diarrhoea

di·ar·rhoe·a

D0199700 (dī′ə-rē′ə)n. Chiefly British Variant of diarrhea.

diarrhoea

(ˌdaɪəˈrɪə) or

diarrhea

n (Medicine) frequent and copious discharge of abnormally liquid faeces[C16: from Late Latin, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia- + rhein to flow] ˌdiarˈrhoeal, ˌdiarˈrhoeic ˌdiarˈrheal, ˌdiarˈrheic adj

Thesaurus

Noun

diarrhoea - frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumordiarrhea, looseness, looseness of the bowelsdysentery - an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrheasymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular diseasethe shits, the trots - obscene terms for diarrheaMontezuma's revenge - diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America

diarrhoea

U.S. diarrheanoun the runs, the trots (informal), dysentery, looseness, the skits (informal), Montezuma's revenge (informal), gippy tummy, holiday tummy, Spanish tummy, the skitters (informal) One of the chief causes of death from diarrhoea is dehydration.

Translations

腹泻

diarrhoea

(daiəˈriə) (American) diarrhea noun too much liquid in and too frequent emptying of the bowels. He has diarrhoea.腹泻

diarrhoea

→ 腹泻zhCN

I have diarrhea (US)
I have diarrhoea (UK) → 我拉肚子了

diarrhoea

(dī′ə-rē′ə)n. Chiefly British Variant of diarrhea.

di·ar·rhe·a

(dī'ă-rē'ă) An abnormally frequent discharge of semisolid or fluid fecal matter from the bowel.
Synonym(s): diarrhoea. [G. diarrhoia, fr. dia, through, + rhoia, a flow, a flux]

diarrhoea

The result of unduly rapid transit of the bowel contents so that there is insufficient time for reabsorption of water to firm up the faeces. In consequence, the stools are loose and liquid and are passed more frequently than normal. The commonest causes are irritation from a bowel infection and psychological factors, as in the IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME.

di·ar·rhe·a

(dī'ă-rē'ă) Abnormally frequent discharge of semisolid or fluid fecal matter from the bowel.
Synonym(s): diarrhoea. [G. diarrhoia, fr. dia, through, + rhoia, a flow, a flux]

Patient discussion about diarrhoea

Q. what are the causes of diarrhea? I've been having constant diarrhea, stomach aches and loud noises from my bowel. could it be cancer? A. I don't know about cancer, but you might consider "Irritable bowel syndrome". it is a common disorder that can occur and have those symptoms that you mentioned. here is a nice web site that gives information about it: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ibs_ez/#symptoms

Q. What Is Travelers' Diarrhea? I wanted to know- what exactly is travelers' diarrhea?A. Travelers' diarrhea is the most common illness affecting travelers. Travelers' diarrhea is defined as three or more unformed stools in 24 hours, commonly accompanied by abdominal cramps, nausea and bloating. Each year 20%–50% of international travelers, an estimated 10 million people, develop diarrhea, usually within the first week of traveling. It can occur due to poor sanitary conditions, usually by bacterial infection. Escherichia coli, enteroaggregative E. coli, and Shigella are the most common bacteria involved. High-risk destinations are the developing countries of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Q. I heard that the major risk in diarrhea is dehydration, why is that? How can I avoid that? Are there other dehydration causes I should beware of?A. vomiting will also dehydrate you about as dangerously as diarrhea fye

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diarrhoea

noun

Synonyms for diarrhoea

noun the runs

Synonyms

the runs
the trots
dysentery
looseness
the skits
Montezuma's revenge
gippy tummy
holiday tummy
Spanish tummy
the skitters

Synonyms for diarrhoea

noun frequent and watery bowel movements

Synonyms

diarrhea
looseness
looseness of the bowels

Related Words

dysentery
symptom
the shits
the trots
Montezuma's revenge