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Diarrhea (cont.)

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Diarrhea Follow-up

  • Avoid becoming dehydrated. Follow the advice of the health professional.
  • Re-contact the health care professional if the diarrhea worsens, if the affected person develops a high fever, abdominal pain, or has bloody stools.

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Acute diarrhea is defined as the abrupt onset of abnormally high fluid content in the stool (more than the normal value of approximately 10 mL/kg/d).

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