Acute is the medical term to describe the nature of a disease, sign, symptom or condition. It refers to an illness that is of a sudden onset or of a short duration. Acute can also be used as an adjective to describe a severe state of a condition. Often the term acute is used in contrast to the medical term chronic. In this case the difference lies between an illness that is short lived (acute) compared to an illness that is long term or persistent (chronic).

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Mucous colitis is a misused term for the condition, currently known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with mucus appearing in the stool, but no organic change in the colon (no colitis) or anywhere in the gut. Other terms used are spastic colon, spastic colitis, and nervous colon syndrome.

Beside mucus in the stool, other symptoms include vague stomach pains, alternating diarrhea and constipation, bloating.

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Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
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Constipation – Causes and Cure

Bloated abdomen refers to tummy (belly) distension resulting from accumulation of gases within the stomach, small or large intestine.

The belly can be also distended from accumulation of the fluid in the abdominal cavity – this is called abdominal swelling, edema or ascites.

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A term remedy is derived from Latin re- = again, and mederi = to heal, meaning something what heals again and again. The term is used as opposed to a drug, and refers to a non-prescription healing aid.

Synonyms: cure, restorative, counteraction, reparation, redress, relief, aid, help, assistance.

Home remedies include certain foods, drinks, ointments, compresses, baths, splints, and so on. 

Remedies are NOT the same as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. There are no rules that would determine which product may or may not be called a remedy, and what may or may not be its ingredients. On the other hand, an over-the-counter drug ingredients are strictly regulated by FDA (US Federal Drug Administration).