10 Symptoms of Pertussis
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #6: Diarrhea
In addition to absorbing nutrients such as fats, proteins, and minerals, our digestive system also absorbs water from our food. These are all essential to us and our food usually travels through the digestive system fairly slowly to make sure we get as much as we can from it. It can sometimes pass through too quickly, though, in what we know as diarrhea.
Diarrhea means that the body has not had sufficient time to absorb enough water and nutrition. This results in watery stools and also puts the patient at risk of malnutrition and dehydration. Sometimes it is a symptom of pertussis in some people and can be serious in particularly vulnerable patients.
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