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diarrhea

[dahy-uh-ree-uh] / ˌdaɪ əˈri ə /


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People with diarrhea and a high fever, prolonged diarrhea or vomiting, or signs of dehydration should contact their medical provider immediately, the CDC said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

E. coli can cause stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting, and can lead to serious kidney problems that require hospitalization, according to public-health officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

The bacteria can be found in sewage and other waste and can lead to sickness, stomach cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

I was sick continually, with stomach cramps and diarrhea.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Dietetic Treatment.—Practically the same as in other diarrheas.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit

These diarrheas are especially serious when accompanied by a steady loss in weight.

From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler

By all sorts of acute reactions, such as skin eruptions, diarrheas, feverish, inflammatory and catarrhal conditions, boils, abscesses, mucopurulent discharges, etc.,

From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr

In diarrheas the use of fruits and vegetables should be avoided; the best diet after the milk is bread well toasted through, toast-water, soft-boiled eggs, beefsteak, oyster stew, and clam broth.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith

These forcible housecleanings of Nature are colds, catarrh, skin eruptions, diarrheas, boils, ulcers, abnormal perspiration, hemorrhages and many other forms of inflammatory febrile diseases.

From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr




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