Overview
Is Symptom of
Related questions
Overview
Is Symptom of
Related questions
Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.
$30 per visit with
membership
Diarrhea, more often
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.
Dr. Robert Kwokreviewed this
Pediatrics 33 years experience
Is a type of:Diarrhea
How long it usually lasts:
Short-term (lasts days to weeks)
How common is it?
Common
Body locations
Buttock, Lower abdomen, Upper abdomen
Food-borne illness (food poisoning)
Condition
Stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis)
Condition
Rotavirus infection
Condition
Shigellosis
Condition
Salmonella infection
Condition
Norovirus infection
Condition
Campylobacter infection
Condition
Cholera
Condition
Antibiotic associated diarrhea
Condition
Load more
Related questions
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
Load more
Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.
$30 per visit with
membership