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Diarrhea
Diarrhea describes loose, watery stools that occur a lot of oftentimes than usual. you will additionally expertise abdominal cramps and a larger volume of stool. symptom varies in specific
symptoms, severity and length.
Acute symptom typically lasts for a number of days and is usually caused by a microorganism, infective agent or parasitic infection of some type.
Chronic symptom persists longer than will acute symptom, typically longer than 3 weeks. Chronic symptom will indicate a significant disorder, like colitis or Crohn's disease, or a less
serious condition, like irritable intestine syndrome.
Causes
Acute symptom causes might include:
Antacids containing magnesium
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Blood pressure medications
C. difficile
Campylobacter infection
Cancer medications
Clostridium perfringens infection
Cryptosporidium infection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
E. coli
Entamoeba histolytica infection
Food intolerances
Food poisoning
Fructose intolerance
Giardiasis
Lactose intolerance
Norovirus infection
Rotavirus
Salmonella infection
Shigella infection
Staph infections
Stomach surgery
Traveler's diarrhea
Chronic diarrhea causes may include:
Blood pressure medications
Caffeine
Cancer medications
Celiac disease
Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
Colon cancer
Crohn's disease
Bariatric surgery
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid)
Irritable bowel syndrome
Ischemic colitis
Pancreatic insufficiency
Ulcerative colitis
Whipple's disease
Diarrhea describes loose, watery stools that occur a lot of oftentimes than usual. you will additionally expertise abdominal cramps and a larger volume of stool. symptom varies in specific
symptoms, severity and length.
Acute symptom typically lasts for a number of days and is usually caused by a microorganism, infective agent or parasitic infection of some type.
Chronic symptom persists longer than will acute symptom, typically longer than 3 weeks. Chronic symptom will indicate a significant disorder, like colitis or Crohn's disease, or a less
serious condition, like irritable intestine syndrome.
Causes
Acute symptom causes might include:
Antacids containing magnesium
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Blood pressure medications
C. difficile
Campylobacter infection
Cancer medications
Clostridium perfringens infection
Cryptosporidium infection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
E. coli
Entamoeba histolytica infection
Food intolerances
Food poisoning
Fructose intolerance
Giardiasis
Lactose intolerance
Norovirus infection
Rotavirus
Salmonella infection
Shigella infection
Staph infections
Stomach surgery
Traveler's diarrhea
Chronic diarrhea causes may include:
Blood pressure medications
Caffeine
Cancer medications
Celiac disease
Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
Colon cancer
Crohn's disease
Bariatric surgery
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid)
Irritable bowel syndrome
Ischemic colitis
Pancreatic insufficiency
Ulcerative colitis
Whipple's disease