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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; M.Umer Tariq [3]

Overview

The principal cause of diarrhea stems from ingestion of unsafe drinking water (typically from admixture of raw sewage to water supplies); the occurrence is predominantly in lesser developed countries. The common causes of acute diarrhea are infection, allergy, food intolerance, foodborne illness and/or extreme excesses of vitamin C and/or magnesium and may be accompanied by abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Infectious diarrhea is most commonly caused by viral infections or bacterial toxins. Diarrhea can also be a principal symptom of more serious diseases, such as dysentery, Montezuma's Revenge, cholera, or botulism, and can also be indicative of a chronic syndrome such as Crohn's disease. Temporary diarrhea can also result from the ingestion of laxative medications or large quantities of certain foods like prunes with laxative properties. Though appendicitis patients do not generally have diarrhea, it is a common symptom of a ruptured appendix. It is also an effect of severe radiation sickness.

Causes

Causes According to Duration

Acute Diarrhea

Addison's disease Appendicitis Bacterial: Aeromonas Campylobacter jejuni Chlamydia Clostridium difficile E.coli Enterobacter Klebsiella Neisseria gonorrhea Plesiomonas Salmonella Shigella Staphylococcus aureus Vibrio cholerae Yersinia enterocolitica Carcinoid syndrome C-cell carcinoma Chronic inflammatory bowel disease Colitis

Drugs: Abuse of laxatives Alcohol Antibiotics Biguanides Chemotherapeutics Chemotherapy Cholestyramin Digitalis Diuretics Ergotamine Hydralazine Opiate withdrawal Parasympathomimetics Quinidine Reserpine Warfarin Food: Bacillus cereus Clostridium perfringens Staphylococcus aureus

Food allergy Graft versus host reaction Heavy metal intoxication HIV Hyperthyroidism Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Lactose intolerance Neuroendocrine tumors Parasites: Cryptosporidium Entamoeba histolytica Giardia intestinalis Viral: Adenovirus Coxsackie virus Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Echovirus Influenza virus Norwalk virus Poliovirus Rotavirus

Chronic Diarrhea

Achylia Addison's Disease Amebiasis Amyloidosis Anxiety Autonomous neuropathy Bacterial gastroenteritis Bacterial toxin Behcet syndrome Bile acid malabsorption Biliary fistula Carcinoid syndrome Carcinoma of the pancreas Celiac Sprue Chronic inflammatory bowel disease Collagenous colitis Colon cancer Colorectal polyps Cryptosporidiosis Diabetic enteropathy Diverticular disease

Drugs: Antacids Anthraquinone Castor oil Lactulose Mannitol Sorbitol Dumping syndrome Excess coffee, tea Fecal impaction Gastrocolic fistula Giardia Hyperthyroidism HIV Idiopathic lymphangiectasis Irritable bowel syndrome Lymphocytic colitis Lymphomas Malabsorption Maldigestion Medullary thyroid carcinoma

Neuroendocrine tumors Nontropical sprue Obstructive jaundice Parasites: Ascariasis Hookworm Whipworm Pellagra Polyarteritis Postileal resection Postvagotomy Prostaglandins Radiation proctitis Rectal surgery Scleroderma Short bowel syndrome Tuberculosis Verner-Morrison syndrome Villous adenoma Villous carcinoma Whipple's disease

