TMI alert- diarrhea

[Frangipani Lou]

Ok. So I've got the runs for the second day in a row. I'm not feeling nauseous. Yesterday I went to the loo 5 times in a hour and twice later in the day. Apart from drinking hydrolite, should I be doing anything else? Should I be eating or avoiding and foods?
TIA

[Catastrophic]

Eat foods with not much flavour toast, dry biscuits... Stay away from milky stuff.

As long as your keeping fluids up you should be right until it passes xox

[Frangipani Lou]

Drat! I've just had milk and yoghurt.

And more dashes to the loo!

[Jaycee]

Dairy is no good for diarrhea, I'm not sure why but it makes it worse.

Like Cat said, eat bland, boring food, lots of water and hydrolite if you need.

[AnyDream]

Home remedy kit for diarrhea: activated charcoal; probiotics; prebiotics like travelan, and add in a gentle fibre supplement ( if you use one like benefibre it has the added benefit of being a prebiotic as well). Stock up on dunny paper & be scrupulous about hand washing, using your own hand towel & cleaning the toilet including flush button & door hAndles.

[jellybean88]

Dh just had that we got him gastro eze works straight away just don't take too much otherwise you'll get constipated lol

[peanutter]

Gastrostop. I don't think I've ever needed more than one or two pills.

And while I'd normally start with more natural remedies, if it's been more than 48hours without any signs of improvement, I'll go straight to it.

[forshelby]

B.R.A.T

Bananas rice applesauce toast. All good stuff. You want white/beige foods. steamed potatoes are good. stay away from greasy, spicy, or dairy.

you're welcome. lol

[Frangipani Lou]

Thanks folks. I did some reading online and of course got mixed info. I called nurse on call to clarify and he confirmed that a bland diet and hydrolite was the way to go.
So I had a banana and toast with Vegemite for lunch. I think I need some clear soup too.

[peanutter]

WHAT??? You got conflicting information on the internet?!?




Feel better soon, hun.

[Frangipani Lou]

WHAT??? You got conflicting information on the internet?!?




Feel better soon, hun.

Thanks PN. The Olympic sprinting to the loo has stopped and I think all is good now. Played it safe with black coffee, toast and Vegemite and leftover vegetables for breakfast. Corn was ok, broccoli for breakfast just felt weird!

[mandalester]

I have been told that I cannot take DonnaTab/Immodium... but in so much pain. Besides eating tasteless food... is there anything else I can take?? At my wits end..

[Swamp princess]

Bananas help bind you up. The BRAT diet isn't recommended as its high in carbs/sugars which can make things worse.
You really need to get a sample to know what's causing it.
TMI but is it really foul smelling? Like rotten meat? Or sweeter.
I'm a nurse and have developed quite the nose for different infections.

[Frangipani Lou]

Perhaps a high quality probiotic might help.