Rice-water stool

Vibrio cholerae, a motile bacterium produces a toxin, which causes intestinal cells to discharge large amounts of ions and water into the gut resulting in a profuse potentially fatal diarrhea that resembles rice water in appearance due to the presence of mucus and intestinal cells in the diarrheal fluid – rice-water stool.

Cholera can be transmitted by consuming food, water and other items contaminated with Vibrio cholerae, not uncommonly originating from human feces.

Reference:

Alexakis LC. Cholera-"Rice water stools". Pan Afr Med J, 2017. Go to reference

Rice water stool, rice water

Image from Alexakis LC. Pan Afr Med J, 2017

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