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“Diarrhea” or “Diarrhoea”

Language

Diarrhea and diarrhoea are both English terms.

Usage

Diarrhea is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while diarrhoea is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
diarrhea 100 80 70 98 99 77 100 74 77 93 94 92
diarrhoea 0 20 30 2 1 23 0 26 23 7 6 8

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (100 to 0).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (80 to 20).
  • In India, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (70 to 30).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (98 to 2).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (99 to 1).
  • In Australia, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (77 to 23).
  • In Liberia, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (100 to 0).
  • In Ireland, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (74 to 26).
  • In New Zealand, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (77 to 23).
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (93 to 7).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (94 to 6).
  • In Guyana, there is a preference for "diarrhea" over "diarrhoea" (92 to 8).
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use diarrhea or diarrhoea with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “diarrhea”

  • infection can cause fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain, and nervous system
  • major toxin protein causing antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD); however, research scientists within
  • small intestine lesions, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bowel perforation.
  • are frequently the cause of diarrhea that involves chronic infection.
  • pulverized roots to children with diarrhea, and an infusion of the
  • — nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea
  • can be observed as bloody diarrhea.
  • disturbance, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, scanty urine, etc.
  • For example, diarrhea, a main cause of malnutrition
  • At higher therapeutic doses, headache, diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth, erectile dysfunction,

Examples of “diarrhoea”

  • herbalists use it to treat diarrhoea, heart disease, halitosis and mouth
  • gastrointestinal problems such as chronic diarrhoea, abdominal distention, malabsorption, loss of
  • of the gastro-intestinal tract causing diarrhoea and dehydration.
  • skin disorders, hepatotoxicity, renal disturbances, diarrhoea, inflammatory disorders, arthritis, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia,
  • domestic setting where someone has diarrhoea, vomiting, or a skin or
  • outbreak of fever, diphtheria and diarrhoea in previous years had led
  • and are effective against both diarrhoea and accompanying cramping.
  • combination with milbemycin oxime): vomiting, diarrhoea, lethargy, anorexia, and pruritus were
  • Diarrhoea is rare, but stools are
  • the use of flucloxacillin include: diarrhoea, nausea, rash, urticaria, pain and


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