A 65-year-old woman presents for evaluation of a 6-month history of chronic diarrhea. She has generally been healthy throughout her life.The medical assistant (MA) checks her in and notes normal ...

While acute diarrhea lasts about 7 days or fewer, chronic diarrhea lasts 4 weeks or more. Lacy noted that it is important to be a “great detective” when identifying causes of chronic diarrhea.

Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Diarrhea can often be stopped by using over-the-counter (OTC) medications such as loperamide (Imodium) or bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol). Remember ...

UVA Health researchers have joined a new international consortium that will work to understand how climate change could affect dangerous diarrheal diseases, a leading cause of death for children ...

Working with human stem cells that form a kind of "mini intestine-in-a-dish," Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found several molecular mechanisms for COVID-19-related diarrhea ...