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Suggest Treatment For Sudden Onset Of Diarrhea With No Cramping Accompanied By Dizziness

Posted on Fri, 7 Jan 2022

Question: sudden onset of diarrhea with no cramping accompanied by dizziness. I ate soft serve ice-cream a couple of hours ago, which I usually don't eat. Could this just be some form of lactose intolerance?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Need some more details

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Please provide some details

Did you ever have similar complaints in past after having foods rich in lactose ?
How many hours after eating ice cream did you have loose stool exactly ?
How many episodes and for how long did you continue to have loose stools ?

Waiting for your response,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (11 minutes later)

Yes occasionally I have had similar diarrhea with dairy and cheese, but not often. It was probably 3 to 4 hours after the ice-cream. I had three episodes very close together and I have not had any more since I posted the question.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Could be lactose intolerance

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the information.

Yes, it could be lactose intolerance.

Most of times loose stools are accompanied with severe flatulence and cramps following one or two loose stools episodes.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T