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Chronic diarrhea primary prevention
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There is no established method for the prevention of chronic diarrhea. There are no vaccines for the prevention of the disease; however, depending on the underlying cause, handwashing and other sanitary processes can be adopted.
Primary prevention
Primary prevention
There is no established method for the prevention of chronic diarrhea. There are no vaccines for the prevention of the disease; however, depending on the underlying cause, handwashing, yearly colonoscopies, and avoidance of triggers such as meals containing gluten for celiac disease patients can be adopted.
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [2]