FAIR FOOD AHH!!!

stephie

HEY HAVING A SITUATION HERE. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. I HAVE ACUTE DIAHREA DUE TO SOME FOOD I ATE AT THE LOCAL CARNIVAL HERE IN MIAMI, THE YOUTH FAIR. NEED SOME HELP ON HOW TO STOP THE STUFF OR KILL THE BACTERIA. ANY1 EVER BEEN IN THESE SHOES.FEEL FREE TO COMMENT

NtroducingMyself

Mainly keep drinking fluids to keep yourself hydrated, eventually it'll pass. If it doens't it might be something you need to see a doctor for.Otherwise you can also try Imodium to help stop the diahrea.

stephie

yea i kno. im trying to contain myself. its just really bothering me that everyone but my grandma says hey arent you superwoman y are you going to the doctor. you just indulged alil too much and have a bad case of S@#T

PepsiChaser

Hey, Superwoman here...lolThere is nothing wrong with being healthy! If it continues, go to the doc. One or 2 days of it is long enough. After it is over, get your good gut bugs in check. Ntro is right about the fluids. Also, if it is from BAD food, I wouldn't recommend imodium. That could help keep that nasty bacteria in there longer. DRINK LOTS!! A sports drink (though high in sugar) will help keep your electrolytes up too.

stephie

wow thanks. lol yea hey i feel your pain. its not easy fightin the world and your own battles 2\. a girl needs a break. thanks for the advice though. any drinks i should stay away from??what about drinking pepto??? does milk solidify the stuff?? is milk bad?/

NtroducingMyself

As for fluids I'd recommend just water. Gatoraid might be alright but be careful of anything too sugary because it can actually cause your diahrea to get worse.And Frankie I forgot about the good gut bugs (I was very tired this morning lol). The pharmacy can direct you to stuff called probiotics that will help build your good intestinal 'bugs'. Just something else to think about and look into. Always good to get a good balance back to the digestive track after a bout with diahrea.

stephie

Yeah I was looking into the probiotics-maybe that will save me the trip to the doctor, but I was also thinking that Pepto might do the same effect as Imodium. Does that keep the bacteria in there longer?? My grandfather said the craziest thing, hes like you know what I took Pepto for a year and I was cured of a bug in my tract. Im like are you insane thats horrible for you??Is he right or am I??

NtroducingMyself

I could not imagine taking pepto for a year being all that good for you..... yikes...

PepsiChaser

I know about the sugar...that is why I mentioned it...but diarrhea takes out SO many electrolytes! Isn't it better to blow out the bad bugs? I REFUSE to clog it up! I don't have IBS or anything though, so if there is something nasty in MY tummy, I like to take something (With LOTS of water) that will get it out faster..Then, continue to rehydrate, and get some good "live" food (yogurt, blue cheese, raw foods like fruit and veggies) and some probiotics going on!

Thatguy12345

TAKE IMODIUM, AND DRINK LOTS OF WATER, IT WILL GO AWAY EVENTUALLY, YOU WILL LIVE.

NtroducingMyself

Actually diahrea is kind of the bodies way of flushing the nasties out of the body kind of like vomiting, so in a sense it's not necessarily a "bad" thing, but yet it is because so many people don't keep themselves properly hydrated. In most cases Diahrea of this kind will last only a day. When it starts last a couple days it something you should bring to your doctors attention. And yeah people with IBS have it hard becuase we will go through bouts of random diahrea for no reason, so sometimes it's hard to determine if it was from bad food or a flair up.