Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now, Danish and Ethiopian researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut ...

Intestinal health in childhood is not only related to digestive function and related growth and development, but also to the ...

With usually high cases of the "stomach bug" this year, these are the norovirus symptoms you need to be aware of, including ...

There is currently insufficient evidence to support their use to prevent diarrhea in children. We evaluated the effect of daily intake of fructooligosaccharide (FOS), a prebiotic agent on diarrhea ...

This blood might also make your stool look darker than usual. Constipation is the most common cause of bloody diarrhea in children. Children can develop anal fissures or hemorrhoids if they have ...

Acute gastroenteritis commonly causes diarrhea and vomiting in children and adolescents, resulting in many outpatient clinic visits, emergency department visits and hospitalizations, often owing ...

The most common viruses that can cause diarrhea include: Influenza Rotavirus (in children) Norovirus Norovirus, in particular, often causes contagious diarrhea. It typically spreads on cruise ...