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Introduction: Diarrhea

Diarrhea is a very common symptom. Everyone is familiar with a sudden bout of acute diarrhea. Although many people assume sudden diarrhea is "something you ate" (i.e. food poisoning), it is commonly caused by infectious diarrhea (usually a gastrointestinal virus) and also parasitic conditions such as giardia or crypto.

There are also many other possible causes of diarrhea. Surprisingly, even constipation or fecal impaction can cause diarrhea or fecal incontinence, as only watery feces passes around the blockage. Diarrhea can indicate a serious condition and can itself be potentially serious if it leads to dehydration. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about any diarrhea or related symptoms.

Chronic diarrhea refers in medical terms to repeated bouts of diarrhea over a prolonged period, rather than the common usage of "chronic diarrhea" to mean severe diarrhea. Chronic diarrhea is a symptom that can also indicate several serious medical conditions.

It is important to distinguish true "diarrhea" (various degrees of softness of stool) from fecal incontinence, which is an inability to control or prevent bowel motions. Some people will say "diarrhea" when they are really talking about fecal incontinence. In many cases of acute diarrhea, diarrhea will cause (temporary) fecal incontinence, but sometimes they are entirely different issues. .

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Causes of Diarrhea:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Diarrhea. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

See full list of 828 causes of Diarrhea

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Causes of Types of Diarrhea:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Diarrhea:

See full list of 31 types for Diarrhea

Diarrhea: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Diarrhea, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Diarrhea

Home medical tests possibly related to Diarrhea:

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Diarrhea

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Diarrhea:

Diagnostic Guides for Diarrhea

12 MEDICAL SYMPTOM BOOKS: FULL TEXT ONLINE! Read the full text of published book sections related to Diarrhea from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Diarrhea. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Diarrhea

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE!
Full text. Free access (no registration).

Diarrhea - Acute

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"

Diarrhea - Chronic

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"

Diarrhea – Chronic, No Blood or Weight Loss

  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"

Diarrhea – Chronic, with Weight Loss

  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"

Diarrhea – Acute

  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"

DIARRHEA

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

Fecal incontinence

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"

Diarrhea

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"

Diarrhea

  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis"

Fecal incontinence

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"

Diarrhea

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"

Diarrhea

  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"

Acute Diarrhea

  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"

Chronic Diarrhea

  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"

Diarrhea

  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series"

Diarrhea

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"

Fecal Incontinence

  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics"

Diarrhea

  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics"

Fecal incontinence

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

Diarrhea

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Misdiagnosis and Diarrhea

Diarrhea can be related to food substitute: The food ingredient, Sorbitol, is often used as a sweetener in diet products. In some people, this substance can lead to ...read more »

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The...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...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...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...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...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 symptoms of celiac disease). A variety of other chronic...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 possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable...read more »

Widely underdiagnosed- Coeliac disease: Coeliac disease is a widely underdiagnosed condition as most patients present with non gastrointestinal symptoms such as tiredness. It is autoimmune in nature and there could be a genetic...read more »

Addison's disease has a good prognosis: Addison’s disease when treated with adequate replacement therapy has a good prognosis and life expectancy approximates normal. Lifelong medical supervision is required for signs of continued adequate...read more »

Kawasaki's disease can be misdiagnosed as common childhood ailments: Kawasaki’s disease is a febrile disorder affecting children below 5 years. It affects mainly the blood vessels but can also affect the mucous...read more »

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Diagnostic tests for Diarrhea:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Diarrhea. Some of these are listed below :

  • Physical examination
    • Abdominal examination for tenderness and a mass e.g. a mass in the right lower abdomen may suggest bowel cancer or diverticulitis; a mass on right, left or upper abdomen may also suggest bowel cancer; tenderness in the left lower abdomen, with or without a significant mass may suggest ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis or irritable bowel syndrome
    • Examine rectum for hemorrhoids and anal fissure that may be causing a positive occult blood test
    • Examine for signs of systemic diseases that may cause diarrhea e.g. tremor and increased heart rate of hyperthyroidism; considerable flushing of carcinoid syndrome; hyperpigmentation of the skin in Addison's disease; and dermatitis and dementia of pellagra
  • Blood tests

See full list of 21 diagnostic tests for Diarrhea

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Diarrhea. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