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Portal vein thrombosis, superior mesenteric artery syndrome
Chemical / poisoning	Acrodynia, acute zinc toxicity, arsenic poisoning, carbamate insecticide poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, chlordane toxicity, chloroform toxicity, copper toxicity, diazinon poisoning, glutaraldehyde toxicity, heavy metal poisoning, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, metal fume fever, naphthalene poisoning, organophosphate poisoning, paraquat toxicity, selenium toxicity, thallium toxicity
Dermatologic	Acrodermatitis enteropathica, necrotizing fasciitis
Drug Side Effect	2C-B, 5-HT3 antagonist, 5-methoxy-diisopropyl tryptamine, abacavir, acamprosate, acarbose, acebutolol, acyclovir, acitretin, aconitine, adefovir, alatrofloxacin, albendazole, aldesleukin, alendronate, aliskiren, allopurinol, alosetron, alpha-amanitin, alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, alprazolam, altretamine, ambenonium chloride, amifostine, amiloride, aminocaproic acid, aminophylline, amlexanox, amlodipine, ammonium lauryl sulfate, amoxicillin, amphetamine, amphotericin B, amprenavir, amitriptyline, anadenanthera peregrina, anagrelide, anakinra, anastrozole, anisindione, aprepitant, atazanavir, atenolol, atorvastatin, atovaquone, auranofin, azithromycin, aztreonam, bacitracin, baclofen, barium nitrate, barium sulfate, benazepril, bentiromide, bepridil, betaxolol, bethanechol, bevacizumab, bezafibrate, bicalutamide, biguanide, bisacodyl, bisoprolol, bortezomib, brompheniramine, bumetanide, buspirone, busulfan, candesartan, capecitabine, carbamazepine, carbidopa, carboplatin, carvedilol, cefaclor, cefadroxil, cefamandole nafate, cefazolin, cefazolin, cefdinir, cefepime, cefoperazone, cefotaxime, cefotetan, cefoxitin, cefpodoxime, ceftazidime, ceftizoxime, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, cephalexin, cephradine, cerivastatin, cetuximab, cevimeline, chloral hydrate, chlorambucil, chlordiazepoxide, chlorodyne, chlorothiazide, chlorpheniramine, chlorthalidone, cholestyramine, ciclosporin, cidofovir, cilostazol, cimetidine, cinacalcet, cisapride, citalopram, cladribine, clamoxyquine, clarithromycin, clavulanic acid, clindamycin, clofarabine, clofibrate, clomipramine, clonazepam, clopidogrel, clorazepate, colchicine, colistimethate, cyclophosphamide, cyproheptadine, cytarabine, dactinomycin, dalfopristin, dantrolene, daptomycin, darbepoetin alfa, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, daunorubicin, deferasirox, delavirdine, demeclocycline, deracoxib, desoxyn, dextroamphetamine, dextromethorphan, diacerein, diazepam, diclofenac, dicloxacillin, didanosine, diflunisal, digitoxin, digoxin, diltiazem, dipyridamole, dirithromycin, disopyramide, docetaxel, dofetilide, dolasetron, donepezil, doripenem, doxorubicin, doxycycline, DTPA, duloxetine, efavirenz, emtricitabine, enalapril, endosulfan, enoxacin, entacapone, epirubicin, eplerenone, epoetin alfa, ergotamine, erlotinib, erythromycin, esomeprazole, estazolam, estradiol, ethacrynic acid, ethosuximide, etidronate, etodolac, etoposide, exemestane, exenatide, ezetimibe, famciclovir, famotidine, felbamate, fexofenadine, floxuridine, fluconazole, flucytosine, fludarabine, fluoride, fluorouracil, fluoxetine, flurazepam, flutamide, fluticasone, fluvastatin, fluvoxamine, fosamprenavir, foscarnet, fosinopril, frovatriptan, fulvestrant, gabapentin, galantamine, ganciclovir, gatifloxacin, gefitinib, gemcitabine, gemeprost, gemfibrozil, glatiramer, glycopyrrolate, granisetron, griseofulvin, guanethidine, guanfacine, hydralazine, hydrochlorothiazide, hydroxychloroquine, hydroxyurea, hyoscyamine, ibandronate, ibuprofen, idarubicin, imatinib, infliximab, interferon alfacon-1 , interferon beta-1b, irinotecan, iron supplements, isocarboxazid, isradipine, itraconazole, ketoconazole, lamivudine, lamotrigine, lanreotide, lansoprazole, lanthanum, leflunomide, letrozole, leuprolide, levalbuterol, levetiracetam, levocarnitine, levodopa, levofloxacin, linezolid, liothyronine sodium, lisinopril, lithium, lomefloxacin, lopinavir, loracarbef, loratadine, lorazepam, loxapine, magnesium hydroxide, mebendazole, mechlorethamine, meclofenamate, mefenamic acid, mefloquine, megesterol, meprobamate, mercaptopurine, meropenem, mesalazine, mesna, mesoridazine, metformin, methamphetamine, methenamine, methotrexate, methoxychlor, methsuximide, methyclothiazide, methylergonovine, methyprylon, metoclopramide, metolachlor, metolazone, metoprolol, metronidazole, miconazole, mifepristone, miglitol, minocycline, misoprostol, mitotane, moclobemide, modafinil, moexipril, moricizine, moxifloxacin, mycophenolate, nabumetone, nafcillin, naltrexone, naphthalene, natalizumab, natamycin, nateglinide, nelfinavir, nevirapine, niclosamide, nizatidine, norfloxacin, nystatin, ofloxacin, omalizumab, omeprazole, ondansetron, oseltamivir, oxaliplatin, oxazepam, oxcarbazepine, oxtriphylline, oxybutynin, palivizumab, pancrelipase, pantoprazole, pegaspargase, peginterferon