Diarrhea

Name

Greek; dia = through; rhein = flowing.

This clinical feature covers the frequent and abnormally quick excretion of watery and/or slimy feces (~more than 3 times per day and the total feces weight per day exceeds more than 200 g). The reasons for these symptoms may vary considerably and may be based on diseases of the organs of the intestinal system but also on infections or on allergic reactions (Table 1). There are several subdivisions:

Table 1 Alphabetical list of pathogens that may induce diarrheas (selection)