They calculated that 8.18% of dogs are diagnosed with diarrhea by their primary vet in a given year. But this risk was higher for six breeds in particular compared to the average mixed breed dog ...

Diarrhea is not necessarily a sign of pregnancy, but it may be a common symptom experienced during pregnancy. Hormonal shifts, diet changes, or other conditions may cause it.

SBS-IF, a rare chronic debilitating malabsorptive condition in which patients are dependent on parenteral support (PS), affects an estimated 18,000 adult patients in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

Diarrhea often takes on one of two forms: acute or chronic. It’s acute if it happens just a couple times or for a few days, like when you have a stomach bug or food poisoning. But it’s ...

It is estimated that rotavirus caused the deaths of about 128,500 children under the age of 5 years and more than 258 million episodes of diarrhea worldwide in the same year 6. Rotavirus is known to ...

Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapeutics may develop diarrhea, which can be highly distressing. In a recent journal article, oncologist Marcus Hentrich, MD, and gastroenterologist Volker ...

“You always want to start with bland foods when you have diarrhea,” Amanda Sauceda, MS, RD, a registered dietitian based in Long Beach, California, who specializes in digestive health, tells SELF.

Rotavirus causes gastroenteritis, a condition that includes diarrhea, deficient nutrient absorption and weight loss. Severe cases result in approximately 128,000 deaths annually in infants and ...

More information: Zheng Liu et al, Rotavirus-mediated DGAT1 degradation: A pathophysiological mechanism of viral-induced malabsorptive diarrhea, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023).

"These children have severe chronic diarrhea, which sometimes is fatal," said co-first author, Hunter Smith, graduate student in Dr. Mary Estes' and Crawford's lab at Baylor.

Diarrhea after surgery is a potential side effect of several surgical procedures. If postsurgical diarrhea lasts longer than 2 days, it is a good idea for a person to check with their doctor to ...