- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding symptoms include: periods longer than a week, heavy bleeding and clots.
- Menorrhagia
Menorrhagia is heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding that can be caused by many problems, including hormonal imbalance, fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease, or using an IUD.
- Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome is a common condition that causes painful spasms and cramping in the large intestine.
- Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and intestine that causes diarrhea and vomiting.
- Lactose intolerance
Lactose intolerance, or the inability to digest lactose, leads to gas, bloating, and other symptoms.
- Food poisoning
Food poisoning can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, and weakness.
- Traveler's diarrhea
Traveler's diarrhea causes watery diarrhea and cramps, sometimes with a low-grade fever.
- Viral gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis (stomach flu) is a viral condition that causes diarrhea and vomiting.
- Medication reaction or side-effect
Medication side effects include nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, weakness, dizziness, seizures, and more.
- Antibiotic use
Antibiotics can cause stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, itching, rashes and dizziness.
- Perimenopause
Perimenopause is a transitional stage before menopause, causing irregular periods, hot flashes, and more.
- Campylobacter
Campylobacter is an intestinal infection causing abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting.
- Drug overdose
A drug overdose can be fatal and causes sleepiness, confusion, coma, vomiting, and other symptoms.
- Inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease causes swelling and symptoms such as cramping, chronic diarrhea, and bleeding.
- Iron poisoning
Iron poisoning causes abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, and dehydration.
- Sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease symptoms include repeated infections, yellow skin, fatigue, dizziness, pain, and more.
- Diverticulosis
Diverticulosis is a condition of the colon and causes pain, cramping, infection, bleeding, and other symptoms.
- Giardiasis
Giardiasis is an infection of the small intestine causing diarrhea, gas, bloating, nausea and stomach cramps.
- Hyperthyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism can cause fatigue and weakness, increased thirst, impaired thinking, and bone fractures.
- Amebiasis
Amebiasis is an intestinal parasitic infection causing diarrhea, cramps, gas, fever, and fatigue.
- Uterine fibroids
Uterine fibroids can cause a feeling of fullness in the abdomen, cramping, heavier, longer periods, and more.
- Ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis causes swelling in the large intestine and can lead to cramping, diarrhea, and more.
- Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea is frequent, watery bowel movements that happen after taking antibiotics.
- Celiac disease
Celiac disease, which is an intestinal reaction to gluten, can cause gas, diarrhea, bloating, and weight loss.
- Colon cancer
Colon cancer is often asymptomatic, but it can cause constipation, bowel obstruction, bloody stool and more.
- Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease is a digestive condition that causes swelling, cramping, diarrhea, and nutritional problems.
- Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes the body to produce abnormally thick and sticky mucus.
- Endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer, a form of uterine cancer, can cause vaginal bleeding and discharge, pelvic pain, and more.
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Polymyalgia rheumatica causes pain and stiffness in the hips, shoulders, arms, and upper legs.
- Rotavirus
Rotavirus is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines leading to diarrhea and vomiting.
- Salmonella
Salmonella are a type of bacteria that can infect the body and cause diarrhea, cramps, and fever.
- Shigellosis
Shigellosis is irritation of the stomach and intestine and causes bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever.
- Stool holding (encopresis)
Young children with encopresis soil their underwear or clothing with unintentional bowel movements.
- Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness and causes fever, general aches and pains, headache, and weakness.
- Mesenteric lymphadenitis
Mesenteric lymphadenitis is an inflammation of abdominal lymph nodes causing pain, diarrhea, fever, and more.
- Ricin poisoning
Ricin is a dangerous poison in castor beans, and causes trouble breathing, nausea, fever and sweating.
- Toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome is a serious bacterial infection and causes fever, low blood pressure, a rash, and more.
- Radiation sickness
Radiation sickness is caused by a high dose of radiation, and causes vomiting, diarrhea, hair loss, and more.
- Cholera
Cholera is a bacterial infection that can cause diarrhea, nausea, excessive thirst, dry skin and vomiting.
- Uterine cancer
There are several types of uterine cancer, but all typically cause vaginal bleeding, discharge, and pain.
- Carcinoid syndrome
Carcinoid syndrome is a group of symptoms such as flushing, wheezing, and diarrhea that may develop in people who have carcinoid cancer.
- Dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps)
Dysmenorrhea means unusually painful or long-lasting menstrual cramping, bleeding, and pain.