  • How long have you had diarrhea? - to determine if acute or chronic. Acute diarrhea (without blood) is more likely to be infectious in nature e.g. staphylococcal toxin food poisoning, giardiasis, traveler's diarrhea, a virus or contaminated food. Chronic diarrhea has a large number of causes.
  • What exactly do you mean by diarrhea? - the symptom diarrhea may be defined in a number of different ways. Some people complain of frequent stool (more than 3 per day being abnormal) or they may complain of a change in the consistency of the stools which have become loose or watery.
  • If diarrhea is acute
  • How frequent are the stools?
  • What is the volume of the diarrheal stools? - e.g. high volume stools may be suggestive of infection (such as E.Coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio Cholerae), carcinoid syndrome, bowel polyp, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, magnesium antacids, lactose intolerance or after gastric surgery; small volume stools may suggest inflammatory bowel disease or colon cancer.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Diarrhea (19 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Diarrhea) may include:

  • Blood in the stool? - If acute diarrhea, may suggest Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter jejuni, ulcerative colitis and amebic dysentery. If chronic diarrhea, may suggest ulcerative colitis, bowel cancer, diverticulitis, amoebiasis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
  • Mucous in stool? - suggests ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
  • Fever? - may suggest Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter jejuni and ulcerative colitis, severe amoebic dysentery or pseudomembranous colitis. May get a low grade temperature with traveler's diarrhea and toxic staphylococcal gastroenteritis.
  • Severe vomiting? - may suggest toxic staphylococcal gastroenteritis (which follows 2-4 hours after eating food poisoned with the toxin), traveler's diarrhea and viral gastroenteritis.
  • Alternating diarrhea and constipation, abdominal bloating, abdominal pain that is relieved by opening the bowels or passing wind? - may suggests irritable bowel syndrome.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Diarrhea (19 listings)

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Causes of Diarrhea listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Diarrhea as a symptom include:

See full list of 828 causes of Diarrhea
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Medications or substances causing Diarrhea:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Diarrhea as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

See full list of 2680 medications causing Diarrhea

Drug interactions causing Diarrhea:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Diarrhea as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

  • Misoprostol and magnesium-containing antacid interaction
  • Cytotec magnesium-containing antacid interaction
  • Lithium (Eskalith) and ACE Inhibitor interaction
  • Lithium (Eskalith) and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARBs) interaction
  • Lithium (Eskalith) and COX-2 Inhibitor interaction

See full list of 1686 drug interactions causing Diarrhea

Article Excerpts about Diarrhea

Diarrhea--loose, watery stools occurring more than three times in one day--is a common problem that usually lasts a day or two and goes away on its own without any special treatment. However, prolonged diarrhea can be a sign of other problems.

Diarrhea can cause dehydration, which means the body lacks enough fluid to function properly. Dehydration is particularly dangerous in children and the elderly, and it must be treated promptly to avoid serious health problems. (Source: excerpt from Diarrhea: NIDDK)

Diarrhea--loose, watery stools occurring more than three times in one day--is a common problem that usually lasts a day or two and goes away on its own without any special treatment. However, prolonged diarrhea can be a sign of other problems.

Diarrhea can cause dehydration, which means the body lacks enough fluid to function properly. Dehydration is particularly dangerous in children and the elderly, and it must be treated promptly to avoid serious health problems. (Source: excerpt from Diarrhea: NIDDK)

Definitions of Diarrhea:

Diarrhea: This word denotes not merely abnormal looseness of stools but also an increase in the urgency and frequency of defecation. An abnormally frequent discharge of semisolid or fluid fecal matter from the bowel. [G. diarrhoia, fr. dia, through, + rhoia, a flow, a flux]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

A condition of frequent and watery bowel movements.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Increased liquidity or decreased consistency of feces, such as running stool; fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present; diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.
- (Source - CRISP)

Frequent and watery bowel movements.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)

Detailed list of causes of Diarrhea

The list below shows some of the causes of Diarrhea mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 828 causes of Diarrhea

How Common are these Causes of Diarrhea?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Diarrhea. Of the 828 causes of Diarrhea that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 18 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 33 causes are "common" diseases
  • 14 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 5 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 79 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 702 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 828 causes of Diarrhea

Conditions listing symptoms: Diarrhea:

The following list of conditions have 'Diarrhea' 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.

