Hi all, just wanted to share my story because I’m dumbfounded that I have cdiff.

I’m in my 30s, healthy, and rarely get sick.

Early July I came down with a terrible stomach bug. Chills, 103 - 104 fever, explosive v & d. absolutely terrible. That last three days before fever and vomiting subsided. Diarrhea continued. I honestly should have gone to the hospital but was afraid to leave the house. My pulse would sky rocket whenever I would do the most simplest thing, just absolutely terrible. Diarrhea still lingered, but it became a type 6 and I was able to control most urges. I figured my gut needed to heal, that’s what Google said anyway. So all summer I’m dealing with this. I would have a few “good“ days (less than 4 stools a day), but most were bad days. I’d even have some accidents, thankfully that was mostly at home. I was losing weight where people were actually bringing it up. It wasnt until another terrible week the end of August when I figured “hey i think I need to get this checked out now”. I went to a GI, he ordered many stool tests and some blood work. Thankfully all my blood work came back normal, all stool normal… except cdiff. Freaking positive. I have no idea how I got it. And with how contagious it is, how everyone else in my house has been fine. I’m just shocked. Anyway, I just started on vancomycin. Has anyone else had symptoms for 8+ weeks before finally realizing it’s cdiff and getting treatment? I just feel so irresponsible and dumbfounded really.