A 34-year-old male was diagnosed with a bacterial gastrointestinal infection. Which of the following types of diarrhea would most likely occur with his condition?

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Bacterial gastrointestinal infections often result in secretory diarrhea, which is caused by bacterial toxins or inflammation in the intestinal mucosa leading to excessive fluid secretion. Osmotic diarrhea occurs when unabsorbed solutes in the lumen of the intestine draw water into the gut, hypotonic diarrhea occurs when there is a decrease in electrolytes in the gut lumen, and motility diarrhea occurs when there is abnormal intestinal motility leading to decreased absorption of water and electrolytes.

A 34-Year-Old Male Was Diagnosed with a Bacterial Gastrointestinal Infection