A

  • Abdominal abscess ... diarrhea
  • Abdominal Cancer ... diarrhoea
  • Acanthocytosis ... chronic diarrhea
  • Achlorhydria ... diarrhea
  • Achor-Smith syndrome ... severe diarrhea
  • Acquired angioedema ... diarrhea
  • Acquired angioedema, type 1 ... diarrhea
  • Acquired angioedema, type 2 ... diarrhea
  • Acrodermatitis Enteropathica ... diarrhea
  • Acrodynia ... diarrhea
  • Acute Appendicitis ... diarrhea
  • Acute Gastritis ... diarrhoea
  • Acute kidney failure ... diarrhea
  • Acute Renal Failure ... diarrhoea
  • Acute tin poisoning ... diarrhea
  • Acute zinc toxicity ... diarrhea
  • Addison's Disease ... severe diarrhea, diarrhea
  • Addisonian crisis ... severe diarrhea
  • Adenophorea Infections ... diarrhea
  • Adenoviridae Infections ... diarrhea
  • Adenovirus infection in immunocompromised patients ... diarrhea
  • Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital type 3 ... diarrhea
  • Adverse reaction ... Diarrhoea
  • Agammaglobulinemia, alymphocytotic type ... severe diarrhea
  • AIDS ... diarrhea
  • AIDS-Related Complex ... diarrhea
  • Alcohol Withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Alcohol-Induced Disorders ... diarrhea
  • Alcoholic intoxication ... diarrhea
  • Allergic Disorders ... Diarrhoea
  • Allergies ... diarrhea
  • Amebiasis ... Diarrhoea, loose stool
  • Amoebiasis ... diarrhea, loose stool
  • Amyloid Neuropathies ... chronic diarrhea
  • Amyloidosis ... diarrhea
  • Amyloidosis AL ... diarrhea
  • Anaphylaxis ... diarrhea
  • Ancylostoma duodenale ... diarrhea
  • Anguillulosis ... diarrhea
  • Anthrax ... severe diarrhea
  • Anxiety-tension syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Aplasia cutis congenital - intestinal lymphangiectasia ... chronic diarrhea
  • Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency ... diarrhea
  • Arsenic poisoning ... Diarrhoea
  • Aspartylglycosaminuria ... diarrhea
  • Astrovirus ... Diarrhoea
  • Athabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency ... diarrhea
  • Attenuated familial polyposis ... diarrhea
  • Autoimmune diseases ... Diarrhoea
  • Autoimmune enteropathy ... diarrhea

    B

  • Baber's syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Bacterial digestive infections ... Diarrhoea
  • Bacterial toxic-shock syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Balantidiasis ... bloody diarrhea
  • Banti's syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Bare lymphocyte syndrome ... persistent diarrhea
  • Bartter's syndrome, antenatal type 1 ... diarrhea
  • Bartters syndrome, antenatal , type 2 ... diarrhea
  • Behcet's Disease ... diarrhea
  • Biliary Atresia ... diarrhoea
  • Biliary tract cancer ... diarrhea
  • Biotinidase deficiency ... diarrhea
  • Blastocystis hominis ... watery stool, loose stool, diarrhea
  • Blind loop syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Boron overuse ... diarrhea
  • Botulism food poisoning ... diarrhea
  • Bowel conditions ... Diarrhoea
  • Brainerd diarrhea ... explosive diarrhea, diarrhea, fecal urgency, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea
  • Brennemann's syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Brown-Symmers disease ... diarrhea

    C

  • Campylobacter food poisoning ... bloody diarrhea
  • Carbamate insecticide poisoning ... diarrhea
  • Carcinoid syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Carnitine overuse ... diarrhea
  • Celiac Disease ... diarrhea, loose stool
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 1 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 10 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 11 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 12 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 13 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 2 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 3 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 4 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 5 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 6 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 7 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 8 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 9 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Cephalothoracic progressive lipodystrophy ... diarrhea
  • Chemical pneumonia ... diarrhea
  • Cholera ... severe diarrhea, Stage 1: diarrheal stage, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, rice-water stools
  • Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 2 ... loose stool
  • Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3 ... loose stool
  • Chromosome 16q, partial deletion ... diarrhea
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Chronic Granulomatous Disease ... diarrhea
  • Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders ... diarrhea
  • Chronic vitamin A toxicity ... diarrhea
  • Ciguatera poisoning ... diarrhea
  • Classic galactosemia ... diarrhea
  • Clostridium perfringens food poisoning ... Diarrhea
  • Clostridium sordellii ... diarrhea
  • Colchicine toxicity ... severe diarrhea, diarrhea
  • Colitis ... diarrhea
  • Collagenous Colitis ... chronic diarrhea
  • Colonic Inertia ... diarrhoea
  • Colonic malakoplakia ... diarrhea
  • Colorectal cancer ... Diarrhea
  • Colorectal Polyps ... diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea
  • Common migraine ... diarrhea
  • Common Variable Immunodeficiency ... diarrhea, chronic diarrhea
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - sodium-wasting form ... diarrhea
  • Congenital chloride diarrhea ... watery diarrhea
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1B ... diarrhea
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1H ... severe diarrhea
  • Congenital microvillous atrophy ... watery diarrhea
  • Congenital short bowel ... diarrhea
  • Congenital sucrose-isomaltose malabsorption ... diarrhea
  • Congenital Toxoplasmosis ... diarrhea
  • Constipation ... diarrhea
  • Copper toxicity ... diarrhea
  • Corneal dystrophy - pigmentary anomaly - malabsorption ... chronic diarrhea
  • Cornelia de Lange syndrome 2 ... diarrhea
  • Cree leukoencephalopathy ... diarrhea
  • Crohn's disease ... diarrhea
  • Cronkhite-Canada disease ... diarrhea
  • Cryptosporiosis ... diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea
  • Cutaneous mastocytosis ... Diarrhoea
  • Cutaneous photosensitivity colitis, lethal ... diarrhea
  • Cyclic vomiting syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Cyclosporiasis ... explosive diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, frequent diarrhea
  • Cyclosporine toxicity ... diarrhea
  • Cyclosporiosis ... watery diarrhea
  • Cystic Fibrosis ... persistent diarrhea
  • Cystic fibrosis - gastritis - megaloblastic anemia ... chronic diarrhea
  • Cytomegalic Inclusion Body Disease ... Diarrhoea

