diarrhea
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Or: diarrhoea , abnormally frequent evacuation of watery feces. Common causes include gastrointestinal distress or disorder, viral or bacterial infections, irritable bowel syndrome (
IBS), medicines, and malabsorption; it is also a common symptom for some types of flu, food poisoning, and may occur after eating spicy foods. Untreated, diarrhea may lead to dehydration. Humorously defined by Frederic Mullally in
The Penthouse Sexicon (1968): ' A state of perpetual motion.'
Synonyms:
Adriatic tummy;
anal fire water;
arse-piss;
Aztec hop;
Aztec two-step; back door trot(s);
Basra belly;
BDTs (b.d.t.);
blaps;
blatts,
Bombay crud;
bum gravy;
Cairo crud; crops spraying; digestive disorders;
Delhi belly;
gippy tummy; gutrot;
gyppy tummy;
Hong Kong dog;
IBS;
Irritable Bowel Syndrome;
Jim Britts (Jimmy Britts); The Jimmys;
Karachi cork;
looseness of the bowels;
Malta dog;
Mexican fox-trot;
Mexican two-step; Montezuma's revenge;
ninny tummy;
Rangoon runs; the runs;
rusty water; scutter(s); the shits;
sour apple quickstep;
Spanish tummy;
spastic colon; the
squirts; the
squitters; stomach upset;
Tijuana cha-cha;
Tijuana racetrack;
Tijuana trots;
Tokyo trots;
tom tits; torista(s);
tourista; a touch of the trays; travelers' diarrhea; the trots;
tummy upset,
Turkish two-step.
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gastrointestinal illness
Usage: I got diarrhea from eating bad food.
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loose bowel movements
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(Noun)
loose bowel movement
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