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Does this describe your symptom?

 
  • Diarrhea is the sudden increase in the frequency and looseness of bowel movements (BMs).
  • Mild diarrhea is the passage of a few loose or mushy BMs.
  • Severe diarrhea is the passage of many watery BMs.
    Causes
  • Viral gastroenteritis (viral infection of the stomach and intestines).
  • Occassionally caused by bacteria (such as Salmonella or Shigella).

    Return to School

  • Your child can return to day care or school after the stools are formed and the fever is gone. The school-aged child can return if the diarrhea is mild and the child has good control over loose stools.

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Parent Care for Pediatric Symptoms. Copyright © 2000-2008. Barton D. Schmitt, MD
Reviewed/Modified: Sept 2008 by Intermountain Healthcare, Inc.


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