    D

  • D-plus hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) ... bloody diarrhea
  • Darvocet withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Deal-Barratt-Dillon syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Defective expression of HLA class 2 ... persistent diarrhea
  • Degos Disease ... diarrhea
  • Diabetes Insipidus ... diarrhea
  • Diabetic Diarrhea ... Loose stool, Chronic Diarrhea
  • Diabetic neuropathy ... diarrhea, Diabetic Diarrhea
  • Diarrhea ... watery stool, loose stool
  • Diarrhea - polyendocrinopathy - infections, X-linked ... diarrhea
  • Diarrhea chronic with villous atrophy ... chronic diarrhea
  • Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli ... diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, Watery diarrhea, Watery diarrhea
  • Dibasic aminoaciduria 2 ... diarrhea
  • Dientamoeba fragilis ... diarrhea, Loose stools
  • Diffuse systemic sclerosi ... diarrhea
  • Digestive Diseases ... Diarrhoea
  • Digestive duplication ... diarrhea
  • Digestive system cancer ... Diarrhoea
  • Dilaudid withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Dipylidium ... Diarrhoea
  • Dipylidium caninum infection ... diarrhea
  • Disseminated infection with mycobacterium avium complex ... diarrhea
  • Dissociative disorder ... Diarrhoea
  • Distomatosis ... diarrhea
  • Diverticular Disease ... diarrhea
  • Dracunculiasis ... diarrhea
  • Dressler (D.)syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Dupont-Sellier-Chochillon syndrome ... chronic diarrhea

    E

  • E-coli food poisoning ... bloody diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea
  • Ebola ... diarrhea, bloody diarrhea
  • EGE ... diarrhea
  • Egg Hypersensitivity ... diarrhea
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IX ... chronic diarrhea
  • Ehrlichiosis ... diarrhea
  • End Stage Liver Failure ... diarrhoea
  • Endometriosis ... diarrhea
  • Entamoeba histolytica ... diarrhea
  • Enteritis ... diarrhea
  • Enterocele ... diarrhoea
  • Enterocolitis ... diarrhea
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli Infection ... Diarrhoea
  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli ... profuse watery diarrhea
  • Enterovirus antenatal infection ... diarrhea
  • Envenomization by the Martinique lancehead viper ... diarrhea
  • Eosinophilic enteropathy, pattern II ... diarrhea
  • Erythroderma desquamativa of Leiner ... diarrhea
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7 ... diarrhea, bloody diarrhea
  • Ethylmalonic aciduria ... chornic diarrhea
  • Evening Primrose oil - adverse effects ... diarrhea

    F

  • Familial amyloid polyneuropathy ... diarrhea
  • Familial polyposis - classical ... diarrhea
  • Familial polyposis, autosomal recessive ... diarrhea
  • Familial visceral myopathy ... diarrhea
  • Fanconi-ichthyosis-dysmorphism ... diarrhea
  • Fascioliasis ... diarrhea
  • Fasciolopsiasis ... diarrhea
  • Favism ... diarrhea
  • Fecal impaction ... watery stool, diarrhea
  • Fecal incontinence ... diarrhea
  • Fever ... Diarrhoea
  • Flavivirus ... Diarrhoea
  • Fluke infections ... Diarrhoea
  • Folic acid toxicity ... diarrhea
  • Food allergies ... diarrhea
  • Food intolerances ... diarrhea
  • Food poisoning ... diarrhea
  • Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor ... diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea

