Causes â Acute Diarrhea. Most cases of acute, watery diarrhea are caused by viruses (viral gastroenteritis). The most common ones in children are rotavirus and in adults are norovirus (this is sometimes called âcruise ship diarrheaâ due to well publicized epidemics). Bacteria are a common cause of travelerâs diarrhea.arasitic intestinal infections such as giardiasis can cause chronic diarrhea. Diabetes mellitus may be associated with diarrhea due to nerve damage and bacterial overgrowth; this occurs mainly in patients with long-standing, poorly-controlled diabetes.
1. root vegetable-any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers. veg, vegetable, veggie-edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant.
You're munching on plant stems. When we eat cabbage, Brussels sprouts, lettuce, spinach, kale and chard, we're chowing down on leaves. When you pass the onions, carrots, beets, turnips and radishes, it's roots on the menu.Roots, incidentally, are the portions of plants that serve as storage areas for plant foods manufactured by leaves.ould you believe these are the fruits of a plant. These vegies, er fruits, occurred as a result of flower pollination. Within the fleshy covering of the fruit are the plant's seeds. And, finally, here come our old favorites -- peas, corn, lima and kidney beans, garbanzos and blackeyed peas.