Where do home remedies come from? Most of the time, we have no clue. Some have been around for centuries. Others are rooted in personal observation. We have long been collecting simple solutions for ...

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in ...

The antibiotics typically used to treat traveler’s diarrhea are becoming less effective, researchers recently reported in ...

Diarrhea may actually serve a vital function in your body by helping it clear out illnesses that are making you sick. It’s one of those weird things everyone knows, but nobody talks about: When you ...

Dear Doctors: I was diagnosed with diverticulitis, which caused a bowel perforation. I had a sigmoidectomy, no problem, and a resection. Now I’m dealing with constant and urgent diarrhea, as well as ...

Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Key Takeaways Chronic diarrhea can cause weight loss due to loss of body fluids.Weight loss from diarrhea is mostly water weight and will likely ...

While occasional diarrhea is usually not serious, chronic or severe diarrhea can have significant health consequences. It can ...