    G

  • Galactosemia ... Diarrhoea
  • Galactosemia I ... diarrhea
  • Galactosemia III ... diarrhea
  • Gardner syndrome ... diarrhea, bloody diarrhea
  • Gastrinoma ... diarrhea
  • Gastritis ... diarrhea
  • Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic ... diarrhea
  • Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor ... diarrhea
  • Gastroenteritis ... diarrhea
  • Gastrointestinal amyloidosis ... diarrhea
  • Gastrointestinal Anthrax ... severe diarrhea
  • Gastrointestinal mucormycosis ... bloody diarrhea
  • Gastrointestinal neoplasm ... diarrhea
  • Gastrointestinal zygomycosis ... bloody diarrhea
  • Giardia ... acute diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, chronic diarrhea
  • Ginseng overuse ... diarrhea
  • Glénard syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Glanders ... diarrhea
  • Glucosamine - adverse effects ... diarrhea
  • Glucose-galactose malabsorption ... diarrhea
  • Glutamine deficiency, congenital ... severe diarrhea
  • Glutathione Synthetase Deficiency ... diarrhea
  • Gnathostoma Infection ... diarrhea
  • Good syndrome ... chronic diarrhea
  • Graft-versus-host disease - acute ... diarrhea
  • Groin Hernia ... diarrhoea

    H

  • Habba syndrome ... chronic diarrhea
  • Hantavirosis ... diarrhea
  • Hantavirus ... Diarrhoea
  • Headache-free migraine ... diarrhea
  • Helminth infections ... Diarrhoea
  • Helminthiasis ... diarrhea, bloody diarrhea
  • Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... diarrhea, bloody diarrhea
  • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial, 1 ... diarrhea
  • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial, 2 ... diarrhea
  • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial, 3 ... diarrhea
  • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial, 4 ... diarrhea
  • Hemorragic fever with renal syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Hemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndrome ... bloody diarrhea
  • Hepatitis ... diarrhea
  • Hepatitis A ... diarrhea
  • Hepatitis B ... diarrhea
  • Hepatitis C ... diarrhea
  • Hepatitis D ... diarrhea
  • Hepatitis E ... diarrhea
  • Hepatitis X ... diarrhea
  • Hepatorenal tyrosinemia ... diarrhea
  • Hereditary amyloidosis ... diarrhea
  • Hereditary angioedema, type 1 ... diarrhea
  • Hereditary angioedema, type 2 ... diarrhea
  • Hereditary angioedema, type III ... diarrhea
  • Hereditary pancreatitis ... diarrhea
  • Heroin dependence ... Diarrhoea
  • Heroin withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Heterophyiasis ... diarrhea
  • Hirschsprung's disease ... diarrhea
  • HIV/AIDS ... diarrhea, severe and persistent diarrhea
  • Hookworm ... Diarrhea
  • Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis ... diarrhea
  • Human monocytic ehrlichiosis ... diarrhea
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus type 3 ... persistent diarrhea
  • Hydrocodone withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Hymenolepiasis ... diarrhea
  • Hyper IgM syndrome 1 ... diarrhea
  • Hyper IgM syndrome 3 ... diarrhea
  • Hyper IgM syndrome 4 ... diarrhea
  • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Hyper-IgM Syndrome ... diarrhea, chronic diarrhea
  • Hyperimmunoglobinemia D with recurrent fever ... diarrhea
  • Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1 ... diarrhea
  • Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2 ... diarrhea
  • Hyperthyroidism ... diarrhea
  • Hypoadrenocorticism - hypoparathyroidism - moniliasis ... diarrhea

    I

  • ICF syndrome ... chronic diarrhea
  • Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Idiopathic intestinal pseudoobstruction ... diarrhea
  • Idiopathic sclerosing mesenteritis ... diarrhea
  • Immune defect due to absence of thymus ... chronic diarrhea
  • Immunodeficiency, combined, severe, due to ZAP70 deficiency ... chronic diarrhea
  • Immunoglobulinic amyloidosis ... diarrhea
  • Immunoproliferative diseases ... Diarrhoea
  • Inborn amino acid metabolism disorder ... diarrhea
  • Incontinence ... Diarrhoea, Fecal urgency
  • Infectious Diarrhea ... Frequent stools, Watery stools
  • Inflammatory bowel disease ... diarrhea
  • Insect parasite conditions ... Diarrhoea
  • Insect sting allergies ... Diarrhoea
  • Intestinal capillariasis ... watery diarrhea
  • Intestinal Conditions ... Frequent stools, Diarrhoea, Watery stools
  • Intestinal Flu ... diarrhoea
  • Intestinal lymphangiectasis ... diarrhea
  • Intestinal pseudo-obstruction ... loose stool
  • Intestinal pseudoobstruction chronic idiopathic ... diarrhea
  • Intrinsic factor, congenital deficiency of ... diarrhea
  • Invasive group A Streptococcal disease ... Diarrhoea
  • Iron poisoning ... Diarrhoea, diarrhea
  • Irritable bowel syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Isosporiasis ... diarrhea
  • Isosporosiasis ... diarrhea, chronic diarrhea

