1 One ingredient in VICODIN, VICODIN ES, and VICODIN HP is hydrocodone, a controlled substance that can be. 2  habit-forming and/or abused. 3  You should take this drug only for the condition for which it is prescribed, for as long as it is prescribed, in the amount prescribed, and no more frequently than prescribed.
Viruses (e.g., adenovirus, astrovirus, rotavirus, Norwalk virus) are the most common cause of diarrhea in the United States. The most common ones in children are rotavirus and in adults are norovirus. Escherichia coli, Clostridium difficile, and Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shigella spp. are common bacterial causes.
A common cause of diarrhea is viral gastroenteritis (often called the stomach flu, it also can cause nausea and vomiting). Many different viruses can cause viral gastroenteritis, which can pass through a household, school, or day-care center quickly because it's highly infectious.