Diarrhea is defined as loose bowel movements with or without vomiting. Acute diarrhea is usually sudden in onset and lasts for only a limited time. This is usually called gastroenteritis and is caused ...

Approximately 179 million cases of acute diarrhea occur each year in the United States, and most of those cases are entirely preventable, a researcher concluded. The main causes of diarrheal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CDC issued a health advisory alerting clinicians to a spike in extensively drug-resistant shigellosis in the ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Key Takeaways Diarrhea is often contagious, especially when it's caused by viruses, bacteria, or parasites. Infectious diarrhea can spread by not washing hands ...

Acute diarrhea is defined as lasting from one to six days, while chronic diarrhea persists for a week or more. According to Nielsen, the results indicate that chronic diarrhea develops if beneficial, ...

When diarrhea strikes unexpectedly, the urgent need for relief can turn a normal day into an uncomfortable ordeal. This common digestive upset affects millions of people regularly, causing ...

Acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis is characterized by the sudden onset of bloody diarrhea and other gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, like abdominal pain and nausea. In humans, acute hemorrhagic ...

A standardized treatment plan for acute viral gastroenteritis (AGE) can reduce both treatment time and unnecessary resource utilization, according to a poster presented virtually by Brent A Johnstone, ...

A diarrhoea outbreak in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam has led to one death, with 76 people hospitalised, two in critical condition.

OBJECTIVE: To study fecal and urinary losses of nitrogen and fat, in milk fed infants admitted for acute diarrhea. MATERIALS AND METHODS: metabolic balances were performed in 31 male infants (2 to 11 ...

Rationale or background: Diarrheal diseases is one of the major causes of mortality of infants and toddlers in developing countries (1). Honey has an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect so we ...