    J

  • Janbon syndrome ... watery diarrhea
  • Juvenile polyposis of infancy ... diarrhea
  • Juvenile polyposis syndrome, infantile form ... diarrhea

    K

  • Kashani-Strom-Utley syndrome ... chronic diarrhea
  • Katayama fever ... diarrhea
  • Keratosis palmoplantaris - adenocarcinoma of the colon ... diarrhea

    L

  • Lactose Intolerance ... diarrhea
  • Lassa fever ... diarrhea
  • Legionnaires' disease ... diarrhea
  • Leiner Disease ... diarrhea
  • Leptospirosis ... diarrhea
  • Leukocytoclastic angiitis - systemic ... diarrhea
  • Levy-Yeboa Syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia ... diarrhea
  • Lissencephaly, X-linked 2 ... chronic diarrhea
  • Listeriosis ... diarrhea
  • Liver conditions ... Diarrhoea
  • Lortab withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Lymphangiectasies and lymphedema Hennekam type ... diarrhea
  • Lymphangiectasis ... diarrhea
  • Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis ... diarrhea

    M

  • Ménétrier's disease ... diarrhea
  • Malabsorption ... diarrhea
  • Malabsorption due to bile acid synthesis defects, idiopathic ... chronic diarrhea
  • Malonic aciduria ... diarrhea
  • Marburg virus ... diarrhea
  • Mastocytosis ... Diarrhea
  • Melioidosis ... diarrhea
  • Meningitis ... diarrhea
  • Mercury poisoning ... Diarrhoea
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant ... diarrhea
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant - peritoneal ... diarrhea
  • Metabolic disorders ... Diarrhoea
  • Metagonimiasis ... diarrhea
  • Methionine malabsorption syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Methotrexate toxicity ... diarrhea
  • MHC class 1 or class 2 deficiency ... persistent diarrhea
  • Microsporidiosis ... watery diarrhea
  • Microvillus Inclusion Disease ... severe diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, chronic diarrhea
  • Middle ear infection ... diarrhea
  • Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Mixed connective tissue disease ... Diarrhoea
  • Morphine withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Mucoepithelial dysplasia, Witkop type ... diarrhea
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- severe form ... chronic diarrhea
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 ... diarrhea
  • Mycobacterium avium Complex ... diarrhea
  • Mycobacterium avium complex infection ... diarrhea
  • Myiasis ... Diarrhoea

    N

  • Neonatal bacterial meningitis ... diarrhea
  • Neonatal sepsis ... diarrhea
  • Neuroblastoma ... diarrhea
  • Neurofibromatosis, familial intestinal ... diarrhea
  • Nezelof's syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Norwalk gastroenteritis ... diarrhea
  • Norwalk-like viruses ... diarrhea

    O

  • Obal syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Obstructive Jaundice ... diarrhoea
  • Ogilvie's syndrome ... diarrhea
  • OHSS ... diarrhea
  • Omenn syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Opioid withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Opisthorchiasis ... diarrhea
  • Opium withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Ovarian Cancer ... diarrhea
  • OxyContin withdrawal ... diarrhea

    P

  • Pancreatic adenoma ... diarrhea
  • Pancreatic cancer, adult ... watery diarrhea
  • Pancreatic carcinoma, familial ... watery diarrhea
  • Pancreatic islet cell tumors (non-functioning tumor) ... watery diarrhea
  • Pantothenic acid toxicity ... intermittent diarrhea
  • Paragonimiases - lung infection ... diarrhea
  • Paragonimiasis ... diarrhea
  • Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Syndromes ... Diarrhoea
  • Peanut allergies ... Diarrhoea
  • Peanut Allergy ... diarrhoea
  • Pellagra ... diarrhea
  • Pelvic abscess ... diarrhea
  • Penicillin allergy ... Diarrhoea
  • Periodic hyperlysinemia ... diarrhea
  • Pernicious anemia ... diarrhea
  • PFIC ... loose stool
  • Phenol sulfotransferase deficiency ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - Angel's trumpet (D. suaveolans) ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - Castor bean (Ricinus communis) ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - holly (Ilex sp.) ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum) ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - pokeweed (Phytolacca Americana) ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - potato (Solanum tuberosum) ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - Rosary pea (Abrus precatorious) ... diarrhea
  • Plant poisoning - Water hemlock (Cicuta sp.) ... diarrhea
  • Poisoning ... Diarrhoea
  • Pollen allergy ... Diarrhoea
  • Portal thrombosis ... diarrhea
  • Portal vein thrombosis ... diarrhea
  • Portuguese type amyloidosis ... diarrhea
  • Postoperative Abdominal Wound Dehiscence ... Diarrhoea
  • Powell-Buist-Stenzel syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Primary agammaglobulinemia ... diarrhea
  • Primary immunodeficiency disorders ... diarrhea
  • Primary tubular proximal acidosis ... diarrhea
  • Proctitis ... bloody diarrhea
  • Protozoan Conditions ... Diarrhoea
  • Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Diarrhoea
  • Proximal tubulopathy - diabetes mellitus - cerebellar ataxia ... diarrhea
  • Pseudomembranous Colitis ... Bloody or watery diarrhoea
  • Psyllium - adverse effects ... diarrhea
  • Ptomaine food poisoning ... Diarrhoea

