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Summarize the Residual Physical Effects Associated with Diarrhea That Continues

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Summarize the residual physical effects associated with diarrhea that continues over a long time.


A) As diarrhea continues, the rectum loses its ability to control the contractions of the rectum, necessary in normal defecation.
B) As diarrhea continues over a long time, large quantities of water, sodium, potassium, and chloride are lost or excreted in the fluid stool. This loss results in dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
C) As diarrhea continues, the impulses from the brain that prevent untimely defecation weaken and the external anal sphincter relaxes.
D) All of these are true.

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