Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now, Danish and Ethiopian ...

Consecutive patients referred from 1997 to 1999 for investigation of chronic diarrhea were included in the study. Chronic diarrhea was defined as greater than 3 stools a day for at least 4 weeks.

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 ...