For example, food contaminated with infectious bacteria or parasites may cause diarrhea. In contrast, chronic diarrhea that lasts longer than two weeks may be due to causes like: Digestive tract ...

Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now, Danish and Ethiopian ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Passing green diarrhea or green stool is often nothing to be concerned about. There ...

More research is necessary to verify this. Chronic diarrhea involves at least three bowel movements daily and lasts for at least four weeks or longer. It may be caused by certain medications ...

Background and Aims: Often a cause for chronic non-specific diarrhea (≥3 stools per day for more than 4 weeks) is not identified. Small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBO) can occur without ...

Consecutive patients referred from 1997 to 1999 for investigation of chronic diarrhea were included in the study. Chronic diarrhea was defined as greater than 3 stools a day for at least 4 weeks.

Acute diarrhea most often occurs due to a viral or bacterial infection. However, medication and bowel surgery side effects, intolerances to certain foods, or chronic bowel conditions like ...

Chronic diarrhoea could be treated using parasitic worms, according to a new study. Researchers from the New York University Langone Medical Center in a study of monkeys found that the treatment ...

A parent or caregiver needs to seek medical attention if the toddler’s diarrhea lasts more than 24 hours, is accompanied by a fever of 102°F (38.9°C) or higher, or there are signs of dehydration.