    Q

  • Q fever ... diarrhea

    R

  • Radiation sickness ... diarrhea
  • Rambaud-Galian syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Rapid gastric emptying ... diarrhea
  • Rectal cancer ... diarrhea
  • Rectal conditions ... Diarrhoea
  • Refsum disease, infantile form ... diarrhea
  • Reiter’s syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Retinal telangiectasia and hypogammaglobulinemia ... chronic diarrhea
  • Rhabditida Infections ... diarrhea
  • Rhodococcus equi ... bloody diarrhea
  • Ritter syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever ... diarrhea
  • Rotavirus ... diarrhea
  • Roundworm ... Diarrhoea

    S

  • Sakamoto disease ... diarrhea
  • Salmonella enteritidis ... diarrhea
  • Salmonella food poisoning ... diarrhea
  • Sarcosporidiosis ... diarrhea
  • SARS ... diarrhea
  • Schistosomiasis ... diarrhea
  • SCID ... diarrhea, chronic diarrhea
  • Sclerosing Mesenteritis ... diarrhea
  • Scombrotoxic fish poisoning ... diarrhea
  • Secernentea Infections ... diarrhea
  • Selenium - overuse ... diarrhea
  • Serotonin Syndrome ... diarrhoea
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency, T- B+ due to JAK3 deficiency ... diarrhea
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency, X-linked ... chronic diarrhea
  • Severe congenital neutropenia ... diarrhea
  • Shigellosis ... bloody diarrhea, diarrhea
  • Short Bowel Syndrome ... Diarrhea
  • Sickle cell crisis ... diarrhea
  • Smith disease ... diarrhea
  • Smoking stools syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Spencer disease ... diarrhea
  • Sphingolipidosis ... diarrhea
  • Spira syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Spirurida Infections ... diarrhea
  • Spleen Cancer ... diarrhoea
  • Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia - nephrotic syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Sprue ... diarrhea
  • St. Anthony's fire ... diarrhea
  • Stachybotrys chartarum ... diarrhea
  • Staphylococcal food poisoning ... diarrhea
  • Staphylococcal infection ... Diarrhoea
  • Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning ... diarrhea
  • Steatorrhea ... loose stool
  • Stomach cancer ... Diarrhea
  • Stomach Conditions ... Diarrhoea
  • Streptococcal Infections ... Diarrhoea
  • Strongyloidiasis ... diarrhea, chronic diarrhea
  • Subacute myelo-optico neuropathy syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Subacute Thyroiditis ... diarrhoea
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Sudden Digestive Conditions ... diarrhea
  • Syndromic diarrhea ... severe diarrhea

    T

  • Thymus Cancer ... Diarrhoea
  • Thymus disorders ... Diarrhoea
  • Thyroid cancer, familial medullary ... diarrhea
  • Thyroid cancer, medullary ... persistent diarrhea
  • Toxemia ... Diarrhoea
  • Toxic epidermal necrolysis ... diarrhoea
  • Toxic Shock Syndrome ... Diarrhea
  • Traveler's diarrhea ... diarrhea, loose stool, fecal urgency
  • Trichinosis ... diarrhea
  • Tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome ... severe diarrhea
  • Tropical sprue ... explosive diarrhea
  • Tularemia ... diarrhea
  • Turcot syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Typhoid fever ... diarrhea, blood in diarrhea

    U

  • Ulcerative colitis ... urgent bowel movements, bloody diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea
  • Ultram withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Urinary tract infections ... loose stool
  • Urinary tract infections (child) ... loose stool

