10 Diarrhea Causes
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Cause #4: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Both of these conditions are chronic diseases of the digestive tract, both of which happen to cause chronic diarrhea as one of the most common symptoms.
Since we are talking about chronic diarrhea, it lasts for over four weeks, and there is usually the presence of blood or mucus in the stool. Other symptoms that might also develop are nausea, vomiting, weight loss, abdominal pain, and fever.
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