Paradoxical diarrhea, or overflow diarrhea, is when you have constipation and diarrhea at the same time. It happens when watery stool leaks around a fecal impaction (hardened piece of stool stuck in ...

A 50-year-old woman presents with watery diarrhea. She gives a history of ileal bypass for morbid obesity. She has been having 10-15 watery stools each day. The intern gave her narcotics to decrease ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Background. The etiology of acute watery diarrhea remains poorly characterized, particularly after rotavirus vaccine introduction. Methods. We performed quantitative polymerase chain reaction for ...

Osmotic diarrhea is when undigested material reduces how much water and electrolytes the bowels can absorb. It can occur when a person’s body has difficulty digesting certain foods, such as lactose.

Chronic diarrhea in infants who eat solid food is defined as frequent, loose, watery bowel movements for at least 4 weeks. It can lead to dehydration, malnutrition, and other serious complications.