Regardless of the cause, you are likely to want to stop the diarrhea as soon as possible. However, for a pregnant woman, taking anti-diarrhea medications isn't safe, so other methods to stop the diarrhea must be used.
vital, adj necessary to or pertaining to life. vital capacity, n a measurement of the amount of air that can be expelled at the normal rate of exhalation after a maximum inspiration, representing the greatest possible breathing capacity.ital capacity. the greatest volume of gas that, following maximum inspiration, can be expelled during a complete, slow, unforced expiratory maneuver; equal to inspiratory capacity plus expiratory reserve volume. This is a commonly made and practicable measurement in humans but is not so in animals.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of life: vital strength. See Synonyms at living. b. Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining: a vital organ; vital nutrients. c. Used or done on a living cell or tissue: vital dyes; vital staining. d. Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives: vital records.