Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea

1. Who is it for? How old is the patient? (adult/child)

2. What are their symptoms? Any abdominal pain? Any blood or mucus in the urine?

• Frequently passing loose or watery stools.
• Abdominal pain - IBS or blood - an infection of inflammatory bowel disease.

3. What is the usually frequency and nature of stools? Has this changed? Have they had constipation recently?

• Alternating constipation and diarrhoea are likely to have IBS.

4. How long have the symptoms been present? When does diarrhoea occur?

• Patients who experience diarrhoea first thing in the morning might well have…