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Can a cold cause diarrhea?

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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered

Psychiatry 25 years experience

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).

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