Why are people bullying the OP? Her concerns are more than valid. I have found a lot of good advice on this forum in the past. Hope it is not being invaded by trolls.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you done 3 days with nothing but white rice banana pedialyte and apple sauce. I would do that as a first step before flipping out.

Did that yesterday. Still had diarrhea this morning but did fine through night, and diarrhea was a little better than when I ate more normally. Send off the sample today.

Lady- you are so freaked out, but you aren’t following directions. You need to do the brat diet for three days straight. Do not incorporate any coffee, caffeine, anything else outside of the brat diet for at least three days.

I haven’t had anything but toast rice bananas and water for past 2 days.

Well then go to the ER. You clearly think you need to.

No I’m not and don’t need to. I will see what stool sample shows.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you done 3 days with nothing but white rice banana pedialyte and apple sauce. I would do that as a first step before flipping out.

Did that yesterday. Still had diarrhea this morning but did fine through night, and diarrhea was a little better than when I ate more normally. Send off the sample today.

Lady- you are so freaked out, but you aren’t following directions. You need to do the brat diet for three days straight. Do not incorporate any coffee, caffeine, anything else outside of the brat diet for at least three days.

I haven’t had anything but toast rice bananas and water for past 2 days.

Well then go to the ER. You clearly think you need to.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you done 3 days with nothing but white rice banana pedialyte and apple sauce. I would do that as a first step before flipping out.

Did that yesterday. Still had diarrhea this morning but did fine through night, and diarrhea was a little better than when I ate more normally. Send off the sample today.

Lady- you are so freaked out, but you aren’t following directions. You need to do the brat diet for three days straight. Do not incorporate any coffee, caffeine, anything else outside of the brat diet for at least three days.

I haven’t had anything but toast rice bananas and water for past 2 days.

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Anonymous wrote:You likely had a virus and your intestinal track/stomach are irritated. Cold brew coffee is going to irritate your stomach if you’ve recently had a virus, even if you didn’t have major symptoms, because it’s acidic. The same with beans. You need to eat a very bland diet for the next week and see how you do.

^This. You need to allow your intestinal track to heal and the only way to do that is to eat very bland/mild food. Be careful of dairy, caffeine, spicy food, and sugar.

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I’ve had zero except toast bananas rice and I’m still
Waking up
With diarrhea and multiple bouts. No normal poops and sometimes have it before bed or during the night.

Try culturally. It helps your gut regain the healthy/much needed bacteria it needs for normal digestion.

Anonymous wrote:You likely had a virus and your intestinal track/stomach are irritated. Cold brew coffee is going to irritate your stomach if you’ve recently had a virus, even if you didn’t have major symptoms, because it’s acidic. The same with beans. You need to eat a very bland diet for the next week and see how you do.

^This. You need to allow your intestinal track to heal and the only way to do that is to eat very bland/mild food. Be careful of dairy, caffeine, spicy food, and sugar.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here- this isn’t end of the world but it’s far from normal. It’s not a couple of loose stools. I haven’t had a former poop in a week, and can’t eat anything but brat and still have diarrhea. Of course I sent a sample bc why the hell not. If it’s bacterial or a parasite I can treat. Or if it’s IBS can also treat.

Change in stool is a sign of colon cancer, which is on the rise for some reason. This is a reasonable precaution.

I know ugh. I had clean colonoscopy 2018

ITS BEEN A WEEK

Meaning what? That’s a long time for daily multiple bouts of diarrhea, not one normal movement, running to the bathroom and barely eating and still having issues. I’ve never had this in mu life.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here- this isn’t end of the world but it’s far from normal. It’s not a couple of loose stools. I haven’t had a former poop in a week, and can’t eat anything but brat and still have diarrhea. Of course I sent a sample bc why the hell not. If it’s bacterial or a parasite I can treat. Or if it’s IBS can also treat.

Change in stool is a sign of colon cancer, which is on the rise for some reason. This is a reasonable precaution.

I know ugh. I had clean colonoscopy 2018

ITS BEEN A WEEK

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Anonymous wrote:OP here- this isn’t end of the world but it’s far from normal. It’s not a couple of loose stools. I haven’t had a former poop in a week, and can’t eat anything but brat and still have diarrhea. Of course I sent a sample bc why the hell not. If it’s bacterial or a parasite I can treat. Or if it’s IBS can also treat.

Change in stool is a sign of colon cancer, which is on the rise for some reason. This is a reasonable precaution.

I know ugh. I had clean colonoscopy 2018

Anonymous wrote:OP here- this isn’t end of the world but it’s far from normal. It’s not a couple of loose stools. I haven’t had a former poop in a week, and can’t eat anything but brat and still have diarrhea. Of course I sent a sample bc why the hell not. If it’s bacterial or a parasite I can treat. Or if it’s IBS can also treat.

Change in stool is a sign of colon cancer, which is on the rise for some reason. This is a reasonable precaution.

OP here- this isn’t end of the world but it’s far from normal. It’s not a couple of loose stools. I haven’t had a former poop in a week, and can’t eat anything but brat and still have diarrhea. Of course I sent a sample bc why the hell not. If it’s bacterial or a parasite I can treat. Or if it’s IBS can also treat.

Anonymous wrote:Have you had raw oysters or sushi?

Or taken any antibiotics recently?

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Anonymous wrote:Have you done 3 days with nothing but white rice banana pedialyte and apple sauce. I would do that as a first step before flipping out.

Did that yesterday. Still had diarrhea this morning but did fine through night, and diarrhea was a little better than when I ate more normally. Send off the sample today.

Lady- you are so freaked out, but you aren’t following directions. You need to do the brat diet for three days straight. Do not incorporate any coffee, caffeine, anything else outside of the brat diet for at least three days.

Anonymous wrote:lol you FedExed poop because you had the runs for a couple of days?! Now I have heard it all….

And not even constant watery runs. A couple bouts of loose stool each morning.

I had giardia several years ago. I didn’t even go to the doctor for 2 weeks bc it can take that long to get back to normal after a bacterial or viral infection and that’s what I thought I had. But then I was like WTF. This is getting apocalyptic.