21Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the digestive system or abdomen Symptoms or signs involving the digestive system or abdomen Symptoms related to the lower gastrointestinal tract or abdomen ME05Change in bowel habit
ME05.1
category
Diarrhoea
Definition Diarrhoea is an acute or chronic condition in which there is an increased frequency or decreased consistency of bowel movements, usually with excessive and frequent evacuation of watery faeces. Here diarrhoea other than specifically described elsewhere, such as in motility disorders of intestine or in functional bowel diseases, is described.
Inclusions
frequent/loose bowel movements watery stools Also indexed as
Diarrhoea catarrhal diarrhoea frequent/loose bowel movements noninfectious diarrhoea overflow diarrhoea watery diarrhoea watery stools
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