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Doctors usually define diarrhea as a significant increase in the total weight of stool passed in a single day. Most people, however, think of...
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The good news is that bright red blood on the surface of your stool or in the toilet water or on the toilet paper usually isn't the type of blood...
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You are most likely to come down with diarrhea after coming into contact with these infectious organisms and agents:A virus, such as rotavirus...
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Pepto-Bismol (or pink bismuth), specifically, is known to turn the tongue and/or stool black temporarily. This condition can persist for a few days...
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I wish there was an easy diet answer for IBS sufferers, but you are going to have to do some investigative work to find what and how much of certain...
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Diarrhea is troubling in 10% of people who have their gallbladders removed. The diarrhea is believed to be due to the fact that following removal of...
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Sorry to hear you went through that. It sounds awful!This definitely could have been a case of food poisoning. Many packaged meats (including those...
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There could be a couple of things going on. First, antibiotics can cause diarrhea. That diarrhea usually goes away once you stop the antibiotic...
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Irritable bowel syndrome.Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional cause of diarrhea or constipation. Inflammation does not typically exist in the...
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It's the Pepto.  It happens to me every time I take it and if you read all the warnings on the package, it even says you may notice a change...
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With diarrhea, stools usually are looser, whether or not the frequency of bowel movements is increased. This looseness of stool -- which can vary...
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Many women suffer from IBS -- it's not clear whether it is related to menopausal hormone changes or not, but it certainly is also very common as we...
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Diarrhea is a condition that once again as a pharmacist I can tell you all the time I ask a lot of questions, especially around the fact of, are you...
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Stress is a well-known cause of diarrhea but usually in the acute situation. For example, before a final examination a student may have the urge to...
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When we look at anti-diarrheal agents, the most important are those that stop symptoms immediately, such as Imodium and Lomotil. We prefer Imodium...
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