A 30-year-old man has been hospitalized with profuse diarrhea lasting for the past 12 hours. There was no vomitting. What changes can be observed in the patient’s water-electrolyte balance and acidbase balance?

• A. No changes in the blood pH
• B. Non-gaseous alkalosis with dehydration
• C. Gaseous alkalosis with dehydration
• D. Non-gaseous acidosis with dehydration
• E. Gaseous acidosis with dehydration