For over a decade, a UK mom experienced increasing diarrhea, bathroom urgency, and fatigue. She was finally diagnosed with microscopic colitis, which requires a biopsy of the colon, in 2022. The ...
A 50-year-old woman presents with watery diarrhea. She gives a history of ileal bypass for morbid obesity. She has been having 10-15 watery stools each day. The intern gave her narcotics to decrease ...
Paradoxical diarrhea, or overflow diarrhea, is when you have constipation and diarrhea at the same time. It happens when watery stool leaks around a fecal impaction (hardened piece of stool stuck in ...
Lymphocytic colitis is a bowel condition characterized by chronic, watery diarrhea and the buildup of white blood cells in your gut. It is most common in older adults. Lymphocytic colitis is a rare ...
Loose and watery stools are a common symptom of rotavirus, which may also have a distinct, foul-smelling odor. Rotavirus stool may appear green, yellow, or brown in color. Rotavirus is a virus that ...
Norovirus is back in the headlines, and it is not just another seasonal nuisance. You are dealing with a virus that spreads ...
A total of 250 acute watery diarrhoea cases have been treated so far. While speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, the state's Commissioner for Health, Haruna Mshellia, ...
Chronic diarrhea in infants who eat solid food is defined as frequent, loose, watery bowel movements for at least 4 weeks. It can lead to dehydration, malnutrition, and other serious complications.
Osmotic diarrhea is when undigested material reduces how much water and electrolytes the bowels can absorb. It can occur when a person’s body has difficulty digesting certain foods, such as lactose.