Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is inflammation in your colon that happens when there's too much of certain bacteria in your system. You're specifically at risk if you:
- Are over 65
- Have been in an intensive-care unit (ICU)
- Have burns on your body
- Have had a C-section or surgeries of the GI tract
- Have kidney problems
- Diseases of the colon such as inflammatory bowel disease or colorectal cancer
- Use chemotherapy drugs
- Use of drugs called proton-pump inhibitors, which lessen stomach acid
- Have had a previous C. diff infection