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What is it like to have Pseudomembranous Colitis?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Anxious mood	4 (31%) patients experienced severe severity 5 (38%) patients experienced moderate severity 3 (23%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (8%) patients experienced no severity	Alprazolam, Lorazepam, Diazepam
Pain	7 (54%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (15%) patients experienced moderate severity 3 (23%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (8%) patients experienced no severity	Naproxen Prescription, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Pain management
Insomnia	5 (38%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (15%) patients experienced moderate severity 2 (15%) patients experienced mild severity 4 (31%) patients experienced no severity	Temazepam, Lorazepam, Zolpidem
Fatigue	6 (46%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (15%) patients experienced moderate severity 4 (31%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (8%) patients experienced no severity	Vitamin B12 Injection, Iron supplement, Quit working
Depressed mood	4 (31%) patients experienced severe severity 4 (31%) patients experienced moderate severity 2 (15%) patients experienced mild severity 3 (23%) patients experienced no severity	Duloxetine, Paliperidone, Amitriptyline

What do patients take to treat Pseudomembranous Colitis and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Vancomycin (Vancocin)	0 (0%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 1 (100%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 1 (100%) experienced no side effects	1
Metronidazole (Flagyl)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0

These charts show data from Pseudomembranous Colitis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Pseudomembranous Colitis at PatientsLikeMe?

28 patients have this condition
0 New patients joined this month
9 say Pseudomembranous Colitis is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
1 patients	4 patients	3 patients	4 patients	6 patients	4 patients	1 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
75%	Females
25%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	0	0
20-29 years	0	0
30-39 years	3	3
40-49 years	2	2
50-59 years	2	2
60-69 years	0	0
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	6	6
Not Diagnosed	1	1

These charts show data from Pseudomembranous Colitis patients who have completed their condition history

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