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If your diarrhea lasts longer than a couple of days, Dr. Ahmad suggests calling your doctor, especially if you also have a fever, dehydration, bloody stool, weight loss, pain, and severe pain.
A persistent (chronic) history of diarrhea, with watery or mushy, unformed stools, (types 6 and 7 on the Bristol stool scale), sometimes with steatorrhea, increased frequency and urgency of defecation are common manifestations, often with fecal incontinence and other gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal swelling, bloating and abdominal pain.
Diarrhea (American English), also spelled diarrhoea or diarrhœa (British English), is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements in a day. [2] It often lasts for a few days and can result in dehydration due to fluid loss. [2]
The pain is persistent, near-constant, or regularly reoccurring. The pain is not related to food intake or defecation. [1] Functional abdominal pain is usually periumbilical and is not accompanied by weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, nocturnal symptoms, or slowed growth. [3]
Diarrhea accompanied by other symptoms, like fever, severe abdominal pain, bloody stool, or unintended weight loss, are definite signs to see a doctor, Dr. Beyer says.
Other common symptoms include tiredness, weight gain, constipation, dry skin and hair, and a slowed heart rate, says Dr. Quinlan. Your primary care doctor can order a blood test to check your ...
Infected individuals who experience symptoms (about 10% have no symptoms) may have diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. [1] Less common symptoms include vomiting and blood in the stool. [1] Symptoms usually begin one to three weeks after exposure and, without treatment, may last two to six weeks or longer. [4]
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