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What Causes Diarrhea With Blood In Stool After Drinking Shake?

Recently, I started drinking a shake from a company called Visalus...it is the Body by Vi Challenge. After being on it for about 2 weeks, digestive issues that previously disappeared when using a different product came back. I had blood in my stool and diarrhea. Additionally, I have been more lethargic and my skin has dried up considerably (to the point it is painful). Do you know what in this product could have caused this? Is there a way I can get it analyzed? I can't find anything via the internet, but I feel people need to KNOW about these side effects so they don't suffer too. Thank you!
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Shakes for a particular company which are causing the symptoms of blood in stool and diarrhea should be stopped at once and not to take any such shakes from any company as these may contain something that your intestines are not tolerating.
I can understand your good gesture to know the in-depth cause and the factors but it is very difficult to know as they do not tell what these shakes contain.
You can certainly lodge a complaint at the food and drug administration so that the officers take the samples and analyze for you to know the causes.
You can also get your stool tested when in symptoms as these can tell you the fault.
Internet may not show anything of truth in many a cases hence it is not worth as there is no direct interaction.
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What Causes Diarrhea With Blood In Stool After Drinking Shake?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood the concerns. Shakes for a particular company which are causing the symptoms of blood in stool and diarrhea should be stopped at once and not to take any such shakes from any company as these may contain something that your intestines are not tolerating. I can understand your good gesture to know the in-depth cause and the factors but it is very difficult to know as they do not tell what these shakes contain. You can certainly lodge a complaint at the food and drug administration so that the officers take the samples and analyze for you to know the causes. You can also get your stool tested when in symptoms as these can tell you the fault. Internet may not show anything of truth in many a cases hence it is not worth as there is no direct interaction.