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I am 22 years old. I haven t travels or tried any new foods. Since last Tuesday I have had constant diarrhea. Whenever I eat anything it comes out in the form of diarrhea within 30 minutes. It doesn t even digest in my system - I could pick it up and eat it again cause everything is whole and undigested. The nurse at my family doctors office told me to go on a bread rice and water only diet for 72hrs or u til it is out of my system and not to take any sort of pills like gravol or imodium so it can clear my system. On Monday I had mashed potatoes and french toast cause I thought it was out of my system cause I was having poop not diarrhea finally. But within 20 minutes I had diarrhea again that lasted over 3 hours. I am now back on bread rice and water only and still having diarrhea.
The symptoms described by you are suggestive if watery diarrhea which is not infectious. The history is suggestive of irritable bowel syndrome. I suggest you to consult your gastroenterologist for clinical assessment, colonoscopy to look for any growth or polyp in colon. Investigations will help to form a definitive diagnosis and thus management.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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What Causes Persistent Diarrhea And Indigestion?
Hello, The symptoms described by you are suggestive if watery diarrhea which is not infectious. The history is suggestive of irritable bowel syndrome. I suggest you to consult your gastroenterologist for clinical assessment, colonoscopy to look for any growth or polyp in colon. Investigations will help to form a definitive diagnosis and thus management. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist