What causes diarrhea?

Answer 1

Well, Diarrhea is the sudden onset of unusually loose and watery stools. If you have diarrhea, you may also experience weakness, gas, pain and fever, or vomiting.

There are many different causes of diarrhea, including viral, bacterial, or food-borne infections. Diarrhea may also result as a side effect of a medicine or as a symptom of a medical illness.

Some people are more at risk for serious problems from diarrhea. Children under three years, pregnant women, and people with AIDS, diabetes, or heart disease should see a doctor when they have diarrhea.

Also, if any of the following conditions apply, contact your doctor:
diarrhea that lasts more than two days
a fever of 101 degrees F (38 degrees C) or higher
dehydration
weight loss equal to 5 percent of total body weight
bloody stools
moderate to severe stomach cramping.

If you get diarrhea, drink plenty of water and fluids to prevent dehydration. Symptoms of dehydration include dry mouth, the absence of tears, infrequent urination (for example, none in eight hours), and dark urine. You can buy fluids especially made for hydration, such as Pedialyte. You can also dilute ginger ale, apple juice, chicken broth, tea, or Gatorade to one-half strength with water.

Choose the proper foods to help you get better. In cases of severe diarrhea, avoid solid foods for at least 12 hours, and drink clear liquids. Once the diarrhea episodes end, begin eating clear soup with crackers or toast. Slowly begin to add rice, potatoes, chicken soup, bananas, or applesauce. Avoid foods such as coffee, alcohol, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, and sugary or fatty foods while you have active diarrhea.
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Answer 2

Diarrhea may be caused by a temporary problem, like an infection, or a chronic problem, like an intestinal disease. A few of the more common causes of diarrhea are

Bacterial infections. Several types of bacteria, consumed through contaminated food or water, can cause diarrhea. Common culprits include Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, and Escherichia coli.


Viral infections. Many viruses cause diarrhea, including rotavirus, Norwalk virus, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and viral hepatitis.


Food intolerances. Some people are unable to digest some component of food, such as lactose, the sugar found in milk.


Parasites. Parasites can enter the body through food or water and settle in the digestive system. Parasites that cause diarrhea include Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, and Cryptosporidium.


Reaction to medicines, such as antibiotics, blood pressure medications, and antacids containing magnesium.


Intestinal diseases, like inflammatory bowel disease or celiac disease.


Functional bowel disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, in which the intestines do not work normally.

Answer 3

A hundred or more different diseases can be associated with diarrhea. Fortunately, most of the severe causes are rare and the most common form is the one that affects most of us for a few days each year. It is due to a simple infection, usually caused by a virus.

Bacterial infections can cause more serious cases of diarrhea as a result of eating contaminated food or drinks (food poisoning). Common bacteria are campylobacter, salmonellae, and shigella organisms; less common are Escherichia coli (E coli), yersinial, listerial, and cryptosporidial bacteria. These can cause fairly severe diarrhea with vomiting, abdominal cramping and fever.

The more serious causes include ulcerative colitis (when blood is usually present in the stools), regional ileitis (Crohn's disease), some forms of intestinal cancer (when pain and weight loss might also be present), and some disorders of the intestine that lead to poor digestion of food.

"Nervous diarrhea," in its more severe form a component of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), is very common and often shows up briefly when we face the stress of a term paper or a job interview. However, some people suffer nervous stress fairly constantly and may have continuous diarrhea because of it.

Answer 4

IT IS CAUSED BY:

> Viral (stomach flu) gastroenteritis
> Bacterial infection
> Food intolerance/lactose intolerance (Food poisoning)
> Emotional distress

The following medical conditions can also lead to diarrhea:

> Malabsorption syndromes such as lactose intolerance
> Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis)
> Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
> Celiac disease


Other less common causes of diarrhea include:

> Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
> Nerve disorders like autonomic neuropathy or diabetic neuropathy
> Carcinoid syndrome
> Gastrectomy (partial removal of the stomach)
> High dose radiation therapy

Answer 5

Certain stomach viruses can cause it, as can the various types of bacteria that cause food poisoning, like salmonella. It can also be caused by stress or by eating too much at one sitting (doctors refer to that as "dumping syndrome")...

Answer 6

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Answer 8

It have alot of things that can cause diarrhea like alot of cheese, eating alot of fast food, alcohol posion so its number of things that can cause it you just have to watch what you eat drink

Answer 9

good Bactria not being present, that is why with some medications you get diarrhea. The medication kills the bad Bactria and good, it doesn't know the difference

Answer 10

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