Diving into a public pool this summer? You might be plunging into a petri dish. While chlorine is the go-to germ killer, it doesn’t work instantly. Some nasty germs can survive in treated water for ...

Paradoxical diarrhea, or overflow diarrhea, is when you have constipation and diarrhea at the same time. It happens when watery stool leaks around a fecal impaction (hardened piece of stool stuck in ...

The best foods to eat for diarrhea are crackers, soup, and anything easy on the stomach. Avoid spicy, sugary, or greasy foods ...

Certain bacteria in the water can cause vibriosis, which may lead to watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, per the CDC Getty Images Dozens of beaches nationwide have been hit by ...

High levels of a hormone found in cells in the gut could underlie many cases of chronic diarrhea and help explain up to 40% of cases of patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, according ...