Diarrhea is a condition when a person passes loose and watery stools. In such a condition a person passes stools more than thrice a day. Acute diarrhea lasts for around two days and does not need any special treatment as it gets treated on its own whereas prolonged diarrhea persists for much longer time as compared to acute one and may even result in dehydration. This kind of diarrhea must not be ignored and a physician must be consulted soon.

As far as the causes of diarrhea are concerned, acute diarrhea usually results from some viral, bacterial or parasitic infection while on the other hand a chronic diarrhea is associated with functional disorders like irritable bowel syndromes as well as inflammatory bowel disorders.

Some of the other most commonly observed causes of diarrhea are as follows:

• Food allergies experienced by several people is considered to be one such major factors leading to this condition. There are several people who are not able to digest some of the food components and, thus, develop such disorders.
• Reaction to various different medicines may also result in diarrhea. Some of these drugs include the blood pressure medication, antibiotics, cancer drugs and some of the antacids.
• Intestinal diseases are also taken as important causes of diarrhea. Some of them include celiac disease, colitis, inflammatory bowel disorders and Chrohn’s disease.
• Irritable bowel syndrome again can be one of the major causes of diarrhea.
• Some people get this disease after a stomach surgery or after removal of gallbladder from their bodies.

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