How do you get diahreea?

Answer 1

There are a number of ways you can contract diarrhoea;

For short term diarrhoea is can be;

a symptom of a bowel infection (gastroenteritis), which can be caused by:

a virus - such as norovirus or rotavirus

bacteria - such as campylobacter, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), Escherichia coli (E. coli), salmonella or shigella; these can all cause food poisoning parasites.

Other potential causes of short term bouts of diarrhoea can include;

feelings of anxiety, drinking too much alcohol, a food allergy, appendicitis or damage to the lining of the intestines as a result of radiotherapy

Medication can cause diarrhoea sometimes for instance taking;

antibiotics , antacid medicines that contain magnesium

some chemotherapy medicines, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

statins - cholesterol-lowering medicines, laxatives - medicine used to help empty your bowels

Diarrhoea that can cause persistent issues include:

irritable bowel syndrome conditions that cause the gut to become inflamed, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

coeliac disease - which is a digestive condition where you have an adverse reaction to gluten

bile acid malabsorption - where bile produced by the liver builds up in the digestive system

chronic pancreatitis -

inflammation of the pancreas where small bulges or pockets develop in the lining of the intestine

bowel cancer - this can cause diarrhoea and blood in what is passed.

Persistent diarrhoea can also sometimes occur after you have surgery on the stomach, such as a gastrectomy.