Cholera is a bacterial infection of the intestines that leads to severe diarrhea and rapid dehydration, "which can quickly become life-threatening without treatment," says Dr. Jason Nagata ...

The main symptoms of norovirus include signs of gastroenteritis, Martinello says. A mild norovirus infection might just cause ...

However, persistent and chronic diarrhea that’s accompanied by abdominal pain may be a sign of an underlying health condition that requires medical treatment. Keep reading to learn more about ...

Background and Aims: Often a cause for chronic non-specific diarrhea (≥3 stools per day for more than 4 weeks) is not identified. Small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBO) can occur without ...

Some dogs can have sensitive stomachs and a simple change in diet can trigger diarrhea and even vomiting. I always ask an ...

A highly contagious disease is alarmingly on the rise in one US state. Cases of dysentery, also called shigellosis, are ...

Dysentery rates have been rising among the Portland population since 2023, and is attributed largely to a lack of public ...

IBD causes chronic inflammation of the intestines, which can lead to diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and fatigue. Research shows menstruation can increase these IBD symptoms and cause severe diarrhea.

A synthetic microbiome therapy, tested in mice, holds promise as a new treatment for C. difficile, a notoriously difficult-to-treat bacterial infection, according to a team of researchers at Penn ...

Namibia has recorded its first case of cholera in nearly a decade, in a region bordering Angola where an outbreak has killed ...