Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Diarrhea and Lactose intolerance

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Diarrhea and Lactose intolerance

Diarrhea vs. Lactose intolerance

Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day. Lactose intolerance is a condition in which people have symptoms due to the decreased ability to digest lactose, a sugar found in dairy products.

Similarities between Diarrhea and Lactose intolerance

Diarrhea and Lactose intolerance have 17 things in common (in Unionpedia): Chemotherapy, Coeliac disease, Crohn's disease, Enzyme, Food allergy, Food intolerance, Gastroenteritis, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal tract, Giardia, Immune system, Inflammatory bowel disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, Lactase, Lactose, Large intestine, Ulcerative colitis.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen.

Chemotherapy and Diarrhea · Chemotherapy and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Coeliac disease

Coeliac disease, also spelled celiac disease, is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the small intestine.

Coeliac disease and Diarrhea · Coeliac disease and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus.

Crohn's disease and Diarrhea · Crohn's disease and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Enzyme

Enzymes are macromolecular biological catalysts.

Diarrhea and Enzyme · Enzyme and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Food allergy

A food allergy is an abnormal immune response to food.

Diarrhea and Food allergy · Food allergy and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Food intolerance

Food intolerance is a detrimental reaction, often delayed, to a food, beverage, food additive, or compound found in foods that produces symptoms in one or more body organs and systems, but generally refers to reactions other than food allergy.

Diarrhea and Food intolerance · Food intolerance and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea, is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract -- the stomach and small intestine.

Diarrhea and Gastroenteritis · Gastroenteritis and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology (MeSH heading) is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.

Diarrhea and Gastroenterology · Gastroenterology and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract (digestive tract, digestional tract, GI tract, GIT, gut, or alimentary canal) is an organ system within humans and other animals which takes in food, digests it to extract and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste as feces.

Diarrhea and Gastrointestinal tract · Gastrointestinal tract and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Giardia

Giardia is a genus of anaerobic flagellated protozoan parasites of the phylum Sarcomastigophora that colonise and reproduce in the small intestines of several vertebrates, causing giardiasis.

Diarrhea and Giardia · Giardia and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Immune system

The immune system is a host defense system comprising many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease.

Diarrhea and Immune system · Immune system and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine.

Diarrhea and Inflammatory bowel disease · Inflammatory bowel disease and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a group of symptoms—including abdominal pain and changes in the pattern of bowel movements without any evidence of underlying damage.

Diarrhea and Irritable bowel syndrome · Irritable bowel syndrome and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Lactase

Lactase is an enzyme produced by many organisms.

Diarrhea and Lactase · Lactase and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Lactose

Lactose is a disaccharide.

Diarrhea and Lactose · Lactose and Lactose intolerance · See more »

Large intestine

The large intestine, also known as the large bowel or colon, is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract and of the digestive system in vertebrates.

Diarrhea and Large intestine · Lactose intolerance and Large intestine · See more »

Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum.

Diarrhea and Ulcerative colitis · Lactose intolerance and Ulcerative colitis · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

Diarrhea and Lactose intolerance Comparison

Diarrhea has 151 relations, while Lactose intolerance has 123. As they have in common 17, the Jaccard index is 6.20% = 17 / (151 + 123).

References

This article shows the relationship between Diarrhea and Lactose intolerance. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »