The stomach bug that causes people, especially children and older adults, to vomit and suffer from diarrhea is sweeping across Connecticut, say infectious disease doctors. So wash your hands and keep ...

Stephen Allen, PhD, a professor at Swansea University in the United Kingdom, has discovered that probiotics may not reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhea in elderly patients, according to a Nursing ...

Diarrhea usually resolves in a couple of days, but it can sometimes continue for weeks. Persistent diarrhea can be a sign of an allergy or a chronic condition, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...

Almost 100 people fell sick in a Clostridium perfringens outbreak in China in 2024. In May 2024, an elderly care center in Beijing reported dozens of acute diarrhea cases. The local Center for Disease ...