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.
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