Chronic diarrhoea: Differential diagnosis [Diarrea cronica: Diagnosi differenziale]

Chronic diarrhoea may be defined in terms of stool frequency, consistency, volume, or weight. He concept of diarrhoea. However, quantification of diarrhoea in clinical practice may be difficult and so other criteria, such as the passage of more than three stools per day or stool weight, provide alternative means of definition.