Over 700 drugs have been associated with causing diarrhea. Chronic diarrhea is a common complaint among patients and can lead to a significant decrease in quality of life. 1 Diarrhea is defined as the ...

Diarrhea is when you have loose, watery stools several times a day. This condition generally goes away within a day or two without medical treatment. Diarrhea that continues for four weeks (even if it ...

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 morphological ...

The authors make the point that bowel functions in general are associated with a lot of health outcomes. Direct association would be somebody with severe constipation, or the long term can be and ...

A common type of chronic diarrhea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research. Scientists say their results could help more doctors recognize this type of diarrheal illness, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Chronic diarrhea is an “incredibly common” condition, with about one out of 20 patients presenting with ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In January 2014, I was bitten by a mosquito in the Caribbean and came down with the Chikungunya virus, which I still have. I took naproxen for about three months for the Chikungunya ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with obesity are at greater risk for chronic diarrhea, and the association grew stronger as BMI ...

Diarrhea is not a symptom commonly associated with kidney stones, although it has been known to occur on occasion, particularly in children. However, because diarrhea can cause chronic dehydration, it ...

Loose stool in young children isn’t an uncommon problem, as those of us who practice pediatric gastroenterology can attest. The practical consensus is that if your child passes three or more watery or ...

The breath test was developed to overcome the shortcomings of duodenal fluid culture. The 14 C-D-xylose test has been criticized for lack of diagnostic accuracy and has a sensitivity of 30-90% and ...