Diarrhea and constipation??? confused???
ok so ill get the pain i usually get when i have an upset stomach, and the feeling of the usual rush to the bathroom, and it realllly feeels like i need to go, but then i dont/cant, but after back and forth to the bathroom like 4 or 5 times with pain ill have loose stools. what the hell does this mean? and then through the rest of the day im fine, it only happens once a day. my doctor knows something is going on but isnt sure since my symptoms are so vague so he wants to wait another day or two. cause its not quite diarrhea because its not frequent enough. any ideas?
Constipation after diarrhea?
I had acute stomach flu which started last Thursday. I went to the toilet and threw up more than a dozen times in three hours. Been to the hospital urgently, where they gave me an infusion. I drank rose hip tee and ate toast for the most part and the diarrhea went away on Friday. They releasted me from the hospital on Sunday. I haven't been able to go to he toilet since Friday afternoon. It concerns me. What should I do? Should I eat something that would loosen me up again? I'm afraid of a relapse. Or should I continue with my diet that the doctor gave me (no fats, no fruit except bananas, no beans etc.)? I'm realyl freaking out. Only serious answers, please
Constipation, and Diarrhea?
Just have a couple of questions...Are you back to normal eating after your bout with the flu?(because if you are not putting food in at a normal pace the poo isn't going to be back to a normal pattern either.) Are you keeping up your fluid intake? AND Why are you going back on prune juice if you have diarrhea...that will probably make it worse. Be sure you are not getting dehydrated by drinking water or gatorade/powerade etc. Eat balanced meals with fiber (raw fruits and veggies). The fiber helps to promote regularity and the fluid will help with the constipation as well as making sure you don't get dehydrated if you have diarrhea. I would recommend that you let your body recover from the illness and the meds it has been through before you try treating it for what might be residual from the flu prune juice or meds. Remember your colon can become inflamed and irritated with illness, medication, and things in our diets. If your your colon is irritated it may take some time to recover and more meds or self treatments may make it worse. If the diarrhea or constipation continues I would recommend talking to the doctor about it. Oh and the diarrhea has cleansed your colon so don't bother with the cleansing kit, it will cause more harm than good because I would imagine at this point your colon is irritated enough!
Newborn constipation or diarrhea? please help!!?
my son is 6 weeks old. he was breast fed in the beginning but i had to switch to formula because of a medicine that i'm taking. he used to poop about 3 times a day. i understand that breast milk is more easily digested so when i switched to formula, i didn't think much of the fact that my son was now pooping only once a day. for the past 2 weeks, he has had difficulty going poop. he pushes sooo hard & turns red. he cries & clenches his fists & i feel so bad because i know he must be in pain. he's lucky if he poops once a day. but when he does poop, its extremely watery & light green. from what i've heard, constipation is supposed to be hard & diarrhea is watery. so what is this? he has his 2 month appointment in 2 weeks but i want to get him checked out before then, possible emergency room. he's just so uncomfortable & has trouble sleeping.. any advice?? thanks in advance.
Why do I have constipation or diarrhea? (Please help nothings working!)?
For 21 days i've either been constipated or had diarrhea. My basic diet is A bowl of cereal or eggs. Kids vitamins (Im 15) then I usually drink 2-4 bottles of water at school. For lunch at school I have Spicy Chicken Sandwich or a regular sandwich (Either ham or turkey.) then when I come home I either eat Tuna Helper, Pop Tarts, or a Ham and Cheese Hot Pocket. Im a very picky eater. I always have been. And this has been my basic diet for like ever. I also drink a cup of coffee in the morning and sometimes at night. I always used to have a regular bowel movement at around 3:00 pm. Every now and again in the morning before school. I don't like going at school (Even peeing.) It all started one day at the end of the day around 1:00 I had a stomach ache like when you have to poo. Well I really had to so I decided to go at school. It didn't help and I called my mom to pick me up. She didn't so when I got home I still felt bad and pooed again. Well the next day I felt really bad and didn't go to school. Well I ended up having diarrhea or pooing in the morning. Well I have had diarrhea or constipation for the whole weekend and I had to stay home from school yesterday. I can't miss anymore school and im still feeling terrible. I took diarrhea medicine and that binded me up so I ended up drinking Prune Juice. Which didn't help I ended up going to bed feeling bad. This morning I had diarrhea and went to school. I didn't have any problems until I got home when I felt like I had to poo and went to the bathroom but I couldn't do it. It felt like it was about to come out but it never did. I drank a glass of prune juice and that was about 2 hours ago. I feel full and I still can't poo. I really don't want to take anymore medicine. My mom thinks I should stop drinking coffee and the spicy chicken sandwiches. Im trying that and so far its not working. I started taking the vitamins about 20 days ago so it might be that Im gonna stop taking them. I also used to excersise I still do just not as much. Does that have anything to do with it? My mom also thinks it might be me having school anxietys. I don't think thats it. Im not bullied, my grades are good. I don't have any crushes that make me feel bad to be around. So I really don't think its that. What else could it be? Please help!
Poll : Which is worse, Constipation or Diarrhea?
constipation, definitely.
Are bananas a cure for diarrhea or constipation?
Yes, Bananas are cure for both diarrhea and constipation.Lac of dietary fiber is the major reason for constipation. And bananas are high in fiber.Dietary fibre absorbs water. So, if you drink water after eating banana, the fibre in the banana absorbs water and swells up in the large intestine. It makes the stool soft and bulky. The soft stool is easy to pass through thus gives relief from constipation.Bananas are also rich in potassium. The most common cause of diarrhea is low in potassium. So eating banana will help you regain potassium your body requires.So bananas are cure for both constipation and diarrhea as well.For more information click here.