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Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea

(Science: gastroenterology, symptom) The abnormal frequency and liquidity of faecal discharges.

Origin: gr. Rhein = to flow


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Unknown identification

... the right direction. Other gram negative pathogenic bacilli which are oxidise positive include those under the genera Aeromonas (may be a cause of diarrhoea and more serious infections in immunecompromised people) and Vibrio (can result in cholera and other nasty diseases), also the species Pseudomonas ...

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by Sepals
Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:55 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Unknown identification
Replies: 10
Views: 3342

M i c r o v i l l i Question

... no villi occurs in coeliac disease - where gluten causes an autoimmune reaction to destroy the tissue... you get pretty much constant diarrhoea if you don't stick to a gluten free diet...

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by Revenged
Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:10 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: M i c r o v i l l i Question
Replies: 3
Views: 549

Why is mixing alcohol with drugs bad?

you misunderstand... it's to do with gastrointestinal damage (dyspepsia, nausea, gastritis, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal bleeding)... aspirin and ibuprofen are non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs... they are both inhibit the enzyme COX... the reduce the levels of prostglandins, ...

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by Revenged
Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:21 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why is mixing alcohol with drugs bad?
Replies: 3
Views: 2735

effect of temperature on the survival of yeast cells

... tell me what methylene blue does to you if you take it orally? thanks x Ingestion or methylene blue can cause: -Nausea -Stomach pain -Vomiting -Diarrhoea -Headaches -General malaise -Blueness around the mouth (duh...)

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by Ulbrid
Wed May 02, 2007 10:03 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: effect of temperature on the survival of yeast cells
Replies: 241
Views: 64138

Stomach bloating and weight gain

... Antibiotics do not differenciate between harmful and harmless bacteria... They destroy useful bacteria involved in digestion... This is why diarrhoea is such an extremely common side effect of them... and especially since you are taking a high dose for such a long period of time... the more ...

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by Revenged
Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:45 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 483478
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