Differences between Diarrhea and Dysentery

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00:00The major differences between diarrhea and dysentery are as follows.

00:061. Diarrhea is presented as watery stool with no blood and mucus.

00:12Dysentery is presented as a mucoid stool that may be accompanied by blood.

00:182. In diarrhea, the patient may or may not be accompanied by cramps or pain.

00:24In dysentery, the patient usually complains of cramps and pain in the lower abdominal area.

00:323. Fever is less common in diarrhea.

00:36Fever is more common in dysentery.

00:404. Diarrhea is a disease that affects the small bowel.

00:45Dysentery is a disease that affects the colon.

00:475. Diarrheal infection is located and targets only intestinal lumen and upper epithelial cells.

00:56In dysentery, not only upper epithelial cells are targeted, but colon ulceration also results.

01:056. There is no cell death in diarrhea, and the infection is only caused because of the release

01:10of some toxins by the infecting agent. When a person gets dysentery,

01:15the upper epithelial cells are attacked and destroyed by the pathogen or disease-causing agent.

01:227. The antimicrobial that are used to treat diarrhea do not eradicate the toxin left behind.

01:30Treatment for dysentery can eradicate the pathogen that is causing the infection and stop the inflammation.

01:398. The effects of diarrhea are not that serious, apart from a risk of dehydration.

01:45Dysentery can cause a lot of complications if left untreated.

01:509. Diarrhea is mostly viral. E. coli can also cause watery diarrhea.

01:56Dysentery is mostly bacterial. E. coli, shigella, and salmonella are the most common causative organisms.

02:0510. Diarrhea does not need antibiotics.

02:0810. Oil rehydration solutions or intravenous fluid therapy may be used.

02:1311. Dysentery almost always requires antibiotic treatment.

02:1712. Intravenous antibiotics may be needed in severely ill children.

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