What is a difference between diearhea and loose stool?

Answer 1

In most cases the two are synonymous.

However it is often the case that diarrhea refers to a liquid tool where in your body has the potential to lose electrolytes and excessive fluids. In this case the afflicted should replenish thier body with formulations like pedialyte or gatorade.

Loose stool indicates a number of other conditions or nothing at all. A person can get loose stool, but often not diarrhea, from GI infections, bleeding in the GI tract, eating excesses of oily foods, eating too little fiber and insoluble plant materials.

Answer 2

They are the same
Note spelling.
Diarrhea—loose, watery stools occurring more than three times in one day—is a common problem that usually lasts a day or two and goes away on its own without any special treatment. However, prolonged diarrhea can be a sign of other problems. People with diarrhea may pass more than a quart of stool a day.

Diarrhea can cause dehydration, which means the body lacks enough fluid to function properly. Dehydration is particularly dangerous in children and the elderly, and it must be treated promptly to avoid serious health problems.

Answer 3

the first one is when you have runny tummy and you cant help it you have to go to the toilet, if not cured in time, you could become dehydrated and ill and admitted to hospital. when a doctor askes "is your stool loose" he means that when you go to the toilet to relieve yourself does it come out with ease or do you have to push really hard, then that would mean you have a hard/stiff stool

Answer 4

That's like asking what's the difference between Teddy Kennedy and Bill Clinton.

Answer 5

Liquid

Answer 6

1-2 Imodium pills

Answer 7

The taste.