Symptom: Severe diarrhea

Introduction: Severe diarrhea

Severe diarrhea: A condition which is characterized by severe diarrhoea. See free access online books about Severe diarrhea below. See detailed information below for a list of 13 causes of Severe diarrhea, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Severe diarrhea

• Achor-Smith syndrome - severe diarrhea
• Addison's Disease - severe diarrhea
• Addisonian crisis - severe diarrhea
• Agammaglobulinemia, alymphocytotic type - severe diarrhea
• Anthrax - severe diarrhea

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Severe diarrhea: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Severe 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

• Severe diarrhea and Abdominal symptoms (13 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Bowel incontinence (13 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Bowel movements (13 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Bowel problems (13 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Diarrhea (13 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Digestive symptoms (13 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Stool symptoms (13 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Death (7 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Vomiting (7 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Nerve symptoms (6 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Pain (6 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Sensations (6 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Abdominal pain (5 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Dehydration (5 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Face symptoms (5 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Head symptoms (5 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Muscle weakness (5 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Blood pressure symptoms (4 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Body symptoms (4 causes)
• Severe diarrhea and Eating symptoms (4 causes)

See full list of 245 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Severe diarrhea

Home Diagnostic Testing and Severe diarrhea

Home medical tests possibly related to Severe diarrhea:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Diarrhea (830 causes)
• Stool symptoms (768 causes)
• Digestive symptoms (2184 causes)
• Abdominal symptoms (1394 causes)
• Bowel incontinence (572 causes)
• Bowel problems (824 causes)
• Bowel movements (699 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Severe diarrhea

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

• Diarrhea (830 causes)
• Constipation (371 causes)
• Stool symptoms (768 causes)
• Rectal pain (21 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Severe diarrhea

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Misdiagnosis and Severe diarrhea

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, ...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...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...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 diarrheal illness (i...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...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...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 bowel syndrome, or GERD....read more »

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Medications or substances causing Severe diarrhea:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Severe 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.

• Rondomycin
• Methacycline
• Austramycin V
• Latycin 1% Eye Ointment
• Mysteclin V

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Drug interactions causing Severe diarrhea:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Severe 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.

• Donepezil and Paroxetine interaction
• Irinotecan and Tacrolimus interaction

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Detailed list of causes of Severe diarrhea

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

• Achor-Smith syndrome - severe diarrhea
• Addison's Disease - severe diarrhea
• Addisonian crisis - severe diarrhea
• Agammaglobulinemia, alymphocytotic type - severe diarrhea
• Anthrax - severe diarrhea

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How Common are these Causes of Severe 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 Severe diarrhea. Of the 13 causes of Severe diarrhea that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 3 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 11 causes have no prevalence information.

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Conditions listing symptoms: Severe diarrhea:

The following list of conditions have 'Severe 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.

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Causes of Severe diarrhea Based on Risk Factors

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