Diarrhea is defined as loose bowel movements with or without vomiting. Acute diarrhea is usually sudden in onset and lasts for only a limited time. This is usually called gastroenteritis and is caused ...

Acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis is characterized by the sudden onset of bloody diarrhea and other gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, like abdominal pain and nausea. In humans, acute hemorrhagic ...

There is no evidence that probiotics are effective in treating acute infectious diarrhea, state the authors of this Cochrane review update. Previous editions of the review had suggested they were; but ...

Recently it has been suggested that nucleotides should be added to infant dietary formula to promote stimulating effects on growth and maturation of the gastrointestinal tract as well as on the immune ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), acute watery diarrhea lasts several hours or days and includes cholera. It ...

In a development that may lessen the epidemic of diarrhea-related deaths among children in developing countries, scientists have discovered a novel compound that might lead to an inexpensive, ...

OBJECTIVE: To study fecal and urinary losses of nitrogen and fat, in milk fed infants admitted for acute diarrhea. MATERIALS AND METHODS: metabolic balances were performed in 31 male infants (2 to 11 ...