Diarrhea Question - Please Help!?

Question

If I had three morning episodes of diarrhea in the past three weeks, is this is sign of IBS? I really hope not because I'm on the birth control pill and I do NOT want it to affect it. I'm getting really upset because I wish it would go away...and I've normal bowel movements in between so I don't know what's going on. Please tell me this is normal and how I can make it go away. :(

Answer 1

Don't eat fast food or sweet foods. Exercise a lot.

Answer 2

Having IBS will not affect your birth control pill. If you only had 3 episodes in the last 3 weeks, don't worry cause that is not IBS. Maybe you had a virus. Maybe you have a reaction to your birth control pill. How long have you been on that? Consult your doctor. If you had bloody stools then you might have IBS or something else. If not, then I wouldn't worry about it. Be very careful about birth control pills. Good luck!

Answer 3

If you have a sudden sharp attack of diarrhea, it probably won't last longer than three days, even if you do nothing. But while you're going-going-going, diarrhea is all-consuming. And if you suffer from the chronic diarrhea usually associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as many women do, you know all too well what a crimp it can put in your day-to-day life. Either way, diarrhea can leave you feeling limp and lousy.

But don't worry. Easing the pain and getting your bowel function back to normal is simple.

Avoid milk. When you have diarrhea, you temporarily lose the ability to digest lactose, a milk sugar. So while you have the runs, dairy products won't be absorbed. In fact, they make diarrhea even worse.

Eat lightly. The less food that your system has to process, the fewer symptoms of cramping and diarrhea you will experience. If you're hungry, eat bland, light foods such as toast, cooked rice or bananas.

Try the pink stuff. If you can't stay home and ride it out, over-the-counter antidiarrheal remedies such as Imodium A-D, Kaopectate and Pepto-Bismol all will help stop the runs. Pepto-Bismol binds toxins produced by bacteria in the bowel.

Drink as much as you can. When you have diarrhea, your body loses water every time you use the toilet, so you can easily become dehydrated very quickly. Try to drink at least ten glasses of clear liquid a day.

Try chicken bouillon. Fluids that contain salt and small amounts of sugar, such as chicken bouillon or sports drinks like Gatorade, are also good, because they help the body replace not only fluids but also minerals and nutrients lost during an episode of diarrhea.

Eat cereal every morning. High-fiber foods include fruits, vegetables, beans, whole-grain bread and bran-based cereals. Examples: A serving of Kellogg's All-Bran with Extra Fiber contains 15 grams of fiber per half-cup serving; Fiber One contains 13 grams and Bran Buds, 11. A half-cup of cooked baked beans--another good source of fiber--has 7 grams.

Try a fiber cocktail. If you're not used to eating high-fiber foods like vegetables and bran, your diarrhea may even get worse--at first. That's where fiber cocktails--supplements mixed with water or juice--can be helpful.

So while you slowly up your fiber count--perhaps by one vegetable or fruit a week--try fiber in tiny little doses, like a quarter dose of Citrucel or other natural supplement. You can buy fiber supplements in supermarkets and drugstores. The granular form is mixed with water or juice. If you find the taste too grainy, try fiber in wafer form and wash it down with water or juice.

Cut back on meat. Fatty foods are hard to digest and may often lead to diarrhea. So avoid high-fat snacks, and eat lean meat and nonfat dairy products, not full-fat versions.

Stay away from artificial sweeteners. Sorbitol, found in sugarless gums and mints and many diet sodas, often leads to the runs, because it's not easily digested.

Feel better! :)

Answer 4

IBS is typically periods of constipation followed by periods of diarrhea, and it's always got cramping and discomfort and pain inbetween one extreme and the other.

Have you drunk any coffee on an empty stomach? That can clear one's bowels very quickly and effectively, making you think you have diarrhea.

To know for sure, go see a doctor.

Answer 5

I would put it to stress episodes...Stress can cause many things...But to be sure, if this keeps up, I would see a doctor about it...

Answer 6

PLEASE GO TO DOCTOR AFTER OF TREE WEEKS WELL I HOPE AFTER THIS YOU FEEL MORE BETTER DRINK CARROT GO TO THE STORE AND BUY A BAG OF CARROT IF YOU HAVE STRACTOR MADE THE JUICE AND DRINK ONE GLASS OF JUICE AND AFTER 30 MIN OTHER AND THIS STOP YOU PROBLEM THIS WORK FOR ME I HOPE YOU FEEL MORE BETTER SOON

Answer 7

The other answers are good. Listen to them.

Answer 8

White Castle "Belly Bombs" will do that to ya'

Answer 9

......get in and get ur dewee checked for polyps with a colonoscopy