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Understanding Chronic Diarrhea: Causes, Symptoms & Relief


Question
i dont know if you can answr my question however for quite some time i have been dealing with diarrhea and its not just one a month or so its 5 times a day atleast 4 days a week i not more that is the only symptoms other than the feeling in my stomache right before telling me i got to go i have tried everything i can think of it works for the day or lets me sleep through the night without waking up to use the bathroom i tried to seem if it was triggered by any kind of food and if it is then its every kind of food i eat i would say i have a normal bowel once a day maybe twice a week its got to the point that diarrhea is the normal for me and it comes at the most embarassing times its gotten to the point that everywhere i go i bring a change of clothes just in case and im only 25 years old its just to much for me anymore i need to have some kind of idea i know going to the doctor would be best but they say take some pepto and come back if it gets worse but 80 dollars everytime it "gets worse" (no insurance) heck im running out of money for the pepto bismal well any ideas will be great thank you
Tabitha

Answer
I would worry about ulcerative colitis/crohn's disease, unfortunately that is diagnosed with an expensive colonoscopy.  In the mean time, avoid all milk/cheese butter and see if that helps, and also try adding in fiber (I know it sounds backwards) that can sometimes help.....