Main Causes of Diarrhea

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Main Causes of Diarrhea

An indication of Diarrhea is when your stool is watery. A prolonged diarrhea can post serious problems like dehydration and vomiting. Every age can be a victim of this disease especially of today's environment situation which is polluted.

So what causes diarrhea? Acute diarrhea is related to viral, parasitic infection or bacterial. While chronic diarrhea is due to functional disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel diseases.

Below are the common causes of diarrhea.

• Bacterial infections. A bacteria contaminated food or water can cause diarrhea. The most known bacteria are Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, and E-coli.

• Viral infections. Viruses is the

other cause of diarrhea. Viruses such as rotavirus, Norwalk virus, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus and viral hepatitis.

•Food intolerance. People who are unstable stomach and not able to digest food properly can cause diarrhea.

•Parasites. Parasite can invade our body through food or water and settle in the digestive system which will later cause diarrhea. Common parasites are Giardia Lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and cryptosporidium.

•Reaction to medicines. Drugs containing magnesium can all cause diarrhea.

•Intestinal diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, Crohn’s disease, and celiac disease often lead to diarrhea.

•Functional bowel disorders. Diarrhea can be a symptom of irritable bowel syndrome.

Other cases of diarrhea includes after effect of stomach surgery and removal of the gallbladder.

In other cases, the causes of diarrhea are unknown. Further studies is not necessary due to the fact that the disease goes away naturally.

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