alfa-2a, peginterferon alfa-2b, pemetrexed, pemoline, penbutolol, penicillin, pentamidine, pentostatin, pergolide, perindopril, perphenazine, phenazopyridine, phentermine, pilocarpine, pimecrolimus, pimozide, piroxicam, plicamycin, polythiazide, posaconazole, pramipexole, pramlintide, prazepam, praziquantel, prazosin, procainamide, procarbazine, promethazine, propafenone, propranolol, protriptyline, pseudoephedrine, pyridostigmine, quinapril, quinidine, quinupristin, rabeprazole, ramipril, ranitidine, rasagiline, repaglinide, reserpine, retapamulin, ribavirin, rifampin, rilmenidine, riluzole, risedronate, risperidone, ritonavir, rituximab, rivastigmine, rizatriptan, salsalate, saquinavir, sargramostim, selegiline, sevelamer, sildenafil, simethicone, simvastatin, sirolimus, sitagliptin, sodium oxybate, sodium picosulfate, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, solanine, solifenacin, sorafenib, sotalol, sparfloxacin, spironolactone, stavudine, streptozocin, sulfadiazine, sulfasalazine, sulfisoxazole, sulfisoxazole, sulindac, sumatriptan, sunitinib, tacrine, tamsulosin, tegaserod, telbivudine, telithromycin, telmisartan, temozolomide, teniposide, tenofovir, terbinafine, teriparatide, theophylline, thiabendazole, thioguanine, thioridazine, thiothixene, thyroxine, ticlopidine, tiludronate, tipranavir, tocopherol, tolcapone, topiramate, topotecan, trandolapril, tranylcypromine, trastuzumab, trazodone, treprostinil, triamterene, triazolam, trifluoperazine, trihexyphenidyl, trimeprazine, trimethadione, trimethobenzamide, trimetrexate glucuronate, trimipramine, triprolidine, trovafloxacin, valacyclovir, valganciclovir, valproic acid, valsartan, verapamil, vinblastine, voriconazole, vorinostat, zanamivir, zidovudine, ziprasidone, zoledronic acid, zolmitriptan
Ear Nose Throat	Otitis media in children
Endocrine	Addison's disease, carcinoid syndrome, diabetes insipidus, diabetic neuropathy, glucagonoma, Graves disease, hyperthyroidism, hypoaldosteronism, neuroendocrine tumors, somatostatinoma, subacute thyroiditis
Environmental	Abrus precatorious, agastache rugosa, alchornea castaneifolia, amanita phalloides poisoning, amnesic shellfish poisoning, azalea poisoning, bee stings, datura stramonium poisoning, endosulfan toxication, food poisoning, herbal extract overdose, honey intoxication, insect bite allergy, isomalt toxicity, lycorine, marine toxins, mushroom poisoning, narcissus pseudonarcissus, oleander poisoning, pesticide poisoning, phytohaemagglutinin poisoning, phytolacca americana toxicity, ricinus communis poisoning, snakebites, solanine poisoning
Gastroenterologic	Abdominal abscess, abdominal cancer, achlorhydria, acute appendicitis, acute gastritis, bile acid sequestrant, biliary atresia, biliary tract cancer, blind loop syndrome, caecitis, carcinoid syndrome, celiac disease, cholestatic jaundice, colitis, colonic inertia, colonic malakoplakia, colonic villous adenomata, colorectal cancer, colorectal polyps, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, enteritis, enterocele, enterocolitis, food poisoning, fructose malabsorption, gastric dumping syndrome, gastrinoma, gastritis, gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal amyloidosis, glucose-galactose malabsorption, gluten sensitivity, Habba syndrome ileitis, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal lymphangiectasis, intestinal pseudoobstruction, intususception, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, lactose intolerance, listeriosis, malabsorption syndrome, malassimilation, Meckel diverticulitis, polyposis, proctitis, protein losing enteropathy, tropical sprue, ulcerative colitis, Whipple's disease, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Genetic	3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency, 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency, abetalipoproteinaemia, Arakawa's syndrome II, aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency, aspartylglycosaminuria, Baber's syndrome, Brown-symmers disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1B, congenital intrinsic factor deficiency, congenital short bowel syndrome, congenital toxoplasmosis, Cornelia de Lange syndrome 2, Cronkhite-Canada disease, dibasic aminoaciduria 2, Fabry's disease, familial amyloid polyneuropathy, galactosemia, Gardner's syndrome, Gilbert's syndrome, glutathione synthetase deficiency, Hartnup disease, hereditary angioedema, HNPCC, hyper IgM syndrome, hyperlipoproteinemia type I, inborn amino acid metabolism disorder, juvenile polyposis syndrome, lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia, malonic aciduria, malonyl-CoA decarboxylase deficiency, mucopolysaccharidosis, neuroblastoma, neurofibromatosis, Sanfilippo syndrome, Slone's disease, sphingolipidosis, sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, Turcot syndrome, very long-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency, Von Gierke disease, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, X-linked agammaglobulinaemia
