Summarize the Residual Physical Effects Associated with Diarrhea That Continues

question 15

Multiple Choice

Summarize the residual physical effects associated with diarrhea that continues over a long time.

• A) As diarrhea continues, the rectum loses its ability to control the contractions of the rectum, necessary in normal defecation.
• B) As diarrhea continues over a long time, large quantities of water, sodium, potassium, and chloride are lost or excreted in the fluid stool. This loss results in dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
• C) As diarrhea continues, the impulses from the brain that prevent untimely defecation weaken and the external anal sphincter relaxes.
• D) All of these are true.

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