is this bad for me?

Question

tell me if this is bad for me...i went on a trip with my friend's family to mexico in the summer and during there i ate some food and i had diarhhea and on the way back to cali i had to go to use the restroom and i had to go from Nayarit ,Mexico
al the way to the US border in arizona i think and i couldnt hold it any longer and i went and used the restroom and did diarhhea is this bad for my health that i hold it for so long or whats the deal someone plz tell me? im just curious
PS: i hold it in for aproximently from 700 to 900 miles

Answer 1

No, you are fine. And, most likely, your colon was irritated and it only felt like you're holding it. If you were to go to the bathroom right away you'd probably do nothing. It's not a good idea to hold it because later you might be constipated, but obviously it wasn't the case.

Answer 2

heh... Something like that happened to me the first time I went on a mission trip to Mexico; someone mixed the purified and unpurified water----

Then I had Diarrhoea for a good week or so; though on that note, I haven't gotten a single stomach 'bug', Diarrhoea, etc. ever since then, and it's been....5 years now...

Before, I used to get 'bugs' maybe once each year.

So, to answer your question, it's not HEALTHY, but it's not horrible for you either (short of becoming Dehydrated, malnourished, or just having it for more than a week or so, no)---in the long run, the immunity you'll develop (if you don't get drugs....) is quite good for you.

Answer 3

I think that you've posted this in the wrong section, because this question is definitely not dental.