Hematologic	Amyloidosis, C1 esterase inhibitor, chronic myeloproliferative disorders, hyper IgM syndrome, idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, megaloblastic anemia, myleofibrosis, neutropenia, porphyria Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, X-linked agammaglobulinaemia
Iatrogenic	Adjustable gastric band, colonoscopy, dumping syndrome, graft versus host disease, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, postileal resection, postvagotomy, radiation proctitis, rectal surgery, radiation sickness, short bowel syndrome, vaccination
Infectious Disease	Adenophorea, adenoviridae, aeromonas hydrophila, AIDS, amebiasis, ancylostoma duodenale, anguillulosis, anthrax, ascariasis, astrovirus, bacillary dysentery, bacillus cereus, bacterial toxin, balantidiasis, beef tapeworm, blastocystis hominis, borrelia anserina, botulism, campylobacter jejuni, candida, capillaria, cestoda, ciguatera poisoning, clostridium difficile, clostridium perfringens, clostridium sordellii, clostridium welchii, coccidia, cryptosporidiosis, cyclosporiasis, cysticercosis, cytomegalovirus, dientamoeba fragilis, diphyllobothrium infection, dipylidium caninum infection, Ebola, echinococcosis, ehrlichiosis, entamoeba histolytica, escherichia coli, fasciolopsiasis, filariasis, flavivirus, fusarium venenatum, giardia lamblia, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, helminthiasis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, hepatitis E, hepatitis X, hookworm infection, isosporiasis, katayama fever, lassa fever, legionella pneumophila, legionnaires' disease, leptospirosis, lymphogranuloma venereum, malaria, marburg virus, measles, metagonimiasis, mycobacterium avium complex, norwalk gastroenteritis, opisthorchis infection, paragonimus infection, pelvic abscess, pseudomembranous colitis, psittacosis, Q fever, rhabditida, rotavirus, roundworm, salmonellosis, sarcocystis, schistosomiasis, secernentea, shigellosis, small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome, staphylococcal food poisoning, staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome, streptobacillus, streptococcal infections, strongyloides, tapeworms, trematoda, trichinella spiralis, trichinosis, trichuriasis, tularemia, typhoid fever, vibrio cholerae, vibrio mimicus, vibrio parahemolyticus, vibrio vulnificus, visceral leishmaniasis, Whipple disease, whipworm infection, yersinia enterocolitica
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	No underlying causes
Neurologic	Common migraine, neuroblastoma, Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome
Nutritional / Metabolic	Folate deficiency, food allergies, food intolerances, iron supplements, kwashiorkor, lactose intolerance, milk allergy, pellagra, pernicious anemia, protein losing enteropathy, sucrose intolerance, vitamin C toxicity, zinc deficiency
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Childbirth, endometriosis, neonatal sepsis, ovarian cancer, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Oncologic	Adrenal tumor, carcinoid syndrome, colorectal cancer, Ewing's sarcoma, Gardner's syndrome, gastric cancer, HNPCC, juvenile polyposis syndrome, Kaposi's sarcoma, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, neuroendocrine tumors, pancreatic adenoma, peritoneal mesothelioma, neuroendocrine tumors, ovarian cancer, small bowel lymphoma, somatostatinoma, thymus cancer, Vipoma,
Opthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	Carbon monoxide toxicity, carnitine overuse, colchicine toxicity, digoxin toxicity, ergotism, heavy metal ingestion, mazindol
Psychiatric	Anxiety-tension syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, dissociative disorder, panic attack
Pulmonary	Anthrax, cystic fibrosis, diffuse systemic sclerosis, legionellosis
Renal / Electrolyte	Acute kidney failure, chronic renal failure, hyperchloremia
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	Acquired angioedema, Amyloidosis, anaphylaxis, autoimmune adrenalitis, autoimmune enteropathy, autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome, autonomic neuropathy, C1 esterase inhibitor, chronic granulomatous disease, complement 5 deficiency, hereditary angioedema, hyper IgM syndrome, Kawasaki disease, Omenn syndrome, Reiter’s syndrome, Satoyoshi syndrome, severe combined immunodeficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, X-linked agammaglobulinaemia
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	Proctitis, Reiter’s syndrome
Miscellaneous	Alcohol intoxication, alcohol withdrawal, anopsology

