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#Diarrhea due to mental factors: These patients need counseling along with therapeutic management of diarrhea as discussed above.
#Diarrhea due to mental factors: These patients need counseling along with therapeutic management of diarrhea as discussed above.
#Infectious diarrhea or bacterial food poisoning: The practitioner/physician should proceed with the treatment of the disease with information obtained from the history, stool examination, and evaluation of dehydration severity.
#Infectious diarrhea or bacterial food poisoning: The practitioner/physician should proceed with the treatment of the disease with information obtained from the history, stool examination, and evaluation of dehydration severity.
#Watery diarrhea usually indicates a defect in water absorption. However, there are other categories of watery diarrhea caused due to the dysregulation of intestinal function, endocrine dysfunction (including hypothyroidism), tumors (by obstructing bowel). Another category of watery diarrhea is idiopathic secretory diarrhea. These categories largely are termed chronic inflammatory diarrhea. Based on the result of examining the patient’s history thoroughly, the physician should prescribe a course of treatment as well as dietary regimen.
#Watery diarrhea usually indicates a defect in water absorption. However, there are other categories of watery diarrhea caused due to the dysregulation of intestinal function, endocrine dysfunction (including hypothyroidism), tumors (by obstructing bowel). Another category of watery diarrhea is idiopathic secretory diarrhea. These categories largely are termed chronic inflammatory diarrhea. Based on the result of examining the patient’s history thoroughly, the physician should prescribe a course of treatment as well as dietary regimen.<ref>Schiller Lawrence, Sellin Joseph, Pardi Darrell, Chronic Diarrhea:Diagnosis and Management, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2017, 15:182-193</ref>
#Fatty diarrhea, like watery diarrhea, indicates poor absorption of fat and other nutrients
#Fatty diarrhea, like watery diarrhea, indicates poor absorption of fat and other nutrients
#Dysentery (passage of bloody stools) or fever (>37.8°C) should be treated with antibacterial drugs
#Dysentery (passage of bloody stools) or fever (>37.8°C) should be treated with antibacterial drugs