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What Causes Explosive Morning Diarrhea, Slight Abdominal Discomfort After A Bowel Movement And Moderate Diverticulitis?

Posted on Mon, 22 Aug 2022

Question: Daily, 1-2 times explosive morning diarrhea for past three weeks, no pain, no fever, slight abdominal discomfort after bowel movement. No improvement with Pepto Bismol or Imodium.
Feel completely normal 22 hours per day. Routine colonoscopy in April, normal with moderate diverticulosis.
What to do?

Answered by Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
What does your diet consist of?

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

What does your diet consist of? Do you drink a lot of coffee? Another dietary modification to try is psyllium seeds.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (22 minutes later)

Eliminated coffee, drinking water, eating yogurt, fruit and cottage cheese. This has been going on for weeks but at 71 I have never experienced this before. Psyllium seeds at a health food store?

Answered by Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Yes.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Yes exactly.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (2 hours later)

Do you have a recommendation? I have no fever, no discomfort. Everything I read about causes of diarrhea have those symptoms.

I think those seeds are a laxative, did you read about my problem?

Answered by Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
They make stool soft.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

The good thing about psyllium seeds is that they make stools soft, regardless of whether the primary problem is loose stools or constipation.

As long as you don't have fever or blood in your stools it is a viable way to go. If you do not see improvement within a few days, I suggest you see your doctor and have your feces cultured for bacteria, eggs, parasites, etc. depending on your geographic area.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj