The success of fecal transplants to combat hospital-acquired diarrhea shows how crucial gut bacteria are to our bodies.

Stool samples were evaluated for Clostridium difficile infection, chronic or helminthic infections such as strongyloidiasis and schistosomiasis, and dengue virus infection. Shigellosis is an acute ...

About the expert Linda Yancey, MD, is a board-certified physician in infectious disease and internal medicine with over two ...

Mild Clostridium difficile infection (CDI; stool frequency <four-times daily; no signs of severe colitis), clearly induced by the use of antibiotics, may be treated by stopping the inducing ...

Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral ... Molecular Stool Test Could Improve Detection of Tuberculosis in Adults With HIV Apr. 4, 2025 — The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic ...

Some bacterial and viral infections can also lead to chronic diarrhea. A stool test is usually necessary to diagnose infections. A doctor may also carry out a biopsy. There is currently no cure ...

Watery diarrhea means your stools are liquid instead of firm. They occur in episodes at least three times a day, often with an explosive rush of watery stool. Sometimes, there is a complete lack of ...

SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile ...

Cassie Libby's business, Putt the Poop, offers dog waste removal services in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The business has expanded to include cat litter box cleaning and farm animal manure removal.

Some supplements, like chondroitin, fish oil, and iron, may lead to unwanted side effects, including smelly stool (poop). Chondroitin and glucosamine are chemicals naturally found in cartilage ...

Parents of babies and pets don’t think twice about discussing their little ones’ poop. They laugh over vile diaper explosions, read Everyone Poops at bedtime, scoop up puppy dookie and ponder ...