Eating bland, easy-to-digest foods and drinking electrolytes can relieve diarrhea. Foods like crackers, chicken broth and toast are excellent food options while suffering from symptoms of diarrhea.

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Bright red blood usually comes from the lower colon or rectum, while dark red blood ...

Every year, nearly 500,000 children die from an easily curable condition: diarrhea. There's a simple and effective treatment: mixing oral rehydration salts — which are basically a mix of sugar and ...

Imodium usually starts easing diarrhea within an hour. The active ingredient, loperamide, reaches peak levels in about two and a half hours when taken as a liquid, and around five hours when taken as ...

Diarrhea during pregnancy is common and often clears up on its own. Dehydration from prolonged diarrhea can be harmful to both the pregnant person and the fetus. It's important to stay hydrated and ...