Diarrhea can cause the person to lose up to 20 liters of fluids per day. Hence at this time loss of fluid should be compensated by plenty of fluid or electrolyte intake.

Symptoms of diarrhea are abdominal pain/cramping, fever, or blood in the stool.

Different processes in the body may promote diarrhea, including failure of the intestines to absorb adequate nutrients and fluids during digestion, the release of too much fluid into the digestive tract or complications as the result of intestinal disorders.

Diarrhea is a common disorder and normally lasts for few days and unless severely dehydrated will not provide serious complications.

Cause of acute diarrhea can be due to viral/bacterial infection consumed through contaminated food/water or as side effect of medication like antibiotics or even the type of food intake like Caffeine, alcohol, artificial sweeteners etc.

Treatment of diarrhea will depend on the cause and severity of the disorder. In case of the viral infection it resolves itself within a few days. Otherwise, it can also be aided by antibiotics. For acute cases specific medical treatment is required.

Prevention of diarrhea can be done by good hygiene, boiled/bottled water, eating only hot, well cooked food especially while traveling.

Diarrhea is disorder of the bowels in which there is an increase in the fluidity or volume of the stool or the frequency of the bowel movements.

There is a serious type of diarrhea called C. difficile colitis. The symptoms of the disorder are fever, abdominal pain, and severe dehydration.

Even though diarrhea can happen to people of any age, infants and children are more affected by the disorder. This is since children can become dangerously dehydrated when they have diarrhea.