Diarrhoea can be caused in many different ways. Infections are the most common cause – they tend to bring on an acute attack of diarrhoea that clears up of its own accord within a few days, as long as no further food is taken. Sometimes a temporary deficiency in the enzyme lactase follows on from the infection, and this can perpetuate the diarrhoea if milk is consumed. One form of infection that often goes unrecognized is infestation with the parasite Giardia. Overpopulation with the Candida yeast also produces diarrhoea, usually with other symptoms as well.
Coeliac disease numbers diarrhoea among its symptoms, and in mild cases there may be few other signs. Crohn’s disease (pH3) and ulcerative colitis also result in diarrhoea, but they are serious conditions that pro- duce other symptoms as well. Psychosomatic illness can result in diarrhoea and intense stress can produce diarrhoea directly, by stimulating the sympathetic nervous system.
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