    V

  • Valinemia ... diarrhea
  • Vanadium - adverse effect ... diarrhea
  • Vancomycin resistant enterococcal bacteremia ... Diarrhoea
  • Vasculitis hypersensitivity ... diarrhea
  • Venezuelan equine encephalitis ... diarrhea
  • Vibrio ... Diarrhoea, Bloody diarrhoea, Bloody diarrhoea, Mucous diarrhoea
  • Vibrio Infections ... diarrhea
  • Vibrio mimicus food poisoning ... bloody diarrhea, diarrhea
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus ... watery diarrhea
  • Vibrio vulnificus ... diarrhea
  • Vibrio vulnificus infection ... Diarrhoea, Bloody diarrhoea
  • Vicodin withdrawal ... diarrhea
  • Vipoma ... Diarrhoea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea, Watery stools, Watery stools
  • Viral digestive infections ... Diarrhoea, Bloody diarrhoea, Mucous diarrhoea
  • Viral dysentery ... acute diarrhea, watery diarrhea, watery diarrhea
  • Viral gastroenteritis ... watery diarrhea
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers ... Diarrhoea
  • Viral Hepatitis ... diarrhea
  • Viral meningitis ... diarrhea
  • Visceral myopathy familial external ophthalmoplegia ... diarrhea
  • Vitamin C toxicity ... diarrhea
  • Vitamin D - adverse effects ... diarrhea
  • Von Gierke disease IB ... diarrhea

    W

  • Waldmann disease ... Diarrhoea, intermittent diarrhea
  • Water-skier colon ... diarrhea
  • Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome ... diarrhea
  • WDHA syndrome ... watery diarrhea
  • Weil's syndrome ... diarrhea
  • West nile encephalitis ... Diarrhea
  • West Nile fever ... Diarrhea
  • Western equine encephalitis ... Diarrhoea
  • Wheat intolerance ... Diarrhoea, Bloody diarrhoea, Mucous diarrhoea
  • Whipple's Disease ... Diarrhoea, diarrhea, intermittent diarrhea
  • Whipworm ... diarrhea, bloody diarrhea
  • Whole-body acute irradiation - gastrointestinal syndrome ... diarrhea
  • Whooping Cough ... diarrhea
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome ... bloody diarrhea
  • Wolman disease ... Diarrhoea
  • Wolman syndrome ... watery diarrhea
  • Worm conditions ... Diarrhoea, Bloody diarrhoea, Mucous diarrhoea

    X

  • X-linked agammaglobulinaemia ... Diarrhoea
  • XLAG syndrome ... chronic diarrhea

    Y

  • Yellow fever ... Diarrhoea
  • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis ... diarrhea
  • Yersiniosis ... diarrhea, bloody diarrhea
  • Yorifuji Okuno syndrome ... Diarrhoea

    Z

  • ZAP70 deficiency ... Diarrhoea
  • Zinc deficiency ... Diarrhoea
  • Zollinger-Ellison syndrome ... Diarrhoea, diarrhea, diarrhea

    Conditions listing complications: Diarrhea:

    The following list of conditions have 'Diarrhea' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Autonomic neuropathy ... diabetic diarrhea

    C

  • Constipation ... diarrhea

    D

  • Diabetes ... diabetic diarrhea
  • Diabetic neuropathy ... Diabetic Diarrhea

    K

  • Kawasaki disease ... diarrhea

    M

  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 ... diarrhea

    S

  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... diarrhea

    T

  • Type 1 diabetes ... diabetic diarrhea
  • Type 2 diabetes ... diabetic diarrhea

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    • Causes of Diarrhea Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Diarrhea based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
  • Sexual activity - history of sexual behavior?

    Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Diarrhea?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Diarrhea, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    What are the alternative names for Diarrhea:

    Loose stools, Diarrhoea
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

    Classifications of Diarrhea:

    Subtypes of Diarrhea:

    Bloody diarrhea (28 causes), Watery stool (32 causes), Severe diarrhea (13 causes), Loose stool (15 causes), Frequent stools (2 causes), Persistent diarrhea (6 causes), Fecal urgency (4 causes), Acute diarrhoea (2 causes), Chronic diarrhoea (42 causes), Malabsorption diarrhoea, Travellers diarrhoea, Infectious diarrhea

    Medical Conditions associated with Diarrhea:

    Digestive symptoms (2018 causes), Abdominal symptoms (1348 causes), Bowel problems (802 causes), Bowel movements (686 causes), Stool symptoms (755 causes), Bowel incontinence (564 causes)

    Symptoms related to Diarrhea:

    Constipation (193 causes), Stool changes (755 causes), Rectal bleeding (118 causes), Watery stool (32 causes), Soft stool, Bloody diarrhea (28 causes), Vomiting (834 causes), Digestive symptoms (2018 causes), Blood in stool (118 causes), Stool symptoms (755 causes), Fever (979 causes), Abdominal cramps (77 causes), Stomach pain (13 causes), Abdominal pain (746 causes), Abdominal distention (45 causes)

    Diarrhea as a disease:

    For a more detailed analysis of Diarrhea as a disease, please see our Disease Center information for Diarrhea.

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