How to Use diarrhea in a Sentence

diarrhea

noun
  • The symptoms of the disease include fever, nausea, and diarrhea.
  • I was taken with severe diarrhea while attending the conference.
  • Within 24 hours both the fever and the diarrhea were gone.
    — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
  • And with water there that is very brackish, salty, and the kids get diarrhea.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Headaches, body aches and diarrhea can also be signs to look for.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The best thing about the last four to seven days was the bloody diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps, said no one ever.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Avoid some foods that worsen the symptoms, such as diarrhea and gas.
    — Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Heidecker: At that point, Paul has got diarrhea of the song.
    — Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Stephen Colbert was nearly cast as a man who ditched a date due to diarrhea.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • If your dog starts to vomit and suffer from diarrhea in the next week or two, this may be a stress response.
    — Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • Only a few strains are known to cause illness, which in most cases amounts to a bad bout of diarrhea.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2022
  • Onions in any form are poisonous to pets and fried foods can cause diarrhea, Petplan warns.
    — Amy Jamieson, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
  • But [redacted], the small, younger pup, started vomiting on the evening of the 23rd and having diarrhea.
    — Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
  • There have been some side effects with this drug, though, like nausea and diarrhea.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 8 May 2022
  • What are some lifestyle changes to make to stop having diarrhea?
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Taking two of these tablets four times a day can help prevent diarrhea.
    — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The downside is that these treatments can take weeks to work and have side effects like headaches, diarrhea, and rashes.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Overeating at night could cause symptoms like headaches, diarrhea, and stomachaches the next day.
    — Toby Amidor, Rd, Cdn, Health, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Acre state was struck by an outbreak of acute diarrhea last year that killed two children, and cases surged again this year.
    — John Muyskens, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
  • It’s meant to induce diarrhea that will ensure your colon is clear for the procedure.
    — Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Because there's a lot of fiber and sugar in bananas, too much of the fruit can give dogs diarrhea or an upset stomach.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022
  • The fattiness of some lunch meats can lead to vomiting and diarrhea.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • West Nile virus can cause fever, headaches, vomiting and diarrhea and is fatal in about 1 of 150 cases.
    — Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 20 June 2024
  • Hours later, Look and 27-year-old Chen were vomiting and sick with diarrhea.
    — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
  • And of course the common side effects of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can be a problem, too.
    — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Vomiting usually only lasts for the first 48 hours of the virus, but diarrhea might linger a little longer.
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • This lack of digestion leads to bloating, diarrhea and gas.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Even deaths from diseases like pneumonia and diarrhea were cut in half.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The symptoms of Crohn's, including diarrhea, frequent and urgent trips to the bathroom, bloody stools, and stomach pain, can be embarrassing to talk about.
    — Gaylyn Henderson, Mph, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
  • West Nile virus symptoms include fever, headaches, body aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea and rashes.
    — Jeremy Duda, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025

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