What is Diarrhea? Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.

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0:00 What is Diarrhea?
0:32 Causes of Diarrhea
1:14 Signs and Symptoms of Diarrhea
2:06 Diagnosis of Diarrhea
2:42 Treatments of Diarrhea

Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day. It often lasts for a few days and can result in dehydration due to fluid loss. Signs of dehydration often begin with loss of the normal stretchiness of the skin and irritable behaviour. This can progress to decreased urination, loss of skin color, a fast heart rate, and a decrease in responsiveness as it becomes more severe. Loose but non-watery stools in babies who are exclusively breastfed, however, are normal.

The most common cause is an infection of the intestines due to either a virus, bacteria, or parasite – a condition also known as gastroenteritis.[2] These infections are often acquired from food or water that has been contaminated by feces, or directly from another person who is infected. The three types of diarrhea are: short duration watery diarrhea, short duration bloody diarrhea, and persistent diarrhea (lasting more than two weeks).The short duration watery diarrhea may be due to an infection by cholera, although this is rare in the developed world. If blood is present it is also known as dysentery. A number of non-infectious causes can result in diarrhea. These include lactose intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, hyperthyroidism, bile acid diarrhea, and a number of medications.In most cases, stool cultures to confirm the exact cause are not required.

[annisaurus]

I just sat on the toilet for half an hour. I feel a lot better now. We will get through this, trust me. It may not seem like it right now, but we're all united here, against diarrhoea!

[chubchub]

Havin a *BAD* time on the toilet right now
(I think this is the first time I got a thousand likes...thx.)

[MosesOnchaga]

praying for a quick recovery for everyone going through it

[darknades]

Who else is watching this while sitting on the toilet 😂😂😂

[Elizabeth-tsom]

Worst thing is when you feel perfectly fine and then all of a sudden start having diarrhea like why does my body have to do that to me?

[symbionictitan]

Tip- never trust a fart during diarrhea

[damonkey_]

Moral of the story....stay away from eating fatty foods and sodium often/if u eat them everyday, might wanna slow down, trust me I learned the hard way....

[the_grey_phoenix]

Who was having diarrhea while watching this I know I was

[suhanipunyarthi]

Having periods AND diarrhea at the same time IS THE WORST😭

[thewatchers]

15 hot wings, 4 vanilla cupcakes, and two bags of Chester fries yesterday. I'll never make that mistake again. I was just about to get on the bus for school this morning. Good thing I didn't.

[ashd]

i come back to this whenever i have it lol. it’s kinda comforting to see that everyone is in just as much pain as i am

[borisjohnson]

“I am currently suffering from a butt explosion” squad where u at? EDIT: Get well soon guys!

[sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh...]

I am on the toilet feeling like I got a water gun squirting water out my frikin butt. 😂😭

[xxkiwi_uhhxx]

Thanks for telling me ppl can die from diarrhoea while I’m here having bad pains in my stomach and rivers of it.

[melluwa]

*friend texts *
Friend- “wyd”
Me- “watching YouTube”
Reality- 💩

[tnso]

Currently praying to god that I don’t die rn 😂

[feolit]

FACT: We searched for this while suffering from it😔

[seawater]

Who else is watching this on the toilet with diarrhoea😹😹

[carlossubero]

We all can agree in something, we all have some REALLY bad diarrhea going on :)

[Pentthesage]

Glad to see I'm not the only one suffering and decided to go to YouTube for answers 😂 don't trust any farts y'all.