Diarrhea can be very uncomfortable and unpleasant, but it’s a problem that most people will get at some point in their lives, and it usually passes within a few days. Find out what can cause short-term or long-term diarrhea, how to treat and prevent it, and when you should see a d...
When should I contact my child's healthcare provider?Your child has a fever of 102°F (38.8°C) or higher. Your child has worsening abdominal pain. Your child is more irritable, fussy, or tired than usual. Your child has a dry mouth and lips. Your child has dry, cool skin. Your ...
Even when they don’t linger, it can be frustrating for parents to treat their kids with vomiting and diarrhea. Get the latest treatment recommendations to help you get through these very common infections quickly. Kids get vomiting and diarrhea for many reasons, but it is most often caused b...
You are playing happily with your baby when you suddenly detect a rather unpleasant odor emanating from the diaper area. When you open up the diaper to change it, instead of the usual soft yellow stool, you find agreenish-brown, runny, foul-smelling messthat’s all over both baby and his...
Diarrhea is considered acute if it lasts for less than 14 days, and chronic when it persists for more than 14 days. Acute, self-limiting diarrhea is a relatively common problem in dogs and cats and usually requires minimal diagnostic testing and therapy. In contrast to most animals with acute...
Stomach pains and sometimes loss of appetite, trouble eating enough and/or weight loss Increased thirst, due to losing more water than usual when going to the bathroom frequently Sometimes symptoms of a fever depending on what’s causing diarrhea (such as an infection or illness) ...
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Therefore people often lose a lot of weight when they suffer with food poisoning. Nothing is going in but for most of us losing a few pounds is nothing but a few of pounds for a dog might turnout to be undeniably devasting. It is therefore important to keep a close watch on just how...
Thus, stool weight by itself is an imperfect criterion for diarrhea. 2 What other disorder may be described as diarrhea? Occasionally patients with fecal incontinence describe that problem as diarrhea, even when stools are formed. Physicians must be careful to distinguish fecal incontinence from ...
•Parent:Mychildhasbeenvomiting（vomit['vɔmit]，vt.&n.呕吐）frequently.•我这孩子最近经常呕吐。•Doctor:Whendiditstart?Howfrequently?•从什么时候开始的？一天大概几次？•P:Itstartedabouttendaysago.Hevomitsaboutfivetimesaday.•有十天了。一天吐五次左右。•D:Whendoesheusuallyvomit?•...