CDI

Ancillary Treatment Strategies

  • Discontinue laxatives, stool softeners and enemas

  • Discontinue loperamide / diphenoxylate-atropine (Lomotil)

  • Discontinue cholestyramine

  • Discontinue antibiotics as soon as possible

  • Discontinue proton pump inhibitors

  • Probiotics are not routinely recommended

Probiotics

Use is not currently recommended due to lack of sufficient evidence supporting benefit and potential risk for adverse effects.

Saccharomyces boulardii or any other probiotics should NOT be used if patient is immunocompromised as there is potential for organisms in probiotic formulations to cause infections in hospitalized patients.