Diarrhea
Diarrhea has many possible causes, of which the most likely is probably infectious gastroenteritis, causing diarrhea often with nausea and vomiting. But there are various other causes of acute diarrhea, and chronic ongoing diarrhea also has various chronic disorders as its cause.
Diarrhea is often preceded by symptoms such as
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Diarrhoea is an increase in the frequency, runniness or volume of the faeces. Acute diarrhoea may be a symptom of infection of the digestive system (gastroenteritis) which is usually caused by a virus, but sometimes is caused by bacteria or parasites. It may also occur in association with other communicable diseases
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Causes
Acute Diarrhea: There are various causes of sudden-onset acute diarrhea, such as:
- Gastroenteritis
- Viral gastroenteritis (infectious diarrhea)
- Constipation. Leakage around a blockage can result in diarrhea.
- Fecal impaction. This causes constipation and then diarrhea from rectal leakage around the ...
Causes of Diarrhea
What causes diarrhea?
Acute and persistent diarrhea may have causes that are different from those of chronic diarrhea. In many cases, doctors do not find the cause of diarrhea. Most diarrhea goes away on its own within 4 days, and
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Diagnosis of Diarrhea
Diagnosis:
How do doctors find the cause of diarrhea?
Doctors do not typically need to find a cause of acute diarrhea. If your diarrhea lasts longer than 4 days or you have symptoms such as fever or bloody stools, your
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Causes List for Diarrhea
Possible causes of Diarrhea (or similar symptoms) may include:4
- ADA-SCID (diarrhea)
- AIDS wasting syndrome (diarrhoea)
- AIDS-Related Complex (symptom diarrhea)
- AIDS (diarrhea)
- ALG3-CDG syndrome (Diarrhea)
- AL amyloidosis (diarrhoea)
- Abetalipoproteinemia (diarrhea)
- Abrin Poisoning (diarrhea)
- Abscess (diarrhoea)
- Achondroplasia and severe combined immunodeficiency (diarrhea)
- Acquired fructose intolerance (diarrhea)
- Acrodermatitis enteropathica ...
Similar Symptoms
Is it diarrhea? Soft stool? Bloody diarrhea? Other possible symptoms to consider as a precise symptom description include:
- Fecal incontinence
- Soft stool
- Runny stool
- Bloody diarrhea
- Blood in stool
- Rectal bleeding
- Anorectal bleeding
- Defecation symptoms
- Stool symptoms (generally)
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Types
More specific types of diarrheal symptoms include:
- Watery diarrhea
- Bloody diarrhea
- Mucus in diarrhea
- Green diarrhea
Categories of diarrhea include:
- Exudative diarrhea
- Osmotic diarrhea
- Secretory diarrhea
Types of diarrhea by severity include:
Symptoms similar
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Clinical Features of Diarrhea
What are the symptoms of diarrhea? The main symptom of diarrhea is passing loose, watery stools three or more times a day. People with diarrhea may also have one or more of the following symptoms:
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Treatments for Diarrhea
NIAID-supported scientists discovered that children with bloody diarrhea should not be treated with antibiotics. Antibiotics can lead to the release of more bacterial toxins and increase kidney damage, including subsequent HUS.
...Source: NIAID (NIH)5
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Prevention of Diarrhea
How can I prevent diarrhea?
You can prevent certain types of diarrhea, such as those caused by infections—including rotavirus and traveler’s diarrhea—and foodborne illnesses.
Infections
You can reduce your chances of getting or spreading infections that can
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References
- Source: Queensland Health: conditions.health.qld.gov.au/ HealthCondition/ condition/ 14/ 33/ 39/ diarrhoea-in-young-children
- Source: NIDDK (NIH): niddk.nih.gov/ health-information/ digestive-diseases/ diarrhea/ all-content
- ibid.
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
- Source: NIAID (NIH): niaid.nih.gov/ diseases-conditions/ e-coli-treatment
- Source: NIDDK (NIH): niddk.nih.gov/ health-information/ digestive-diseases/ diarrhea/ all-content
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