Have you travelled to the developing world? Did you just come off a long backpacking trip/drank directly from creeks?

Dec 22, 2024
11:18:30am

SaturdaySpecialDay Q Hall 5th floor

It's not a parasite in the USA, though lots of money is wasted on checking stool O&P. Viral gastroenteritis explains almost every one of these cases. It will pass.

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Dr advice needed…I’ve had chronic diarrhea since Friday morning.

eyebleedblu All-American

11:06am

Not a doc but I’d be worried about dehydration at this point

SBB

11:08am

Crackers and gatorade

DKN

11:09am

This. You need to hydrate, and Gatorade/Powerade will help. You can also take Immodium (OTC)

jdub

11:10am

Alternatively, we employed the “white diet” in South America when people

DKN

11:13am

Bland and unseasoned - sounds like a very white diet.

foofcoug

11:16am

The Canadian diet

JimmyZ

12:22pm

Always did BRAT to reset a digestive system off the rails

NanoFab Coug

11:21am

If you're not pooping blood and don't have a fever, oral rehydration is the right move. The ED won't do much beyond

SaturdaySpecialDay

11:12am

What if it’s a parasite?

eyebleedblu

11:14am

Have you travelled to the developing world? Did you just come off a long backpacking trip/drank directly from creeks?

SaturdaySpecialDay

11:18am

Thanks

eyebleedblu

11:19am

Eat for two?

ArcticKat

11:19am

RE: What if it’s a parasite?

Stucoug83

11:32am

Have you been to a public pool recently?

Texas_forever

11:51am

Nope

eyebleedblu

12:05pm

Wait, is ED one of the symptoms??

Hawk in the 303

12:04pm

You think that’s bad… I know one guy who has had diarrhea since Easters

Yucaterco

11:17am

Bananas and rice will help.

BlueKarma

11:19am

Try an anti-diarrheal medicine

Hang10

11:20am

I have. Hasn’t helped

eyebleedblu

11:29am

Don’t do sports drinks like Gatorade. For proper hydration do Pedialyte or

Walter Sobchak

11:25am

Would you recommend coconut water?

eyebleedblu

11:28am

Coconut water is good depending on the brand. I think you’d be better off with

Walter Sobchak

4:42pm

It almost seems like a shame to not get a colonoscopy tomorrow 😆

BYU'01

11:34am

Touché

eyebleedblu

11:36am

Stop eating Betos

futbolmaven

11:35am

BRAT bananas, rice, apples, toast

PickleButton

11:44am

Cheese and bananas

BYU Grounds

7:51pm

I have IBS. It is basically my life every day

Stucoug83

7:53pm

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