World Gastroenterology Organisation

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WGO Practice Guideline

Acute Diarrhea


Definition

Acute diarrhea is defined as an abnormally frequent discharge of semisolid or fluid fecal matter from the bowel, lasting less than 14 days.


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  • Michael Farthing (Chair, UK)
  • Mohammed A. Salam (Special Advisor, Bangladesh)
  • Greger Lindberg (Sweden)
  • Petr Dite (Czech Republic)
  • Igor L. Khalif (Russia)
  • Eduardo Salazar-Lindo (Peru)
  • Balakrishnan S. Ramakrishna (India)
  • K.L. Goh (Malaysia)
  • Alan Thomson (Canada)
  • Aamir Ghafoor Khan (Pakistan)

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