Diarrhea may be either: Short-term (acute). Diarrhea that lasts 1 or 2 days and goes away. This may be caused by food or water that was contaminated by bacteria (bacterial infection). Or it may happen ...

Chronic diarrhea involves at least three bowel movements ... While probiotics are generally considered safe for both children and adults and serious side effects are rare in healthy people ...

The relationships between thyroid hormone concentrations and the risk of developing chronic diarrhea and constipation were examined via multivariate regression ... and probabilistic sampling design to ...

and they are second only to rotavirus as a major cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children. In developing countries, noroviruses are estimated to cause more that 200,000 deaths ...

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(NASDAQ:JAGX) ("Jaguar") family company Napo Pharmaceuticals ("Napo") today announced that the abstracts are now available for two independent investigator-initiated studies of crofelemer, Napo's ...

diff) infection. Antibiotics may be considered for severe diarrhea (such as accompanied by shock, low blood pressure, or persistent fever) or in people at high risk, such as those people over age 70, ...

A study by the University of Pennsylvania and researchers from 26 U.S. children's hospitals has linked elevated body mass ...

An estimated 20% of adults and up to 40% of children experience symptoms of GERD at some point in their lives ... People at increased risk are those who eat a low-fiber diet, have chronic diarrhea or ...

Diarrhea is a common symptom of illness among toddlers. Children under 4 years of age often have diarrhea once or twice a year. Toddler’s diarrhea is the term healthcare providers use to ...

Ten children in Iceland have been infected with a type of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Affected children are from ...