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- Watery stool: Introduction
- Causes (55 conditions)
- Misdiagnosis
- Home Diagnostic Testing
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Watery stool: Introduction
Watery stool is usually a form of diarrhea. It may also be related to loose stool (also within the spectrum of diarrhea). Many conditions causing watery stool will be listed under diarrhea. .
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Causes of Watery stool:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Watery stool.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Crohn's disease
- Coeliac disease
- Cholerheic diarrhoes (see Diarrhea)
- Bile acid malabsorption
- Cholera
- Dysentery
- more causes...»
See full list of 55 causes of Watery stool
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Watery stool: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Watery stool, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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- Watery stool and Abdominal symptoms (43 causes)
- Watery stool and Bowel incontinence (43 causes)
- Watery stool and Bowel movements (43 causes)
- Watery stool and Bowel problems (43 causes)
- Watery stool and Diarrhea (43 causes)
- Watery stool and Digestive symptoms (43 causes)
- Watery stool and Stool symptoms (43 causes)
- Watery stool and Pain (36 causes)
- Watery stool and Abdominal pain (35 causes)
- Watery stool and Nerve symptoms (31 causes)
- Watery stool and Sensations (30 causes)
- Watery stool and Weight loss (26 causes)
- Watery stool and Vomiting (23 causes)
- Watery stool and Body symptoms (22 causes)
- Watery stool and Weight symptoms (22 causes)
- Watery stool and Fever (22 causes)
- Watery stool and Stomach cramps (21 causes)
- Watery stool and Stomach ache (20 causes)
- Watery stool and Stomach problems (20 causes)
- Watery stool and Temperature symptoms (20 causes)
- more...»
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Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Diarrhea (2132 causes)
- Stool symptoms (2187 causes)
- Digestive symptoms (4279 causes)
- Abdominal symptoms (3027 causes)
- Bowel incontinence (1914 causes)
- Bowel problems (2267 causes)
- Bowel movements (2076 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Watery stool
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Watery stool:
- Diarrhea (2132 causes)
- Loose stool (209 causes)
- Constipation (702 causes)
- Bowel symptoms (4279 causes)
- Bowel habit changes
- more symptoms...»
Diagnostic Guides for Watery stool
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Watery stool: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
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Misdiagnosis and Watery stool
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be...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 kill the "good" bacteria in...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 ...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). One of the most common...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...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 »
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Watery stool: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
- more rare diseases...»
Home Diagnostic Testing and Watery stool
Home medical tests possibly related to Watery stool:
- Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
- Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
- Digestive-Related Home Testing:
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Stories from Users for Watery stool
Real-life user stories relating to Watery stool:
- Watery stool treatment leading to ATT and Colonoscopy
- Watery stool and sometimes w/blood.
- watery stools, abdominal pain
- Watery/Loose Stool
- Watery and sometime Mixed Stool. Please help !!!
Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Watery stool or relevant symptoms:
- Neurological (Nerves) (606)
- Allergic/Immunologic (157)
- Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (775)
Videos for Watery stool
Living with Carcinoid
Surgery is often necessary when patients are diagnosed with carcinoid cancer. But symptoms, such as severe diarrhea, often continue. Listen to the...
IBD and Nutrition
People with Crohn's and colitis can become malnourished because they can't absorb certain nutrients. Listen to experts discuss the complex...
Diagnosing IBS
Diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome today is often simpler than it has been in the past. Doctors used to focus on ruling out other diseases and...
Managing IBS
Some people with vague digestive symptoms needlessly suffer in silence believing there is no treatment. Abdominal discomfort, bloating, and either...
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Organs affected by Watery stool:
The list of organs typically affected by Watery stool may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Watery stool
The list below shows some of the causes of Watery stool mentioned in various sources:
- Bacillus cereus type II food poisoning - profuse watery diarrhea
- Bile acid malabsorption
- Blastocystis hominis - watery stool
- Brainerd diarrhea - watery diarrhea
- Cholera - watery diarrhea
- Cholerheic diarrhoes
- Coeliac disease
- more causes...»
See full list of 55 causes of Watery stool
How Common are these Causes of Watery stool?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Watery stool. Of the 55 causes of Watery stool that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2 causes are "very common" diseases
- 1 causes are "common" diseases
- 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0 causes are "rare" diseases
- 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 45 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 55 causes of Watery stool
Conditions listing symptoms: Watery stool:
The following list of conditions have 'Watery stool' 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 Watery stool Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Watery stool based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Classifications of Watery stool:
Medical Conditions associated with Watery stool:
Diarrhea (1842 causes), Stool symptoms (2173 causes), Digestive symptoms (4251 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3004 causes), Bowel incontinence (1870 causes), Bowel problems (2241 causes), Bowel movements (2064 causes)
Symptoms related to Watery stool:
Diarrhea (1842 causes), Loose stool (39 causes), Constipation (522 causes), Bowel symptoms (4251 causes), Bowel habit changes
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