I can't smell c-diff

3 I've cared for a fair share of c-diff patients, none of them with a terribly offensive BM, so I've simply assumed I got them later in their treatment, when the infection is essentially gone.

A recent patient required a cleanup, and a nurse came to help me. The very first thing he asked was if the patient had cdiff. My response was that I didn't think so, to which he stated that this lady definitely has it. Then he said, "can't you smell that?!"

Well, no, I couldn't. (I promise this isn't bragging. lol) But is this normal? Anyone out there who doesn't smell it either? Maybe this is like the genetic link behind tasting PTC. lol
I can't smell it either but of course I can't smell anything at all which is both a blessing and a curse.

Maybe you don't notice the smell because you are expecting it to be this super offensive odor. C-diff is not the most offensive smell, kind of this weird sweet smell.

I never smelled it either. Maybe I just didn't notice but coworkers would get grossed out. Haven't worked with a c diff patient in a while but I really thought it was just me.

I've never been able to smell the difference between cdiff feces and regular feces, either.

I can't smell it either. I have horrible allergies so I always assumed it was that. We had a resident with comfort measures only who had it and I smelled absolutely nothing, so cleanup duties fell to me!

Ahhhhhh I'm so glad I'm not crazy!!!! Thank you for choosing to respond to this thread!