Causes in Alphabetical Order

2C-B 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency 5-HT3 antagonist 5-methoxy-diisopropyltryptamine Abacavir Abdominal abscess Abdominal cancer Abetalipoproteinemia Abrus precatorious Acamprosate Acarbose Acebutolol Achlorhydria Acitretin Aconitine Acquired angioedema Acrodermatitis enteropathica Acrodynia Acute appendicitis Acute gastritis Acute kidney failure Acute pancreatitis Acute zinc toxicity Acyclovir Addison's disease Adefovir Adenophorea Adenoviridae Adjustable gastric band Adrenal tumor Aeromonas hydrophila Agastache rugosa AIDS Alatrofloxacin Albendazole Alchornea castaneifolia Alcohol intoxication Alcohol withdrawal Aldesleukin Alendronate Aliskiren Allopurinol Alosetron Alpha-amanitin Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor Alprazolam Altretamine Amanita phalloides poisoning Ambenonium Amebiasis Amifostine Amikacin Amiloride Aminocaproic acid Aminophylline Amitriptyline Amlexanox Amlodipine Ammonium lauryl sulfate Amnesic shellfish poisoning Amoxicillin Amphetamine Amphotericin B Ampicillin Amprenavir Amyloidosis Anadenanthera peregrina Anagrelide Anakinra Anaphylaxis Anastrozole Ancylostoma duodenale Angioedema Anguillulosis Anisindione Anopsology Anthrax Anxiety-tension syndrome Apomorphine Appendicitis Applesauce Aprepitant Arakawa's syndrome II Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency Arsenic poisoning Ascariasis Aspartylglycosaminuria Astrovirus Atazanavir Atenolol Athabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency Atorvastatin Atovaquone Auranofin Autoimmune adrenalitis Autoimmune enteropathy Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome Autonomic neuropathy Ayahuasca Azithromycin Aztreonam Baber's syndrome Bacillary dysentery Bacillus cereus Bacitracin Baclofen Bacterial toxin Balantidiasis Barium nitrate Barium sulfate Beef tapeworm Benazepril Bepridil Bethanechol Bevacizumab Bezafibrate Bicalutamide Biguanide Bile acid sequestrant Biliary atresia Biliary tract cancer Bisacodyl Bisoprolol Blastocystis hominis Blind loop syndrome Borrelia anserina Bortezomib Botulism Bromelain Brompheniramine Brown-symmers disease Bumetanide Buspirone Busulfan C1 esterase inhibitor Caecitis Campylobacter jejuni Candesartan Candida Capecitabine Capillaria Capsaicin Carbamazepine Carbon monoxide toxicity Carboplatin Carcinoid syndrome Carmustine Carnitine overuse Carteolol Carvedilol Cefaclor Cefadroxil Cefamandole nafate Cefazolin Cefdinir Cefepime Cefoperazone Cefotaxime Cefotetan Cefoxitin Cefpodoxime Ceftazidime Ceftizoxime Ceftriaxone Cefuroxime Celiac disease Cephalexin Cephalosporins Cephradine Cerivastatin Cestoda Cetuximab Cevimeline Chenodeoxycholic acid Childbirth Chloral hydrate Chlorambucil Chlordane Chlordiazepoxide Chlorodyne Chloroquine Chlorothiazide Chlorpheniramine Chlorthalidone Cholecystitis Cholestatic jaundice Cholestyramine Chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic granulomatous disease Chronic myeloproliferative disorders Chronic renal failure Ciclosporin

