Kinda gross and very painful question about diarrhea?

Question

What is going on when diarrhea is almost entirely liquid and it burns terribly. My friend calls it pissing out your a**.

What causes it?

Is it a problem? Or just something that happens randomly?

I don't know if this makes a difference, but my particular incident lasted for just a morning (except for the burn afterwards)

Answer 1

A few things cause it.

Water-absorption in the large intestine goes awry, so stools can't solidify because the water is not being removed from the waste.

Muscle contractions (peristalsis) in the gut move faster than usual or become erratic, forcing stools to push through faster than usual. the less time stools spend in your large intestine, the less water can be absorbed from them, hence the liquid stools.

And cellular mechanisms can cause cells in your intestines to excrete tons of water. A classic example of this is cholera. Cholera toxin triggers a cellular signal that causes the cells in the lining of your intestine to send water in the cell out into the cavity (lumen) of the intestine. So instead of absorbing water into the cells, the cells go in reverse, dumping precious fluids out of the body.

Does it happen randomly? Well depends on what's happening. Cholera isn't random. It's what happens when you ingest Vibrio cholerae (a bacteria that lives in seawater). Likewise, plenty of bacteria and bacterial byproducts can cause your gut to react horrifically (Bacillus cereus, Staph aureus, Clostridium perfringens, etc). Sometimes, it's a nervous system issue. If you are stressed, the involuntary nervous system can disrupt the signals that usually regulate peristalsis in your gut. If your intestinal tract is wracked will disease, sometimes the lining gets seriously damaged ("insulted" is the term), and that can result in poor absorption of fluids.

So is diarrhea a problem? Well, it's no party, that's for sure. Chronic diarrhea can kill you if you lose too much water. Even if the fluid and electrolyte loss doesn't hurt you, you're losing plenty of other nutrients, which will be bad in the long run (not that you'd want long runs). You can take a medication to slow your diarrhea. Immodium or Lomotil should help.

As for the duration of your bout of diarrhea. in my office, we don't classify it as diarrhea unless you have 3 loose stools in 24 hours. anything less than that is just called a loose stool. If the diarrhea resolves quickly, then it's pretty much over and shouldn't point to any major problems that need correcting. Only if your stools are bloody, you're running a fever, or the diarrhea is chornic or frequently recurring should you really be concerned.

Answer 2

you either ate or drank something bad & your body is getting rid of it. use tissue with aloe vera & liberal amounts of petroleum jelly on the ***hole. DON'T use any lotions or anything with perfume!