more common among the control cases. Another study correlated nurses' response as to whether a stool was positive or not for C. difficile based on stool odor.