Cidofovir Ciguatera poisoning Cilostazol Cimetidine Cinacalcet Cinchonism Ciprofloxacin Cisapride Citalopram Cladribine Clamoxyquine Clarithromycin Clavulanic acid Clindamycin Clofarabine Clofibrate Clomipramine Clonazepam Clopidogrel Clorazepate Clostridium difficile Clostridium perfringens Clostridium sordellii Clostridium welchii Coccidia Colchicine Colestyramine Colistimethate Colitis Colonic inertia Colonic malakoplakia Colonic villous adenomata Colonoscopy Colorectal cancer Colorectal polyps Common migraine Common variable immunodeficiency Complement 5 deficiency Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1B Congenital intrinsic factor deficiency Congenital short bowel syndrome Congenital toxoplasmosis Cornelia de Lange syndrome 2 Crohn's disease Cronkhite-Canada disease Cryptosporidiosis Cyclophosphamide Cyclosporiasis Cyproheptadine Cystic fibrosis Cysticercosis Cytarabine Cytomegalovirus Dactinomycin Dalfopristin Dantrolene Daptomycin Darbepoetin alfa Darifenacin Darunavir Dasatinib Daunorubicin Deferasirox Delavirdine Demeclocycline Deracoxib Desoxyn Dextroamphetamine Dextromethorphan Diabetes insipidus Diabetic neuropathy Diacerein Diazepam Diazinon Dibasic aminoaciduria 2 Diclofenac Dicloxacillin Didanosine Dientamoeba fragilis Diffuse systemic sclerosis Diflunisal Digitoxin Digoxin Diltiazem Diphyllobothrium infection Dipylidium caninum infection Dipyridamole Dirithromycin Dissociative disorder Distigmine Diverticulitis Docetaxel Dofetilide Dolasetron Donepezil Doripenem Doxorubicin Doxycycline Dracunculiasis DTPA Duloxetine Dumping syndrome Ebola Echinococcosis Efavirenz Ehrlichiosis Emtricitabine Enalapril End stage liver failure Endometriosis Endosulfan Enoxacin Entacapone Entamoeba histolytica Enteritis Enterocele Enterocolitis Epirubicin Eplerenone Epoetin alfa Ergotamine Ergotism Erlotinib Erythromycin Escherichia coli Esomeprazole Estazolam Estradiol Ethacrynic acid Ethanol Ethosuximide Etidronate Etodolac Etoposide Everolimus Exemestane Exenatide Ezetimibe Fabry's disease Famciclovir Familial amyloid polyneuropathy Famotidine Fasciolopsiasis Favism Felbamate Fexofenadine Filariasis Flavivirus Floxuridine Fluconazole Flucytosine Fludarabine Fluke infections Fluoride Fluorouracil Fluoxetine Flurazepam Flutamide Fluticasone Fluvastatin Fluvoxamine Folate deficiency Food allergies Food intolerances Food poisoning Fosamprenavir Foscarnet Fosinopril Frovatriptan Fructose malabsorption Fulvestrant Fusarium venenatum

