Diarrhoea

Occasional bouts of diarrhoea are a fact of life – we have all experienced them. This section is about acute diarrhoea, which usually clears up within a few days, as well as about diarrhoea that continues for longer – what doctors call ‘chronic diarrhoea’.

Acute/Short-Term Diarrhoea

Occasional bouts of diarrhoea (diarrhea) are a fact of life – we have all experienced them. This section is for teenagers and adults with sudden-onset diarrhoea that lasts for less...

Chronic/Long-Term Diarrhoea

We have all experienced episodes of acute diarrhoea (diarrhea) caused by a gut infection or by something we have eaten that disagrees with us: it usually clears up within a...
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