I Am A Cna And Believe I Have Contracted C Diff In My Nursing Home?
I work as a CNA in a nursing home in which many people have been diagnosed with cdiff. This morning I became very ill (vomitting, diarrhea, aches and pains) and had a culture taken at the hospital for cdiff. Since I am a CNA, I know the distinct smell of Cdiff, and deff think the smell of my stool is similar. I am petrified of this and wont recieve the stool specimen results for 48 hours. I have stopped vomitting now and am able to keep down some fluids but the diarrhea is relentless. Please any advice.. I am 18 years old btw.
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I didn’t have the vomiting, but I did have all the other symptoms. Keep hydrating, there is really nothing you can do until the specimen comes back. You can try Imodium over the counter… it did slow it down a bit, but it did not stop it. If stop are positive, the doc will probably put you on a course of Flagyl. Keep hydrating w/Gatorade or Pedialyte or anything you can keep down with some electrolytes in it.
So sorry you have this. I’m always worried it will come back to me – it was so horrible!! Feel better soon, hun!!
Maybe you have the 24 hour stomach bug! The best i can say is wait. Don’t get worked up until the results. I know this feeling. I am a paramedic and every little sneeze i think i have HIV. I hope you feel better and keep us posted on your results.
Keep drinking plenty of fluids. There is nothing you can do until the test results come back. When you get back to work, remember how important hand washing is. Good luck.