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 ...

Several probiotic products are marketed as effective treatments for acute diarrhea in children, but a new study finds that not all of these preparations are effective. Probiotics are defined as ...

Background and aims: Diarrhea refers to the passage of loose or watery stools, and occurs at some point in the life of nearly every child. Diarrhea can lead to dehydration, which alters the child's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010;29(2):135-138. There are some limitations of the study. Fecal samples were collected from participants at different times. The results of bacterial culture were analyzed and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Did you know that on average, every single adult in the United States experiences diarrhea at least once ...

PHILADELPHIA — Children aged younger than 5 years failed to regain their growth compared with their peers after acute diarrhea, according to findings presented during the American Society of Tropical ...

Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Key Takeaways Nocturnal diarrhea is diarrhea that wakes you up at night and can be ...

Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now, Danish and Ethiopian researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut bacteria, a ...