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Suggest Treatment For Fecal Incontinence And Diarrhea

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Posted on Thu, 28 Jan 2016
Question: I need to go to toilet up to 3 timed a day. Stool is watery
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
For how long has this been going on?

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this frequent and watery stools. In order to make a list of possible causes, it is important to gather a few more information from you.

1. For how long has this been going on?
2. Do you have any fever or abdominal pain?
3. Have you seen blood or mucus in your stool?
4. Has there been any change in your diet or eating habit?

Remember, watery stools cannot kill you unless you fail to drink enough water to replace the losses. I will you drink much water to replace the losses while we figure out the exact cause and treat. I will not want to provide antidiarrheal drugs because this might not be indicated at this time.

I hope to hear back from you at your earliest convenience. I wish you well and promise to provide more insights and helpful recommendations once i get response to the above questions. Until next, happy new year 2016 to you and your loved ones.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (21 minutes later)
Attached are my answers;
1. two or three days not a 100% sure, possibly since Christmas.
2. not at all.
3. again not at all
4. no - some shellfish - prawns to be precise and a lobster tail
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (8 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Drink much water and monitor only for now!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for these responses.

This is a recent change that I may associate with the change in diet. The system is probably reacting to this and this should resolve spontaneously with time. I will like you to continue drinking much fluids to replenish any losses and I am optimistic the watery stools would resolve spontaneously.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Keep me updated and please, do not panic about this. If it goes beyond a week, then we shall do a stool exam o see if there are any other possible causes. Like I mentioned, diarrhea never kills unless we fail to replenish the fluids. Please, drink as much as needed.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Fecal Incontinence And Diarrhea

Brief Answer: For how long has this been going on? Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this frequent and watery stools. In order to make a list of possible causes, it is important to gather a few more information from you. 1. For how long has this been going on? 2. Do you have any fever or abdominal pain? 3. Have you seen blood or mucus in your stool? 4. Has there been any change in your diet or eating habit? Remember, watery stools cannot kill you unless you fail to drink enough water to replace the losses. I will you drink much water to replace the losses while we figure out the exact cause and treat. I will not want to provide antidiarrheal drugs because this might not be indicated at this time. I hope to hear back from you at your earliest convenience. I wish you well and promise to provide more insights and helpful recommendations once i get response to the above questions. Until next, happy new year 2016 to you and your loved ones.