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Severe diarrhea is a symptom in which a person has frequent or prolonged diarrhea, with enough loss of fluid to be at risk of getting dehydrated soon. Severe diarrhea can be due to infections, excessive use of laxatives, other bowel disorders, etc.

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35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Diarrhea

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Buttock, Lower abdomen, Upper abdomen

Is Symptom of

Food-borne illness (food poisoning)
Condition
Stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis)
Condition
Rotavirus infection
Condition
Shigellosis
Condition
Salmonella infection
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