Chronic Diarrhea: What It Is, Causes & Treatment Options - Cleveland Clinic
网页Chronic diarrhea is persistent diarrhea that lasts for four weeks or longer. Diet, medications and diseases can cause it.
Chronic Diarrhea: Treatment Options, Symptoms, and Causes - Healthline
网页2019年3月8日 · Chronic diarrhea caused by an underlying medical condition isn’t always preventable. But you can prevent chronic diarrhea due to infection by taking steps to keep your food and water supply...
Diarrhea - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年8月3日 · Luckily, diarrhea is usually short-lived, lasting no more than a few days. But when diarrhea lasts beyond a few days, it is usually a clue to another problem — such as medicine side effects, changes in diet, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or a more serious disorder, including ongoing infection, celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Could this be the cause of your persistent diarrhea?
网页2018年6月26日 · The most common sign of microscopic colitis is watery diarrhea that doesn’t contain any blood. The diarrhea can come on gradually and intermittently, or be more sudden in onset. You may have up to nine watery stools a day. In severe cases, 15 or more may occur. For some, it’s a daily problem lasting months to years.
Chronic Diarrhea: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention - Verywell Health
网页2023年8月1日 · Different types of chronic diarrhea include watery diarrhea, inflammatory diarrhea, and fatty diarrhea. Chronic diarrhea can be caused by medical conditions, malabsorption, motility issues, or medications.
Chronic Diarrhea: Causes, Treatment, and More - Health
网页2024年8月19日 · Adults may have diarrhea at least once per year, and children typically get it twice per year. Read on to learn what chronic diarrhea is a symptom of and how it's treated.
Patient education: Chronic diarrhea in adults (Beyond the Basics)
网页2024年9月11日 · Chronic diarrhea is defined as three or more loose stools daily for at least four weeks. There are many possible causes of chronic diarrhea. Management is aimed at treating the underlying cause of diarrhea (whenever possible), firming up loose stools, and dealing with any complications of diarrhea.
Diarrhea - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年8月3日 · For diarrhea, some basic questions to ask include: What is likely causing my diarrhea? Could my diarrhea be caused by a medicine I'm taking? What tests do I need? Is my diarrhea likely short-term or long lasting? What is the best course of action? What are the alternatives to the primary approach that you're suggesting? I …
Chronic Diarrhea in Adults: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
网页2020年4月15日 · Chronic diarrhea is defined as a predominantly decreased stool consistency lasting longer than four weeks. 1, 2 The prevalence is estimated to be 1% to 5% of the adult population. 1 Common...
Chronic Diarrhea - Stanford Health Care
网页Causes. Diagnosis. Treatments. What is Chronic Diarrhea? Diarrhea happens to nearly everyone and involves frequently passing loose or watery stools. Although it is normal to experience changes in your bowel habits, diarrhea that lasts more than four weeks is not normal. When this happens, you have chronic diarrhea.