What Is Diarrhea?

Still trying to answer one of the most important questions ever asked by humankind "what is diarrhea?



If Your question is "what is diarrhea", then i can tell you that Diarrhea is simply a health condition in which an affected individual continually pass out looser stools than is normal. The passing out of such stool is usually so frequent and sometimes very unpleasant.



Diarrhea is a condition that usually stays from a few days or a week.



Worried? Do not worry... It'll pass

How Do I Know If Its Diarrhea?
In order to know if a person has diarrhea, quickly compare the number of time he or she stools per day.



According to WHO's definition of diarrhea, a person may be considered infected if he/she has 3 or more loose or liquid stools per day. It could also be said that a person if infected when he or she begins to have more stools than normal in a day.

What Causes Diarrhea?
According to nhisform.scot's definition, Diarrhea usually becomes the case when the fluid cannot be absorbed from the contents of your bowels or when an extra fluid is secreted into your bowels. This often results to a watery poo.

What are the various causes Of Diarrhea?
Diarrhea is a stooling disorder which can be caused by

1. Viruses: The virus known to cause Diarrhea is known as Norovirus or Rotavirus

2. Bacteri: The known bacteria that causes Diarrhea includes Clostridium Defficile, Campylobacter (Also known as C. Difficile), Salmonella, Escherichia Coli (Also known as E. Coli)



3. Parasites:The Diarrhea causing parasite is the Giardia which is also known to be the cause of Giardiasis



All the above are causes of Short-Term Diarrhea



Now Lets talk about other causes which includes:



Appendicitis

anxiety

alcoholism

food allergies



Also talking about the causes of short-term diarrhea, we also have a kind of Diarrhea induced by medicines



These includes:



Laxatives

Statins

chemotherapy medicines

Antacid medicines especially those with high magnesium content

Antibiotics



Based on the above, it is therefore recommended that you always consult the 'Patient information leaflet" that always comes with your medicine as it would most times state if diarrhea is a possible side effect of taking such a drug.



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