Diarrhea
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increased liquidity or decreased consistency of feces, such as running stool; fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present; diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.
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- Traveler's diarrhea is a particular problem for people visiting developing countries.
- In the Third World, diarrhea is the most common cause of death among infants, killing more than 1.
- Such diarrhea is usually painless and persistent, unaccompanied by signs of disease such as bleeding, anemia, weight loss or fatigue.
- Diarrhoea / Diarrhea is also a major cause of child malnutrition.
- , Rutgers University Diarrhea is passing body waste from the bowel more often and in a more liquid state than usual.
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