Gabapentin Galactosemia Galantamine Ganciclovir Gardner's syndrome Gastric cancer Gastric dumping syndrome Gastrinoma Gastritis Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal amyloidosis Gatifloxacin Gefitinib Gemcitabine Gemeprost Gemfibrozil Gentamicin Giardia lamblia Gilbert's syndrome Glatiramer Glucagonoma Glucosamine Glucose-galactose malabsorption Glutathione synthetase deficiency Gluten sensitivity Glycopyrrolate Graft versus host disease Granisetron Graves' disease Griseofulvin Guanethidine Guanfacine Habba syndrome Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Hartnup disease Heavy metal ingestion Helminthiasis Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Hepatitis X Herbal extract overdose Hereditary angioedema Heroin dependence Heroin withdrawal HNPCC Honey intoxication Hookworm infection Hydralazine Hydrochlorothiazide Hydroxychloroquine Hydroxyurea Hymenolepis infection Hyoscyamine Hyper IgM syndrome Hyperchloremia Hyperlipoproteinemia type I Hyperthyroidism Hypoaldosteronism Ricinus communis poisoning Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome Ibandronate Injection Ibuprofen Idarubicin Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome Idiopathic intestinal pseudoobstruction Idiopathic sclerosing mesenteritis Iduronate-2-sulfatase deficiency Ileitis Imatinib Imipenem Inborn amino acid metabolism disorder Indomethacin Inflammatory bowel disease Infliximab Injection Insect sting allergies Interferon alpha Interferon Beta-1b Injection Intestinal Flu Intestinal lymphangiectasis Intestinal pseudoobstruction chronic idiopathic Intrinsic factor, congenital deficiency Irinotecan Iron supplements Irritable bowel syndrome Ischemic colitis Isocarboxazid Isomalt Isosporiasis Isradipine Itraconazole Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) Juvenile polyposis of infancy Kanamycin Kaposi's sarcoma Katayama fever Kawasaki disease Ketorolac Laburnum Lactose Intolerance Lamivudine Lamotrigine Lanreotide Lansoprazole Lanthanum Lapatinib ditosylate Lassa fever Laxative abuse Lead poisoning Leflunomide Legionella pneumophila Legionnaires' disease Leiner disease Leptospirosis Letrozole Leuprolide Levalbuterol Oral Inhalation Levetiracetam Levocarnitine Injection Levodopa and Carbidopa Levofloxacin Injection Levy-Yeboa Syndrome Lincomycin Linezolid Liothyronine sodium Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia Lisinopril Listeriosis Lithium Lomefloxacin Lopinavir Loracarbef Loratadine Lorazepam Loxapine Oral Lycorine Lymphangiectasis Lymphocytic colitis Lymphogranuloma venereum Magnesium Hydroxide Malabsorption syndrome Malaria Malassimilation Malonic aciduria Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase deficiency Marburg virus Marine toxins Mazindol Measles Mebendazole

Mechlorethamine Meckel diverticulitis Meclofenamate Mefenamic acid Mefloquine Megaloblastic anemia Megesterol Melarsoprol Meprobamate Mercaptopurine Mercury poisoning Meropenem Mesalazine Mesna Mesoridazine Oral Mesothelioma, adult malignant – peritoneal Metabolic disorders Metagonimiasis Metal fume fever Metformin Methenamine Methotrexate toxicity Methoxychlor Methsuximide Oral Methyclothiazide Methylergonovine Methyprylon Metoclopramide Oral Metolachlor Metolazone Metoprolol Metronidazole Miconazole Injection Mifepristone Miglitol Mineral oil Minocycline Misoprostol Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum) Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome Mitotane Mixed connective tissue disease Moclobemide Modafinil Moexipril Moricizine Morphine withdrawal Moxifloxacin Mucopolysaccharidosis Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 Muscarine Mycobacterium avium Complex Mycophenolate Myleofibrosis Myocarditis Nabumetone Nafcillin Nalidixic acid Naltrexone Naphthalene Natalizumab injection Natamycin Nateglinide oral Necrotizing fasciitis Nelfinavir Neostigmine Netilmicin Neuroendocrine tumors Neurofibromatosis Neutropenia Nevirapine Niclosamide Nicotine poisoning Nizatidine Norfloxacin Norwalk gastroenteritis Norwalk Virus Nystatin Obal syndrome Ofloxacin oral Ogilvie's syndrome Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome Oleander Omalizumab injection Omenn syndrome Omeprazole Ondansetron Opioid withdrawal Opisthorchis infection Organophosphates Orlistat Oseltamivir Oxaliplatin Oxazepam Oxcarbazepine Oxtriphylline Oxybutynin Oxyphenisatine Palivizumab injection Pancreatic adenoma Pancrelipase Pantoprazole Paragonimus Infection Paraquat Parathion Pegaspargase Peginterferon alfa-2a Peginterferon alfa-2b Pellagra Pelvic abscess Pemetrexed injection Pemoline Penbutolol Penicillin allergy Penicillium marneffei Pentamidine Pentostatin Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Pergolide Perindopril Periodic hyperlysinemia Pernicious anemia Perphenazine oral Persin Phenolphthalein Phentermine Phentolamine Phycomycosis Phytohaemagglutinin Pilocarpine Pimecrolimus topical Pimozide Piroxicam Plicamycin Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis POEMS syndrome Phytolacca Americana Pollen allergy Porphyria Portal vein thrombosis Posaconazole Postgastrectomy syndrome Solanum tuberosum Powell-Buist-Stenzel syndrome Pramipexole Pramlintide injection Prazepam Praziquantel Prazosin and polythiazide Procainamide Procarbazine Proctitis Promethazine Propafenone Propranolol Oral Protein losing enteropathy Protriptyline Pseudoephedrine and triprolidine Pseudomembranous colitis Psittacosis Ptomaine food poisoning Pyridostigmine Q fever Quinapril Quinidine Oral Quinupristin/dalfopristin Rabeprazole Radiation sickness Raltitrexed Rambaud-Galian syndrome Ramipril Ranitidine Rasagiline Rectal cancer Refsum disease, infantile form Repaglinide Reserpine Retapamulin Rhabditida Infections

