An infection with Clostridioides difficile or C. diff bacteria causes watery diarrhea, and once you have it, your risk for reinfection (recurrence) goes up. When you get C. diff infections multiple ...

There are about half a million C. diff infections every year in the United States. About 30,000 people die from them annually. But if you’ve had C. diff, you’re more likely to get it again. About 1 in ...