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Suggest Remedy For Diarrhoea Occurring On Consumption Of Anything Other Than Oatmeal
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...I thought I had a 24 hour gi flu starting a few days ago with nausea/vomiting, diarrhea,bloating, chills, myalgias (not sure about fever since I didn't take it). the n/v has stopped about a day ago but I continue to have beige colored diarrhea 4-6 x/day with extreme excessive gas whenever I eat anything but my oatmeal in the morning? I eat almost nothing during the day due to the symptoms. Other symptoms have pretty much subsided. Any clues?
Thu, 6 Aug 2015
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It can take a few days for diarrhea to resolve completely. If you are still having symptoms, it would be best to avoid solid food till your intestines are ready to absorb food.
The use of food when they are not ready would just cause abdominal cramping and cause it to be passed out.
When there is a 4 hour window with no symptoms, small amounts of dry foods can be restarted.
You can try using probiotics, these help diarrhea to resolve because they restore the normal vaginal flora.
Meds such as peptobismol or lomotil may also help you.
I hope this helps
It can take a few days for diarrhea to resolve completely. If you are still having symptoms, it would be best to avoid solid food till your intestines are ready to absorb food.
The use of food when they are not ready would just cause abdominal cramping and cause it to be passed out.
When there is a 4 hour window with no symptoms, small amounts of dry foods can be restarted.
You can try using probiotics, these help diarrhea to resolve because they restore the normal vaginal flora.
Meds such as peptobismol or lomotil may also help you.
I hope this helps
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