<unk>  <unk>  is one of the four recognized symptom types of shellfish poisoning, the others being paralytic shellfish poisoning, neurotoxic shellfish poisoning and amnesic shellfish poisoning. As the name suggests, this syndrome manifests itself as intense diarrhea and severe abdominal pains. Nausea and vomiting may sometimes occur too.<unk>  and its symptoms usually set in within about half an hour of ingesting infected shellfish, and last for about one day. A recent case in France, though, with 20 people consuming oysters manifested itself after 36 hours. The causative poison is okadaic acid, which inhibits intestinal cellular de-phosphorylation. This causes the cells to become very permeable to water and causes profuse, intense diarrhea with a high risk of dehydration. As no life-threatening symptoms generally emerge from this, no fatalities from<unk>  have ever been recorded.
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
Amnesic shellfish poisoning
Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
Paralytic shellfish poisoning
Ciguatera fish poisoning
Shellfish poisoning
Scombroid food poisoning
Paracetamol poisoning