BACKGROUND During the past three decades in Bangladesh, millions of tubewells have been installed to reduce the prevalence of diarrheal disease. This study evaluates the impacts of tubewell access and tubewell depth on childhood diarrhea in rural Bangladesh. METHODS A total of 59,796 cases of diarrhea in children under 5 were recorded in 142 villages of Matlab, Bangladesh during monthly commu...

Eight women who each experienced 4-8 episodes of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea were given a 2-week course of rifaximin therapy when they were asymptomatic, immediately after completing their last course of vancomycin therapy. Seven of the 8 patients experienced no further diarrhea recurrence. The patient who had a recurrence responded to a second course of rifaximin therapy, but rif...

Diarrhea has become the leading cause of illness and death among infants young children in developing countries. Clinically, patients with diarrhea showed damaged intestinal epithelial villi, usually accompanied by lactase deficiency. In this study, we evaluated therapeutic effects lactose-free milk powder on rats diarrhea. Antibiotic-associated 1(AAD) model was established gavage an...

A 4-year retrospective population-based survey was conducted in two cities in Akita Prefecture, Japan, to estimate the incidence rate and the cumulative risk of hospitalization potentially associated with rotavirus diarrhea. At monthly occasions of the 3-year-old checkup, we asked each parent if his or her child had ever been hospitalized because of rotavirus diarrhea. Based on 3-year follow-up...

background: diarrhea is a well-recognized side effect associated with pelvic radiation; however, there is not any effective common treatment for radiation-induced diarrhea. a popular alternative is probiotics, which have been used in several gastrointestinal disorders. probiotics are live microbial food supplements. furthermore, honey is a putative nutritional with a variety of health effects, ...

BACKGROUND Globally, diarrhea is the second leading cause of death among children under five. In Brazil, mortality due to diarrhea underwent a significant reduction in recent decades principally due to expansion of the primary healthcare network, use of oral rehydration therapy, reduced child undernutrition, and improved access to safe drinking water. The First National Survey of Indigenous Peo...

conclusions given the non-specific symptoms of these viruses and the high prevalence of viral diarrhea in our region, more laboratories should be equipped for virus detection and vaccination might be considered as a prevention strategy. results rotavirus was identified in 347 patients out of 827 (42%), adenovirus was detected in 76 (9%) of samples and 34 (4%) of patients had rotavirus-adenoviru...

BACKGROUND To date, a large proportion of people still suffer from diarrhea diseases. In addition to the burden of diarrhea, there are substantial social and economic costs caused by the high incidence of diarrheal diseases. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the self-reported prevalence of diarrhea and associated risk factors of diarrhea among adults in Beijing, China. METHO...

BACKGROUND Childhood diarrhea is one of the major public health problems in Ethiopia. Multiple factors at different levels contribute to the occurrence of childhood diarrhea. The objective of the study was to identify the factors affecting childhood diarrhea at individual and community level. METHODS A cross-sectional study design was employed from February to March 2015 in high and low hotsp...

We would like to comment on the use of anti-diarrheal medication in the treatment of Ebola virus-induced diarrhea. Early symptoms of Ebola virus disease (EVD) are nonspecific and may include fever, chills, myalgias, malaise, and anorexia. Approximately five days after symptom onset, 62 percent of patients develop gastrointestinal (GI) illness including abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and wate...