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Definition
- Sudden onset of excessively loose stools of >10mL/kg/day in infants & >200g/24 hour in older children which
lasts <14 days [Nelson]
- Passage of three or more loose/liquid stools per day (or more frequent passage than is normal for the individual).
[WHO]
Classifications
1. Based on duration : Acute (<2w), persistent (2-4w), chronic(>4w)
2. Based on mechanism : Osmotic, secretory & invasive
Inflammatory/non-inflammatory