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September 29th, 2010
A few years ago I started having chronic diarrhea. It wasn't too severe, but it was persistent - - very loose stool for several months. I was due for a colonoscopy, and the only thing the doctor found was a mild irritation of the intestinal wall. He prescribed a medication that is used for ulcerative colitis. I took it for a month, and it didn't do anything for me.

What the doctor might have done, but didn't think to do, was ask me "What have you been eating?" There was a cereal that I liked because it had an "adult" flavor -- not sugar-laden like kids' cereals, and I'm been eating lots of it. The label didn't say that it was a laxative cereal, but it did contain lots of pumpkin seeds.

I quit eating that cereal, and - - no more diarrhea.
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replied March 28th, 2011
Hello and thank you for posting your medical question on E health forum.

From the history provided here, It seems that the cause of your long term diarrhea could be due to enteritis, as determined by your treating doctor.

In case the diarrhea recurs, OTC medications like Imodium might help to control it.

I hope you find my suggestion helpful.



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