Diarrhea

 Hi
Just wondering what helps to relieve diarrhea.    Immodium does not work for me.       
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated 

Thank uou
Kathy 

Bananas, the other things I can think of like rice and toast are not DS friendly.

Banananas not friendly?  Are you kidding me?  I know they're full of carbs, but I eat them all the time.  My 75cm CC nmakes it very difficult for ANYTHING to put weight on me!

Hi,

Just wanted to thank you for posting the question. I have had a similiar issue in the past 24 hours and would love to know something that works. Not sure what has brought it on for me.

Thanks for the help, Terri

So far, I have found that eating less fat really helps.

Oh, trust me...I get diarrhea too! It's all about what you eat! The more fatty, the more loose!

maybe Pepto

http://www.pepto-bismol.com/pepto-original-liquid.php

If you think it's a toxin you really just want to get it all out....

 omething posted on this site a long time ago worked well for too loose poops: add fiber.  Many think of fiber as something to take to counteract constipation - to make your stool softer/looser.   But, adding fiber does give the loose stool some bulk.  Also, minerals are often very contsipating (iron, calcium, zinc) so maybe taking more of those would work for you?  My fiber use is about 4 Tbsp of 1/2 ground flax seed and 1/2 chia seeds usually take in yogurt or a protein drink and follow that with at least one glass of water.

The trick with immodium is that you need to take it every time you have a movement. It's not a once every 4 hours kind of thing. Another thing you and Karen both want to look into is why you're having this. Is it a virus and needing to run its course or is it bacterial? Bacterial imbalance is the only thing that brings me to the edge, and a day of yogurt fixes it. Probiotics are very powerful and it doesn't take anything complicataed or expensive to add them. A daily yogurt keeps me in line.


Adding a note here - I define diarrhea as uncontrollable squirting stool (yeah, ****ting yourself). If you're simply referring to loose stools that you encounter on the toilet, then just simply get used to them. They vary with food, yes, but no big deal.

Hi,

My experience since being home has been around 3-4 very loose stools per-day. The Probiotics does not seem to help me but I am taking one. I started with Primal Defense 2x, then 3x per-day. When they did not help the surgeon's office said to try a different one so now I am using Trader Joes 2x per-day. Though I know it is doing good things for me it does not seem to help with the bowel movements.

Then when I eat something... for me it is definitely not fat but maybe was the nuts in the trail mix... I will be going 8-10 times per-day to the point it becomes painful. So far I have not been able to narrow down the food which causes this. I have had it on good days with lots of protein and on a day when I had popcorn (I am the carb problem person).

It makes me uncomfortable to be out of the house sometimes and definitely hope the whole situation improves with time.

Thanks for all the great help. Terri