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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
* Three or more bowel movements daily are considered to be abnormal, and the upper limit of stool weight is generally agreed to be 200 g daily.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Sleisenger | first1 = Marvin H. | last2 = Feldman | first2 = Mark | last3 = Friedman | first3 = Lawrence S. (Lawrence Samuel) | last4 = Brandt | first4 = Lawrence J. | title = Sleisenger and Fordtran's gastrointestinal and liver disease : pathophysiology, diagnosis, managemen | date = 2010 | publisher = Saunders/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia , PA | isbn = 1-4160-6189-4 | pages = }}</ref> | |||
* Acute diarrhea has a duration of less than four weeks and is usually caused by an infection. | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 6 December 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Definition
- Three or more bowel movements daily are considered to be abnormal, and the upper limit of stool weight is generally agreed to be 200 g daily.[1]
- Acute diarrhea has a duration of less than four weeks and is usually caused by an infection.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Common Causes
Management
Do's and Don'ts
References
- ↑ Sleisenger, Marvin H.; Feldman, Mark; Friedman, Lawrence S. (Lawrence Samuel); Brandt, Lawrence J. (2010). Sleisenger and Fordtran's gastrointestinal and liver disease : pathophysiology, diagnosis, managemen. Philadelphia , PA: Saunders/Elsevier. ISBN 1-4160-6189-4.