BACKGROUND
Diarrhea is generally described according to several criteria: duration (acute vs. chronic), clinical description (frequency, water content, presence of blood), and etiology. Chronic diarrhea has been described as two to three or more loose or watery stools per day for a period of at
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to methods of inhibiting diarrhea induced by Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin and, more particularly, to such methods which involve the use of substantially nontoxic materials providing a source of sulfhydryl groups.
As is known,