Clostridium difficile colitis or pseudomembranous colitis is colitis (inflammation of the large intestine) resulting from infection with Clostridium difficile, a spore-forming bacterium.It causes an infectious diarrhea called C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD).atent symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) often mimic some flu-like symptoms and may mimic disease flare-ups in people with inflammatory bowel disease âassociated colitis. C. difficile releases toxins that may cause bloating and diarrhea, with abdominal pain, which may become severe.
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With lymphoma the cancer cells invade and destroy normal tissues. In cats, lymphoma cells (like lymphocytes) can grow anywhere in the body, but there are certain sites that are more commonly affected by lymphoma than others (such as the GI tract, mediastinum, and lymph nodes).As the disease progresses, lymphoma can affect other organs in the body. Signs of general malaise (i.e.ow grade (small cell) lymphoma occurs most commonly in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of cats. The behavior of low grade lymphoma is different than large cell lymphoma in that it has a more indolent course; it grows more slowly. Given this, different chemotherapy drugs are used in its treatment.