Watery, without blood, pus, or mucus. 

duration of a few days, possibly longer. lactase deficiency may lead to a longer course. 

nausea, vomiting, periumbilical cramping pain. 

temperature normal or slightly elevated.

Actue Diarrhea-secretory infection

often travel, a common food source, or an epidemic causes this. 

Loose to watery, often with blood, pus, or mucus. 

an actue illness of carying duration. 

lower abdominal cramping pain often rectal urgency, tenesmus, fever.

Inflammatory infection of acute diarrhea.

travel, contaminated food or water, men and women who have had frequent intercourse can cause this. 

Action of many drugs, such as magnesium containing antacids, antibiotics, antineoplastic agents, and laxatives. 

loose to watery stools. 

actue, recurrent, or chronic timing--possibly nausea--persicribed or over the counter medications cause this type of diarrhea. 

this type of diarrhea usually occurs in young and middle aged aduls, especially in women.

crampy lower abdominal pain, abdominal distention, flatulence, nausea, and constipation. 

often worse in morning. diarrhear rarely wakes person at night. 

loose, may show mucus. NO BLOOD. Small, hard stools with constipation. 

IBS-chronic diarrhea.

Change in frequency and form of bowel movements withoug chemical or structural abnormalitiy. 

this diarrhea occurs in middle aged older adults, epecially older than 55.

change in bowel habits, crampy lower abdominal pain, constipation. 

stools may be blood streaked. 

Cancer of the sigmoid colon-causing diarrhea. 

partial obstruction by a malignant neoplasm. 

this type of diarrhea occurs in young people. it increases the risk of colon cancer.

crampy lower or generalized abdominal pain, anorexia, weakness, fever if severe. May include episcleritis, uvetitis, arthritis, erythema nodosum. 

Onset ranges from insidious to acute Typically recurrent, may be persistant. Diarrhea may wake the person at night. 

Soft to watery, often containing blood. 

IBD-Ulcerative Colitis

Infalmmation of the mucosa and submucosa of the rectum and colon with ulceration; typically extends proximally from the rectum. 

soft to watery, often containing blood. 

Small, soft to loose or watery, usually free of gross blood (enteritis) or with less bleeding than ulcerative colitis. 

insidious onset, chronic or recurrent. diarrhea may wake the person up at night. 

Chronic transmural inflammation of the bowel wall, with a skip pattern typically involving the terminal ileum and or proximal colon. 

small, soft to loose, or watery, usually free of gross blood, and or if blood present, less than Ulcerative colitis. 

Crampy periumbilicial or right lower quadrant or diffuse pain, with anorexia, low fever and or weight loss. Perinal or perirectal abscesses and fistulas. May cause small or large bowel obstruction. 

often young people, especially in late teens, or middle aged peeps. common in jewish descent.

Onset of illness typically insidious. 

typically bulky, soft, light yellow to gray, mushy, greasy or oily, and sometimes frothy, particualrly foul smelling; usually floats in toilet. 

This occurs in 50% of aferican americans, Asians, and Native Americans, Hispanics, and in 5-20% of Caucasians. 

crampy abdominal pain, abdominal distention, flatulence. 

watery diarreha of large volume.

follow the ingestion of milk and or milk products, relieved by fasting. 

watery diarrhea of large volume.

Osmotic diarrhea--def. of lactase, abuse of laxatives, and secretory diarrhea from bacterial infection--and other causes unter the bacterial infection heading. 

this type of diarrhea is caused by persons with anorexia or bulimia nervosa. diarhea that is watery of large volume. 

laxative habit, often surrepititous. 

this type of diarrhea includes weight loss, dehydration, nausea, vomiting, and cramping abdominal pain. watery dirrhea of large volume. variable process and timing.