No. 4,910 in Spanish
diarrea
Abnormally frequent and liquid bowel movements.
In a sentence
Tengo diarrea desde ayer por comer algo en mal estado.
I have had diarrhea since yesterday due to eating something spoiled.
This usage of 'diarrea' directly refers to the physical condition of diarrhea in a medical context to describe symptoms.
Me da diarrea pensar en hablar frente a tanta gente.
It makes me anxious to think about speaking in front of so many people.
Here, 'diarrea' is metaphorically used to express a feeling of extreme nervousness or anxiety as a hyperbolic expression.
Esas noticias están llenas de pura diarrea informativa.
Those news are filled with pure informational nonsense.
In this sentence, 'diarrea' is used figuratively to describe a flow of excessive and often nonsensical information or content.
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