noninflammatory diarrhea /-inflam″ətôr″ē/ , a profuse watery diarrhea without fever or vomiting that begins 6 to 24 hours after ingesting food contaminated by bacterial toxins produced by either Clostridium perfringens or Bacillus cereus. The food poisoning usually involves raw meat or other proteinaceous foods exposed to warm temperatures for several hours.