Ribavirin Ricin Rifampin Rilmenidine Riluzole Risedronate Risperidone Ritonavir Rituximab injection Rivastigmine Rizatriptan Roflumilast Rosary pea (Abrus precatorious) Rotavirus Roundworm Sakamoto disease Salmonella enteritidis Salmonellosis Salsalate Sanfilippo syndrome Sapporo-like virus Saquinavir Sarcocystis Sarcosporidiosis Sargramostim injection Satoyoshi syndrome Schistosomiasis Sclerosing Mesenteritis Scombroid food poisoning Secernentea Infections Selegiline Serotonin syndrome Sevelamer Shigellosis Short bowel syndrome Sildenafil Simethicone Simvastatin Sirolimus Sitagliptin Slone's Disease Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome Small bowel lymphoma Smoking stools syndrome Sodium oxybate Sodium picosulfate Sodium polystyrene sulfonate Solanine Solifenacin Somatostatinoma Sorafenib Sorbitol Sotalol Sparfloxacin Spencer disease Sphingolipidosis Spira syndrome Spironolactone Spirurida Infections Spleen Cancer Sprue Stachybotrys chartarum Staphylococcal food poisoning Stavudine Streptobacillus Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus suis Streptozocin Strongyloides Subacute thyroiditis Sucrase-isomaltase deficiency Sucrose intolerance Sulfadiazine Sulfasalazine Sulfisoxazole Sulindac Sumatriptan Sunitinib Superior mesenteric artery occlusion Tacrine Tamsulosin Tapeworms TASB (psychedelics) Tegafur Tegaserod Telbivudine Telithromycin Telmisartan Temozolomide Teniposide Tenofovir Terbinafine Teriparatide (rDNA origin) Injection Tetrodotoxin Thallium Theophylline Thiabendazole Thioguanine Thioridazine Thiothixene Oral Thyroid Carcinoma Thyroid Medication Ticlopidine Tiludronate Tipranavir Tocopherol Tolcapone Topiramate Topotecan Toxocara Toxoplasmosis Tranexamic acid Tranylcypromine Trastuzumab Traveler's diarrhea Trazodone Trematoda Treprostinil Triamterene Triazolam Trichinella spiralis Trichinosis Trichuriasis Trifluoperazine Oral Trihexyphenidyl Trimeprazine Trimethadione Trimethobenzamide Trimetrexate Glucuronate Trimipramine Trovafloxacin Tularemia Turcot syndrome Typhoid fever Ulcerative colitis Urofollitropin Ursodeoxycholic acid Valacyclovir Valganciclovir Valinemia Valproic Acid Valsartan Vanadium Vasculitis hypersensitivity Verapamil and Trandolapril Vibrio cholerae Vibrio mimicus food poisoning Vibrio parahemolyticus Vibrio vulnificus Vinblastine Vinorelbine Tartrate Vipoma Visceral leishmaniasis Vitamin C toxicity Vitamin D Voriconazole Vorinostat Waldmann disease Water hemlock (Cicuta sp.) Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome Water-skier colon Weil's syndrome West Nile fever Wheat intolerance Whipple's disease Whipworm Infection Yersinia enterocolitica Zanamivir Inhalation Zidovudine Injection Zinc deficiency Ziprasidone Zoledronic Acid Injection Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Zolmitriptan Oral Zolpidem