Diarrhea can inflict almost anyone. It refers to increased water content as well as the high frequency of stools. The colour of the liquid stools can vary from light brown to green. Additionally, there may be flecks of blood, mucus, or semi digested food in the stools.

When you have long-term (more than 3 weeks) diarrhea, it can also lead to Hemorrhoids. This is because you have too much straining during bowel movement. For the patients of long-lasting diarrhea, they could experience hemorrhoids symptoms such as bleeding, itching and burning as well.

Most domestic cats will have diarrhea because their owners insist on giving them human milk. Water and milk shouldn't be mixed in a cat's diet, as it's not good for their health. If you like giving milk to the cat, you should buy some cat milk, instead of the regular kind that humans drink. It will set you back a little more, but it will not give your cat diarrhea.

If you suspect that you may be lactose intolerant all you need to do is to completely avoid any lactose containing food for one to two weeks to see if your diarrhea begins to go away. If you start getting relief after avoiding lactose you will know what the problem is.

Diarrhea may come with mucus, or undigested food in the stool, cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, or an urgent need to use the toilet. Because of the causes of diarrhea the person may have a fever or bloody stools. It happens when food and fluids consumed passes too quickly or in large an amount or both through the colon.

Unless the underlying cause is serious, the biggest worry for someone suffering from diarrhea is hydration. This is particularly true of young children. Their body size does not permit long bouts of diarrhea without help in that department. If the diarrhea is severe, the only way the child can receive adequate liquid replacements is in a hospital. That is an imperative.

Medications There are so many medications that cause diarrhea. Sometimes patient may take a medication for a while and not experience diarrhea and at some point persistent diarrhea can start.

Most people have an intestinal enzyme that helps them digest the lactose in milk and dairy products, but when this enzyme is lacking, eating dairy may cause the individual to have bloating, cramps, and diarrhea.

Drinking caffeinated products such as soda, coffee or tea. Some over the counter antacids containing magnesium as well as some over the counter headache remedies can also cause diarrhea as well. Certain medications such as antibiotics. Some can cause an imbalance of the "good" bacteria in the intestines.

There may be some warning for you where medications are involved, though you may have to read the accompanying literature to find out. Laxatives are well known to increase bowel movements and can cause diarrhea like symptoms. What might surprise you is that both antacids and antibiotics could cause the problem. Antacids with magnesium are most likely to do so.

Sufferers often define their stools by color. Some complain of yellow stools, green stools and black stools or maybe bloody diarrhea. Yellow diarrhea usually means steatorrhea. This is fatty stool due to fat malabsorption in the small bowel with various causes.

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