diarrhea

john19485

john19485

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ok, I've had diarrhea everyday for going on five months now, I've had the poop test for diarrhea, doctor said I had to take another, the only other thing the doctor has done is give me some acid pills, he said the other day , they were not doing any good. Taking Pepto-Bismol and Kaopectate now, also eat bananas, ginger, Probiotics. Any more idea's?
 

Another member,Traveler,has shared his struggle with this as well. I think he said he found something that is helping. Maybe you could private message him?
 

Probably something in your diet. Different foods are digested at different speeds and manner.

Keep a chart of your food each day to find out which foods are causing this condition ie. a lot some days and not so much other days.

Keep A LOT of TP on hand !
 
I had severe diarrhea in February which was due to a new med that my Oncologist prescribed for me. There was a warning with the med that said this could happen. Doctor had me reduce to half the prescription daily and the diarrhea cleared up.
 
Is it IBS-D, my neighbor deals with this mostly and then goes to IBS-C. This is one product that worked for her for a while, you might want to look at it.
http://www.kijimea.com/

I'm pretty sure Amazon carries it so you can read reviews. I've had the other issue most of my life but got things working good NOW.

Another product my friend is going to try as her D.O. suggested it is: Dr. Ohhira's pre and probiotic capsules. It's pricey but she's desperate and will give it a month trial to start.

My friend avoids meds and she won't even take iburprofen. And she deals with a lot of arthritis. I don't know how she does it. Every time she sees a doc and they want to prescribe a drug, she reads about it and says, no way. She takes a lot of supplements, less than me, but many.
 
I have this problem and know it is due to a med I am taking so I got some imodium today and have taken 2 dosages so far. Usually one dose would work but not today. I know I have IBS.
 
I agree with Radish Rose that you need to find the cause first. If you take Metamucil (get the orange flavored one or use the regular one with orange juice) it helps with diarrhea AND constipation. It works! I used to have bloody diarrhea decades ago and after taking it every day for three months I never had the problem again. My doctor told me to take it, said from then on to start eating more fiber. It's available over the counter.
 
I recently got off of sugar and started using Splenda......I think that my system may slowly be adjusting to it but I can attest to the fact that for some folks it can / will cause diarrhea.

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Certain kinds of coffee can do this. If you are a coffee drinker, try doing without for a few days and see if that helps.
 
PVC said:
I agree with Radish Rose that you need to find the cause first. If you take Metamucil (get the orange flavored one or use the regular one with orange juice) it helps with diarrhea AND constipation. It works! I used to have bloody diarrhea decades ago and after taking it every day for three months I never had the problem again. My doctor told me to take it, said from then on to start eating more fiber. It's available over the counter.
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I have a friend who swears by Metamcil, I've never taken it. I do well with my magnesium and ox bile for my system.

On the Splenda, I don't think it's the great stuff as those artificial things have additives that are negative. I use stevia and real raw sugar if I need some sweetness. I don't like a lot of sweet stuff. I don't know if Splenda has aspartame in it but there is a lot of info on that stuff.
 
I had problems prior to my journey to AZ for the winter, I take 2 meds (that hasn't changed). Can't say if it was the sun & subsequent Vit D boost. I did start eating more complex carbs for my TYPE II. Beans, oatmeal, sweet potatoes (steamed, skinless), air popped pop corn, fruit (berries mostly), haven't changed activity (still walk), my problem cleared up almost immediately. I continue eating the complex carbs (fiber) with no return. Still drink tons of coffee (lightened with 1/2 n 1/2) daily, eat 3-4 eggs daily. Avoid breads, pasta and anything processed.
 
I was a coffee drinker all my adult life and drank it black and strong and of a very strong blend. I had loose bowels often and it seemed always to start late morning. I decided to stop drinking coffee for a two week test and in 2 to 3 days the problem stopped. I have had no problem for what is now nearly 8 months. My thinking is that just like other changes with age toleration of coffee became another thing of my youth.
 
Keesha said:
I rarely ever get this problem but oddly enough if I eat certain artificial sweeteners I get it bad so I avoid them.
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Keesha, if those certain artificial sweeteners are one of the sugar alcohols (erythritol, lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, etc.), those sweeteners are known to cause terrible diarrhea is many individuals. I was having a very bad spell of it several years ago and couldn't get it under control, and with my doc's help I was able to figure out it was the sorbitol in sugar free gum I was chewing sometimes. I doesn't take much of that stuff to really tear you a new one if you are one of the susceptible folks. Now, I carefully scan labels to make sure there are none of the sugar alcohols in anything I buy.
 
Butterfly said:
Keesha, if those certain artificial sweeteners are one of the sugar alcohols (erythritol, lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, etc.), those sweeteners are known to cause terrible diarrhea is many individuals. I was having a very bad spell of it several years ago and couldn't get it under control, and with my doc's help I was able to figure out it was the sorbitol in sugar free gum I was chewing sometimes. I doesn't take much of that stuff to really tear you a new one if you are one of the susceptible folks. Now, I carefully scan labels to make sure there are none of the sugar alcohols in anything I buy.
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This is something new to me. I never heard of sugar alcohols. Does that mean sugar alcohols are in anything with regular sugar ?
 
Butterfly said:
Keesha, if those certain artificial sweeteners are one of the sugar alcohols (erythritol, lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, etc.), those sweeteners are known to cause terrible diarrhea is many individuals. I was having a very bad spell of it several years ago and couldn't get it under control, and with my doc's help I was able to figure out it was the sorbitol in sugar free gum I was chewing sometimes. I doesn't take much of that stuff to really tear you a new one if you are one of the susceptible folks. Now, I carefully scan labels to make sure there are none of the sugar alcohols in anything I buy.
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Yes I know now but at the time I didn’t know. Now I stay clear of all of it.
Even a few Russel Stouffers diabetic candies will do me in. It’s CRAZY bad for that.
 
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Be sure the bananas are on the green side. Stay away from over ripe bananas.

Toasted coconut also helps. Aldi has great coconut cookies.

Fried food, onions and garlic might cause problems.

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This is my 3rd day without any artifical sweeteners. I hope I'm not speaking too soon BUT the violent diarrhea has stopped. As a matter of fact I have not had a BM in 30 hours. :D After 6 years of dealing with this nightmare, it feels like a miracle.
 
Traveler said:
This is my 3rd day without any artifical sweeteners. I hope I'm not speaking too soon BUT the violent diarrhea has stopped. As a matter of fact I have not had a BM in 30 hours. :D After 6 years of dealing with this nightmare, it feels like a miracle.
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My stool is back to where it should be after being off Splenda for two days.
 

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