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Acute
Diarrhea
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Diarrhea
lasting less that 14 days
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Bacterial
Diarrhea
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caused by an bacterial
infection of the small intestine.
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Bloody
Diarrhea
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Medically
called Exudative diarrhea
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Chronic
Diarrhea
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Diarrhea lasting more
that 14 days
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Crohn's
Disease
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Crohn's
disease is a form of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
It usually affects the intestines, but may occur anywhere
from the mouth to the end of the rectum (anus).
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Diarrhea
mucus
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Also
a form of
Exudative diarrhea
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Diarrhea
treatment
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Options
included prevention, medication and even surgery
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Diarrhea
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Diarrhea
is a having 3 or more loose or liquid stools a day
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Diarrhea
symptoms
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Normally
include cramping pain & watery stool discharge
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Diverticulosis
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Outpocketings
of the colonic mucosa and submucosa through
weaknesses of muscle layers in the colon wall. Can lead to
diverticulitis or divierticular disease but not likely. Only
happens in 20% of people who have this condition.
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Exudative
diarrhea
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When
there is a presence of blood or pus in the stool
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Food
Poisoning
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The
result of eating
organisms or toxins in contaminated food.
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Gastroenteritis
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Gastroenteritis
is a condition that causes irritation
and inflammation of the stomach and intestines (the gastrointestinal
tract).
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IBS-A
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Irritable bowel syndrome
with predominantly pain
symptoms..
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IBS-C
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Irritable bowel syndrome
with predominantly
constipation symptoms.
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IBS-D
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Irritable bowel syndrome
with predominantly
diarrhea symptoms.
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IBS-PI
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Irritable bowel syndrome
produced post infection.
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Infectious
agent
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A
bacteria, virus or parasite as the root cause of a food poisoning
episode
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Inflammatory
Bowel Disease
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Includes Crohn's disease and Ulcerative
colitis, which cause
inflammation in
the digestive tract.
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Irritable
Bowel Syndrome
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Irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS) refers to a
disorder of the lower intestinal
tract.
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Lactose
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A
type of sugar found in dairy products
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Lactose
Intolerance
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The
inability for the body to digest lactose
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Malabsorption
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The body's inability to
digest or absorb nutrients
from food.
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Osmotic
diarrhea
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when
something in
the bowel is drawing
water from the body into the bowels
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Pregnancy
diarrhea
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Diarrhea
caused by the fluctuating hormones of pregnancy
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Probiotic
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Good
bacteria found in the body that aid with digestion and intestinal
microbial balance
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Secretory
diarrhea
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occurs
when the body
is releasing water
into the bowel when it's not supposed to
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Stomach
flu
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also
called viral
gastroenteritis, inflammation of
the stomach and
intestines possibly causing
vomiting and diarrhea.
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Traveler's
Diarrhea
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A
form of highly contagious
bacteria food poisoning that
normally occurs
in travels to developing nations
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Ulcerative
Colitis
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type
of inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD) that affects the large
intestine
(colon) and rectum.
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Wilderness
Diarrhea
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Another
name for Traveler's
Diarrhea
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