Acute diarrhoea
Acute diarrhoea: Introduction
Acute diarrhoea: A sudden onset of diarrhoea.
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causes of Acute diarrhoea, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Acute diarrhoea:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Acute diarrhoea.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Acute diarrhoea
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Acute diarrhoea: Symptom Checker
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Acute diarrhoea
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- DIARRHEA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Diarrhea
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Diarrhea
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Diarrhea
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Diarrhea
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Diarrhea
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Diarrhea
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Diarrhea
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Diarrhea
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Acute diarrhoea: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Acute diarrhoea
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed,...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria that...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut.
This leads to " digestive...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal effect)...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known...read more »
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Acute diarrhoea: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Acute diarrhoea
Home medical tests possibly related to Acute diarrhoea:
- Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
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Stories from Users for Acute diarrhoea
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Organs affected by Acute diarrhoea:
The list of organs typically affected by Acute diarrhoea may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Acute diarrhoea
The list below shows some of the causes of Acute diarrhoea mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Acute diarrhoea
How Common are these Causes of Acute diarrhoea?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Acute diarrhoea.
Of the 17
causes of Acute diarrhoea that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 2
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 11
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 17
causes of Acute diarrhoea
Conditions listing symptoms: Acute diarrhoea:
The following list of conditions
have 'Acute diarrhoea' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Giardia
... acute diarrheaV
Viral dysentery
... acute diarrhea
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Causes of Acute diarrhoea Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Acute diarrhoea based
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Acute diarrhoea?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Acute diarrhoea, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Acute diarrhoea:
Medical Conditions associated with Acute diarrhoea:
Diarrhea (1887 causes), Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes), Bowel incontinence (1916 causes), Bowel problems (2317 causes), Bowel movements (2120 causes)
Symptoms related to Acute diarrhoea:
Diarrhea (1887 causes), Watery diarrhea, Gastroenteritis (7 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes), Vomiting (2481 causes), Abdominal pain (2090 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes), Stomachache (321 causes), Food poisoning, GE, Cholera, Irritable bowel syndrome (20 causes), Lactose intolerance, Celiac disease
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