Clostridium Difficile Infection
disease · Infections
Nutrients connected to Clostridium Difficile Infection
A link means the body needs the nutrient for this, or that low intake is linked to it. It does not mean extra supplements help if your intake is already adequate; each link shows how strong the evidence is.
- Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium probioticsPreliminary or mixed
NCCIH reports moderate certainty that probiotics lower C. difficile diarrhoea risk in people on antibiotics; best strains and amounts are uncertain. The AGA found low-certainty support for one named combination (L. acidophilus CL1285 + L. casei LBC80R).
- Saccharomyces boulardiiPreliminary or mixed
AGA review: lower risk of C. difficile diarrhoea in people on antibiotics (risk ratio 0.41, low certainty); as an add-on to treatment, low-certainty benefit. The AGA guideline recommends probiotics for treatment only within a clinical trial. Never a replacement for treatment.
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