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Diarrhea vs Constipated - What's the difference?

diarrhea | constipated |

As a noun diarrhea

is (chiefly|north america) a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.

As an adjective constipated is

unable to defecate.

As a verb constipated is

(constipate).

diarrhea

Alternative forms

* diarrhoea (British) *

Noun

  • (chiefly, North America) A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
  • The watery excrement that comes from said bowel movements.
  • Synonyms

    * (medical condition) the runs, the shits, the squirts (US), the trots, the squits (both UK), the skitters (Scottish) (all slang) * See also

    Hyponyms

    * Montezuma's revenge (informal) * Pharao's revenge (informal)

    See also

    * constipation

    constipated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unable to defecate.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (constipate)
  • See also

    * laxative