antidiarrheal
A substance used to treat diarrhea (frequent and watery bowel movements).
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Duration does much of the diagnostic work, separating a short lived infection from a long standing problem inside the gut.
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The color and thickness of nasal discharge say far less about its cause than most people assume.
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Named for the tonsil like tissue it was first pulled from, this virus family now doubles as a delivery vehicle for engineered genes.
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The way the intestines work in terms of how often there are bowel movements, the ability to control when to have a bowel movement, and whether the stools are hard and dry as in constipation or…
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Carcinoid syndrome causes flushing, diarrhea, and other symptoms when a neuroendocrine tumor releases serotonin into general circulation.
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Clostridium difficile is a spore forming bacterium that causes diarrhea and colon inflammation, often following antibiotic use that disrupts normal gut bacteria.
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The word describes what the lining of the colon looks like, leaving the cause behind it to be worked out separately.
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Dehydration affects infants, older adults, and people with chronic illness disproportionately, since each group is less able to compensate for fluid losses.
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A condition that occurs when food or liquid moves too fast into the small intestine.
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A form of nutrition that is delivered into the digestive system as a liquid.
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Inflammation of the lining of the stomach and the intestines.
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A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein.
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Hyperthyroidism speeds up the body's metabolism through excess thyroid hormone, most often caused by Graves disease, an autoimmune condition affecting the thyroid gland.
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Loperamide, marketed as Imodium, slows intestinal movement to treat diarrhea by allowing more fluid to be absorbed from the stool.
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A chemotherapy drug best known for treating advanced bowel cancer, and for the severe diarrhea that can follow a dose.
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Lactose is the natural sugar in milk that requires the enzyme lactase to be broken down and absorbed in the intestine.
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Lactose intolerance results from insufficient lactase enzyme, leading to digestive symptoms after consuming milk or other dairy products.
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A group of symptoms such as gas, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea resulting from the body's inability to properly absorb nutrients.
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Metabolic acidosis is a drop in blood pH caused by excess acid production or loss of the body's bicarbonate buffer.
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