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 ...

Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Vol. 7, No. 3/4 (September & December 1989), pp. 70-76 (7 pages) Health care providers were trained to treat patients with acute diarrhoea using WHO - ...

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 ...

Epidemic surveillance is an effective means to determine the characteristics of acute diarrhoea and the benefits of disease control and prevention. The epidemiological, clinical, and aetiological data ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Key Takeaways Diarrhea is often contagious, especially when it's caused by viruses, ...

A previous version of the Cochrane review, consisting of 63 trials, seemed to show probiotics were effective. In this update, the addition of new trials, including two large well-conducted trials; the ...

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 ...

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks frequently occur in schools and child care facilities, and most outbreaks spread via person-to-person transmission, according to a study published online Oct. 24 ...

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 ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Diarrhea involves passing loose stools frequently. It can result from various causes, such as infections and food intolerances, that may also lead to a loss of appetite. Often, people experiencing ...