A somewhat colloquial or everyday term for diarrhea. Often used in casual conversation.
I've had diarrhea since yesterday and keep going to the bathroom.
I ate too much cold food and got diarrhea.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Alternate kanji spelling; may be confused with 下腹 (したはら, 'lower abdomen').
Rare kanji spelling using 瀉 (diarrhea).
Compound of 下り (くだり, 'descending') and 腹 (はら, 'belly'), literally 'descending belly', referring to loose bowels.