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

A child suffers on an average 10 to 15 episodes of diarrhea in the first five years of life, of which 3 to 5 episodes occur in the first year of life. About 80% of deaths due to diarrhea occur in ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD If you've got diarrhea, or loose, watery stools, you'll want to know how to find ...

Diarrhea is a common symptom of illness among toddlers. Children under 4 years of age often have diarrhea once or twice a year. Toddler’s diarrhea is the term healthcare providers use to ...

Chronic diarrhea involves at least three bowel movements ... While probiotics are generally considered safe for both children and adults and serious side effects are rare in healthy people ...

or diarrhea — or some combination of all of them. They may have a poor appetite or complain of feeling full very quickly. When should you contact your child’s doctor? It’s important to check in with ...

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 ...

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.