Symptom: Watery stool

Introduction: Watery stool

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

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Watery stool: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Watery stool, 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

• Watery stool and Abdominal symptoms (36 causes)
• Watery stool and Bowel incontinence (36 causes)
• Watery stool and Bowel movements (36 causes)
• Watery stool and Bowel problems (36 causes)
• Watery stool and Diarrhea (36 causes)
• Watery stool and Digestive symptoms (36 causes)
• Watery stool and Stool symptoms (36 causes)
• Watery stool and Pain (29 causes)
• Watery stool and Abdominal pain (28 causes)
• Watery stool and Weight loss (25 causes)
• Watery stool and Nerve symptoms (24 causes)
• Watery stool and Sensations (23 causes)
• Watery stool and Body symptoms (21 causes)
• Watery stool and Weight symptoms (21 causes)
• Watery stool and Fever (19 causes)
• Watery stool and Vomiting (18 causes)
• Watery stool and Muscle symptoms (17 causes)
• Watery stool and Temperature symptoms (17 causes)
• Watery stool and Cramps (15 causes)
• Watery stool and Muscle weakness (15 causes)

See full list of 345 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Watery stool

Home Diagnostic Testing and Watery stool

Home medical tests possibly related to Watery stool:

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Diarrhea (828 causes)
• Stool symptoms (766 causes)
• Digestive symptoms (2068 causes)
• Abdominal symptoms (1371 causes)
• Bowel incontinence (570 causes)
• Bowel problems (821 causes)
• Bowel movements (711 causes)

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 (828 causes)
• Loose stool (185 causes)
• Constipation (370 causes)
• Bowel symptoms (2068 causes)
• Bowel
• Habit changes

Diagnostic Guides for Watery stool

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

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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 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...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...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...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...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...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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Stories from Users for Watery stool

Real-life user stories relating to Watery stool:

• Watery stool treatment leading to ATT and Colonoscopy
• Watery/Loose Stool

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Watery stool or relevant symptoms:

• Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (452)
  • Bloating/Distention/Intestinal Gas
  • Intense Abdominal Pain
  • Help Please! Extreme Abdominal Pain/Gas/Bowel Symptoms ++
  • Feels like a baby kicking-not pregnant
  • 7 year old with severe heartburn/stomach aches
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• Neurological (Nerves) (357)
  • Could this be MS?
  • Numbness and tingling all over
  • Tingling/numbness in arms/hands/legs/face/head [more symptoms]
  • Eye twitch
  • Essential tremor
  • More user stories
• Allergic/Immunologic (88)
  • Chronic hives
  • Spontaneous flushing and redness of face and body.
  • Non-stop itching, no rash
  • Swelling & itching
  • Problems with my scalp can anyone help me
  • More user stories

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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:

• Large bowel
• Small bowel
• Stomach

Detailed list of causes of Watery stool

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

• Bile acid malabsorption
• Blastocystis hominis - watery stool
• Brainerd diarrhea - watery diarrhea
• Cholera - watery diarrhea
• Cholerheic diarrhoes

See full list of 38 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 38 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
• 28 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 38 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: