15752. CHRONIC DIARRHEA. This termpaper provides a brief overview and analysis of chronic diarrhea, examining its definition and major clinical features; estimating its prevalence and impact; explicating its major possible underlying causes; and discussing the major strategies and techniques that physicians use to diagnosis and evaluate the condition. The focus of this research paper is on chronic diarrhea as it affects adults in developed countries, particularly in North America. KEYWORDS: chronic diarrhea causes treatments essay. APA Style. 7 pages, 15 footnotes, 13 bibliographic sources. 1,997 words.