diarrhetic
Inducing watery stools
Diarrhetic means causing or relating to diarrhea.
The term appears in medical contexts describing agents that induce loose, watery bowel movements: diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, diarrhetic toxins.
Also spelled diarrheic or diarrheal, with the latter more common in American medical writing.
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- bowelInternal digestive organ
- intestinalOf the gut
- colonLarge intestine section
- rectalOf the hindgut's end
digestive · feces · defecation · gut · enteric · duodenal · colonic · gastric
Of or from germs
- viralSpreading quickly online
- parasiticExploiting a host organism
- foodborneSpread via consumed items
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
infectious · toxin · rotavirus · norovirus · giardia · cholera · salmonella · traveler's
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- castor oilPressed bean purgative
- cascaraMedicinal tree bark
- dulcolaxStimulant bowel medication
- docusateStool-softening medication
glycerin · magnesium · fleet · stimulant · osmotic · lubricant · saline · cathartic
Not firmly secured
- wateryContaining excess liquid
- frequentHappening many times
- urgencyPressing need for action
- crampsInvoluntary muscle tightening
abdominal pain · dehydration · bloating · nausea · incontinence · cramping · rumbling · gurgling
Drug slowing bowel transit
- bismuthElement eighty-three
- kaolinWhiteite mineral for pottery
- pectinFruit-based setting substance
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
rehydration · electrolytes · antispasmodic · zinc · charcoal · astringent · binding
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- bowelInternal digestive organ
- intestinalOf the gut
- colonLarge intestine section
rectal · digestive · feces · defecation · gut · enteric · duodenal · colonic · gastric · ileal
bacterial
Of or from germs
contaminated · infectious · toxin · rotavirus · norovirus · giardia · cholera · salmonella · traveler's · dysentery
senna
Cathartic-yielding shrub
- castor oilPressed bean purgative
- cascaraMedicinal tree bark
- dulcolaxStimulant bowel medication
docusate · glycerin · magnesium · fleet · stimulant · osmotic · lubricant · saline · cathartic · purgative
loose
Not firmly secured
cramps · abdominal pain · dehydration · bloating · nausea · incontinence · cramping · rumbling · gurgling · discomfort
loperamide
Drug slowing bowel transit
probiotics · rehydration · electrolytes · antispasmodic · zinc · charcoal · astringent · binding
diarrheticconstipating
Causing difficult bowel movements
constipated · binding · astringent · antidiarrheal · costive