Author: Glossary
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Purulent diarrhea
Diarrhea with pus, a result of intestinal ulceration.
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Osmotic diarrhea
Diarrhea caused by the retention of osmotically active solutes in the small intestine. This causes fluid to be drawn into the intestinal lumen. The retained fluid is more than the colon can resorb. The solute may be the result of maldigestion, malabsorbed nutrients, or drugs.
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Membranous diarrhea
Diarrhea with pieces of intestinal mucosa.
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Lienteric diarrhea
Watery stools with undigested food particles.
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Infantile diarrhea
Diarrhea in children under 2 years of age. Most commonly, it is caused by infectious enterocolitis due to rotavirus, Norwalk virus, or Escherichia coli.
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Factitious diarrhea
Self-induced diarrhea. This can be accomplished, for example, by self-medication with laxatives.
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Epidemic diarrhea in the newborn
Contagious diarrhea in a newborn caused by pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli, occurring in epidemics in hospitals.
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Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Mild to moderate diarrhea in individuals taking oral antibiotics. The antibiotics destroy the normal flora in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Acute diarrhea
Diarrhea marked by sudden onset.
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Hernia of diaphragm
A congenital or traumatic protrusion of abdominal contents through the diaphragm.