You know that feeling where you need to use the toilet so bad and you rush to the bathroom and don’t know if you’re going to make it? That feeling is diarrhea. Diarrhea describes loose, watery feces. It is a common condition that isn’t usually serious. It lasts about two to three days in most cases and can be treated with over the counter medication.
The most common cause of diarrhea is stomach or intestinal flu. If the digestive tract recognizes a substance ingested to be hazardous to the body, it may send the substance through the tract without it really doing its job and absorbing nutrients, which results in diarrhea. Other causes include food poisoning, food allergies, medications, intestinal diseases, alcohol abuse, and diabetes. …show more content…
Complicated diarrhea symptoms include weight loss, fever, blood, mucus, or undigested food in the stool, as well as uncomplicated symptoms.
Mild cases of diarrhea can be treated by themselves. Over the counter medicines can also treat diarrhea. Drink six or more glasses of fluid a day. If your rectum becomes sore from frequent poops, try a warm bath and apply a hemorrhoid cream or white petroleum jelly to the anus. Diarrhea and symptoms usually clear up in one to three days. Although diarrhea sounds bad, I think Thrush may be