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Q: Diarrhea - Should I Be Concerned?
asked by: saraltx on August 2nd, 2006
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Hello. I have been having diarrhea for several weeks. I have no abdominal pain and no other symptoms whatsoever. In fact, I feel completely healthy, and this is why I was not even aware of it at first. I always drink a lot of water, and tried to explain it with this. Plus, I drink a cup of coffee in the morning, and always noticed (years ago) that I tend to have diarrhea when I drink coffee, same as when I exercise.
I probably would not even have been concerned, if I had not read something about chronic diarrhea lately, and that it can easily be a sign of a serious disorder; but I did a bit of research, and I always found abdominal cramps or such as another symptom, which I do not have at all. So i'm wondering if I should be concerned at all, or if it should try to regulate it with some nutritional changes? I'm staying with some friends since a few weeks, and there I don't eat as many fruits and vegetables as I used to. And I noticed that when I eat a few carrots throughout the day, I don't have diarrhea, or at least it is significantly better.
I would be grateful for any suggestions. I don't have much money available for doctor visits currently, so I would not want to go there unless I really have to. Besides, are there other nutritional changes I could try? Can drinking tap water play a role?? I'm trying to think of all the changes in my life that may have something to do with it.
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croxie
replied on December 11th, 2006
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If you eat a lot of fruit you get a lot of fibers going through your system every day, which will speed up the tummy.
Everything is good in moderation and my guess is that the lack of cramps is rooted in that your body is use to your diet, and therefore it wont set off the warning signs that most people get.

But having daehorrea for that long is never a good thing. You're losing a lot of the nutrition that the intestines otherwise will obsorb and even if you drink a lot of water, there's always a risk that you will get dehydrated.

If you have no change after reducing the amount of fruit you're eating, you should see a doctor however. But I think it's just a matter of too much fiber.

Christa
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