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Posted 3/2/2014 1:29 PM (GMT 0)
Ok the the last few days ive have really really bad runny diarrhea that doesnt seem to wanna slow down. Im sure its because im under a lot of stress and anxiety but how do you stop it? I dont have cramps or anything, which it good. But its the type where you think u have gas or something but end up running to the bathroom. Ive been afraid to leave my house this week. Ive been taking imodium but it doesnt seem to be helping like it normally would. Is it possible its some type of weird stomach bug? What else can I try to help stop what i call "explosive" diarrhea?

Post Edited (Jill_2013) : 3/18/2014 11:54:10 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/2/2014 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
how long has it been? i was going 30x/day even throughout the night. dr gave me antibiotics to kill everything. it resolved in 3 days, but a few weeks later, came back with diarhhea again. my cultures were negative.

go see a dr and get a stool culture. cause it take over a week to get results..
Posted 3/2/2014 11:33 PM (GMT 0)
well im not going that much but it just worries me a little bc the consistency and color isn't normal for me. I hate to use this description but it looks like watered down pudding and its light brown. nothing normal even when i compare it to my normal diarrhea. I have no warning when I go either. Ive had a few accidents. no other symptoms of being sick either. I guess its bothersome bc the Imodium just doesn't seem to work like it normally would on me. It takes 2-3 weeks to get in to see my doc and its the only one i can get in to see right now.... well i guess i could call my GI doc and see what he thinks. I'LL consider it if im not normal by tomorrow.
Posted 3/5/2014 10:31 AM (GMT 0)
I called my doctor and I think the nurse who took my call may not have took very good notes. When she talked to the doctor and called me back she told me to keep doing what I was doing.

Now I'm not going as much but still having watery diarrhea and its still waking me up Imodium still isn't helping. Would taking a fiber supplement help me at all? The only problem is when I tried taking it before I stopped going for a few days to a week. I'm almost willing to try anything at this point.
Posted 3/9/2014 6:12 AM (GMT 0)
Ok this is getting very frustrating!!! The diarrhea had been going on for 11 or so days now and NOTHING is stopping it. My GI doc told me a few months ago that I could take up to 8 Imodium's a day but I think that's too much for my system so I don't take any more than 4 or 5 a day. NORMALLY 2 Imodium's would stop me up for 2-4 days but right now its only stopping me for a few hours at a time. It's either watery or extremely loose. Nothing solid in almost 2 weeks. I will be calling my GI doc Monday. Also taking fiber isn't helping either. Can a weird stomach bug last this long? Could it be something else? No new medicine or foods have been added. But greatly stressed due to an upcoming surgery.

Desperately seeking ANY advice!!!!!!
Posted 3/10/2014 3:40 PM (GMT 0)
I called my doctor and they are refusing to giving me an appt any sooner than my appt NEXT week when we schedule surgery. I need suggestions on how to stop my diarrhea or at least slow it down some. I'd like to NOT go to the ER for this because all they will do is send me to my PCP and I'll get the run around and it will just stress me out even more.

ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME!!!
Posted 3/10/2014 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
Other than immodium, I know of no other OTC med to stop diarrhea. Lomotil is good but it is prescription.
Posted 3/11/2014 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
my doctor (in the beginning) didnt want to put me on lomotil due to the fact imodium can usually stop me up for days taking just one dose. And he never suggested it for when im going thru now. Im not calling them again because they are tired of hearing from me, the nurse was rather rude to me on the phone. But I did call my regular doctor and they suggest for me to come in and I will be seeing them during their evening clinic tomorrow night. Hopefully they will either send me for tests or tell me to do something different. two weeks is just a bit long with having diarrhea.
Posted 3/13/2014 9:10 AM (GMT 0)
Jill_2013,

Where you able to get your issue solved?
Posted 3/13/2014 1:02 PM (GMT 0)
I finally got in to see a doctor at the normal doctors office Tuesday evening and the best he could do was lomotil. But the next day when I had it filled i stopped having a BM. And with up coming surgery I didn't wanna just take a pill, in case all of the Imodium I had been taking over the last 2 weeks finally kicked in. But at least I have it on hand now if I need it.

Thank you for asking.
Posted 3/16/2014 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
Going on WEEK 3. Im bout to pull my hair out now.
Posted 3/19/2014 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
Finally figured out my current issue of diarrhea that wont stop. I went to my surgeon today and we talked about my meds and my bathroom issues and he said bc my GERD is so bad and I was increasing my zantac and maalox to mask the acid reflux it was causing my to have diarrhea. I was able to get stronger reflux medicine so I could stop drinking the maalox and stop the zantac.... so hopefully in a few days this issue will clear up on its own... if not i guess i'll be calling my family doctor back to schedule blood work.

Thank you for listening to me while i tried to figure this all out.
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