Question 1

does acv cause diarrhea?

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Acyclovir?: Are you referring to acyclovir?  It does not usually cause diarrhea.

Question 2

can a cold cause diarrhea?

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Not normally.: The most common symptoms of a cold are sneezing, running nose, feeling tired, congestion and scratchy throat.  Additional symptoms can be coughing, headaches, mucus dripping down the back of the throat, loss of appetite and fever (in children).

Question 3

what causes white diarrhea?

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Liver Problems: The color of stool can help guide your doctor to determine the cause of the problem. White stool is often a result of a liver disease such as viral hepatitis which causes the bilirubin in your blood level to rise. As a result there can be less of it in the stool and the stool then becomes "discolored" or white, gray, or pale. Note that eating all white foods can cause this as well.

Question 4

can worrying cause diarrhea?

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Yes: Stress can cause worsening of irritable bowel symptoms - in particular, diarrhea.

Question 5

can exercise cause diarrhea?

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Depends: Depends on the types of exercise, is it stationary bike, elliptical, swimming, aquatic, weight lifting, walking or long distance running. Long distance running exercise causes runner's diarrhea

Question 6

can hot sauce cause diarrhea?

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But tastes so good!: When we think diarrhea, its rather specific in terms of multiple large volume bowel movements. 
If you are having a "diarrheal" illness after eating hot sauce, make sure its not expired and change the bottle. If all hot sauces are causing it, then we've gotta think something in it is upsetting your GI tract.

Question 7

what causes frequent diarrhea?

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Multiple causes: There are numerous possible causes for diarrhea including: bowel infection, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis ; crohn disease), irritable bowel syndrome, food poisoning, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, certain medications (antibiotics), artificial sweeteners, etc. Consulting a gastroenterologist is recommended.

Question 8

does chocolate cause diarrhea?

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Yes: Chocolate can cause diarrhea if you have lactose intolerance or irritable bowel syndrome.

Question 9

what can cause acute diarrhea?

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Causes of diarrhea: First define the problem (soft or frequent stool?), circumstances under which diarrhea develops (malabsorption, pancreatic maldigestion, food intolerances, stressful times, exposure to ill individuals/infections, food poisoning, ischemic gut, inflammatory colitis, etc.), severity (stool volume, dehydration, blood, night-time awakening, weight loss), & duration. The "cure" depends on the above.

Question 10

what are the causes of diarrhea?

Accepted Answer

Many things: Infections/inflammation/bacterial toxins/ibs etc.

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