have diarrhea
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This common everyday term means to have diarrhea or refers to diarrhea as a physical condition.
have diarrhea
Describes having diarrhea or passing loose, watery stools.
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กินหอยแล้วท้องเสีย kin hɔ̌ɔy lɛ́ɛw thɔ́ɔŋ sǐa I got an upset stomach after eating shellfish. กินหอยแล้วท้องเสีย details
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ท้องเสียตั้งแต่เมื่อวาน thɔ́ɔŋ sǐa tâŋ tɛ̀ɛ mʉ̂a waan I've had diarrhea since yesterday. ท้องเสียตั้งแต่เมื่อวาน details
diarrhea
Refers to diarrhea as a symptom or medical condition.
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อาการท้องเสีย aakaan thɔ́ɔŋ sǐa symptoms of diarrhea อาการท้องเสีย details
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ยาแก้ท้องเสีย yaa kɛ̂ɛ thɔ́ɔŋ sǐa antidiarrheal medicine ยาแก้ท้องเสีย details
Learning notes
Explanation
The expression is formed from ท้อง (“stomach, belly”) and เสีย (“damaged” or “not working properly”). Although its literal image is an upset or malfunctioning stomach, in actual use it normally refers specifically to diarrhea. It can function as a predicate, as in ฉันท้องเสีย (“I have diarrhea”), and it also names the condition in expressions such as อาการท้องเสีย (“symptoms of diarrhea”) and ยาแก้ท้องเสีย (“antidiarrheal medicine”). It is a neutral, everyday expression that is also readily understood at clinics and pharmacies.
Usage
It is commonly used when diarrhea may have been caused by food or water, when explaining an absence from school or work, or when describing symptoms at a clinic or pharmacy. At a pharmacy, you can ask มียาแก้ท้องเสียไหมครับ/คะ (“Do you have medicine for diarrhea?”).
Caution
ท้องเสีย normally means diarrhea, not simply abdominal pain; use ปวดท้อง for “to have a stomachache.” Any difference in severity among ท้องเสีย, ท้องเดิน, and ท้องร่วง is not completely fixed. When medical precision matters, describe the symptom directly, such as ถ่ายเหลว (“pass watery stools”) or ถ่ายเป็นเลือด (“pass blood in the stool”).