Stomach, gastro-intestinal system and indigestion

Bacillary dysentery is a highly contagious diarrhoeal disease transmitted by the faecal-oral route. It occurs mainly when hygiene is not maintained, hence the name dirty hands disease. It has many names, such as rubella, dysentery or shigellosis, but it is still the same disease. The disease spreads rapidly in collectives, creating the risk of epidemics. It is a health hazard, mainly through fluid loss, but once the bacteria are eliminated in the faeces, the condition spontaneously corrects.

Stool is the end product of digestion. The way it is can indicate the state of the digestive tract and an emerging or already present problem, including disease. Monitoring stool characteristics and emptying is therefore important.