diarrhoeic
Having watery stools
Diarrhoeic describes someone or something affected by or relating to diarrhoea—the condition of frequent, loose, watery bowel movements: The diarrhoeic patient required IV fluids.
The spelling is British; American English uses *diarrheic*.
The word appears mainly in medical contexts.
Inflamed digestive tract illness
- choleraBacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- dysenteryBloody intestinal infection
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
- norovirusContagious gastroenteritis pathogen
rotavirus · giardiasis · shigellosis · infection · virus · pathogen · parasite · contamination
Containing excess liquid
- frequentHappening many times
- crampsInvoluntary muscle tightening
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
dehydration · malaise · weakness · fatigue · thirst · nausea · urgency · rumbling
Internal digestive organ
- colonLarge intestine section
- intestinalOf the gut
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
flora · microbiome · peristalsis · stool · feces · rectum · gastrointestinal · mucosa
Replacing lost water
- electrolytesConducting ions in solution
- loperamideDrug slowing bowel transit
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
fluids · bismuth · kaolin · pectin · zinc · fasting · hospitalization · isolation
gastroenteritis
Inflamed digestive tract illness
- choleraBacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- dysenteryBloody intestinal infection
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
norovirus · rotavirus · giardiasis · shigellosis · infection · virus · pathogen · parasite · contamination · colitis
watery
Containing excess liquid
griping · dehydration · malaise · weakness · fatigue · thirst · nausea · urgency · rumbling · flatulence
bowel
Internal digestive organ
- colonLarge intestine section
- intestinalOf the gut
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
gut · flora · microbiome · peristalsis · stool · feces · rectum · gastrointestinal · mucosa · absorption
rehydration
Replacing lost water
- electrolytesConducting ions in solution
- loperamideDrug slowing bowel transit
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
antibiotics · fluids · bismuth · kaolin · pectin · zinc · fasting · hospitalization · isolation · handwashing
diarrhoeicconstipated
Unable to defecate
bound up · costive · blocked up · bunged up · regular
- verbal diarrhoeaCompulsive excessive speech
- traveller's diarrhoeaGastric illness abroad