explosive diarrhea Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/explosive-diarrhea Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:07:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png explosive diarrhea Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/explosive-diarrhea 32 32 Causes of Sudden (Acute) Diarrhea https://healthhype.com/causes-of-sudden-acute-diarrhea.html https://healthhype.com/causes-of-sudden-acute-diarrhea.html#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:47:15 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=2152 Most cases of diarrhea are acute. This means it arises suddenly, is intense and lasts for only a short period of time. Typically with diarrhea this is just a few days and in many instances the diarrhea resolves on its own without any medical treatment. Sometimes it may persist for weeks and still be considered as acute. It is important to understand why acute diarrhea occurs and how to manage it to prevent complications until the diarrhea can resolve or be treated appropriately. Definition of Acute Diarrhea Diarrhea means having more than three loose bowel movements a day. It can also be defined as passing more than 200 grams or 200 milliliters of stool in a day but this is difficult to assess as the quantity of stool is not usually measures. Diarrheal stool tends to be very soft and mushy or can be entirely liquid. Acute (Lat. acutus = sharp, pointed) diarrhea, by definition, lasts less than 2 weeks (1). As mentioned, it arises suddenly, within hours to days. The condition tends to present with intense symptoms and then resolves quickly with or without medical treatment, and usually does not cause any long term complications. Signs and Symptoms Diarrhea is [...]

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]]> https://healthhype.com/causes-of-sudden-acute-diarrhea.html/feed 12 Food Poisoning – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment https://healthhype.com/bacterial-diarrhea-due-to-food-poisoning-symptoms-causes-cure.html https://healthhype.com/bacterial-diarrhea-due-to-food-poisoning-symptoms-causes-cure.html#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:48:30 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=2175 What is food poisoning? Food poisoning is a common acute condition where food or water contaminated with infectious agents causes inflammation of the gut. These infectious agents may be viruses, bacteria, protozoa or their toxins. Unlike with the ‘stomach flu’ (viral gastroenteritis) which is caused by viruses, food poisoning is more commonly caused by bacteria like E.coli, Salmonella and Shigella. Once the bacteria enter the gut it causes inflammation and damage to the wall of the gut. This causes symptoms like nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or cramps and diarrhea. Food poisoning is acute. It arises suddenly, within minutes to hours after consuming contaminated food or water and resolves within a few days. Medication like antibiotics may be necessary but sometimes supportive measures like bed rest and rehydration will suffice. Causes of Food Poisoning Bacteria that can cause diarrhea in human live in the intestines of healthy or infected people, or animals, like cattle, poultry or pets. Their stool may contaminate drinking or recreational water, soil, vegetables on fields, milk during milking, meat during slaughter, or food prepared with the hands contaminated with stool. Beside that, bacteria arising from the air or food storing surfaces may quickly multiply in a non-cooled food. [...]

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