Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Diarrhea can often be stopped by using over-the-counter (OTC) medications such as loperamide (Imodium) or bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol). When managing ...

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 ...

Why do children get diarrhea more often than adults? WebMD tells you about the causes of diarrhea and home treatments for it. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is common in children. It’s not ...

The second main preventable cause of death in children under 5 is diarrhea. ORS is a cheap and easily accessible remedy to prevent dehydration due to excessive loss of fluid and electrolytes.

The pathogenesis of diarrhea in systemic infections is not well understood because basic data on the mechanisms that lead to diarrhea are lacking. In addition to the cytokine and humoral ...