What to do if you have diarrhea with a healthy diet

If it is determined that the diarrhea is caused by diet, stop eating suspicious foods as soon as possible. If there is no fever, severe abdominal pain, or bloody and pus in the stool, take small sips of warm electrolyte water to prevent dehydration. If the diarrhea can stop on its own 2-3 times, there is no need to rush to take antidiarrheal drugs. If the symptoms do not relieve for more than 24 hours or are accompanied by other discomforts, just go to the hospital for a regular stool check to check for infection.

Speaking of this issue, there are quite a lot of misunderstandings. Last week, I saw a young girl in the same department eating quinoa salad from a popular snack shop all afternoon. She happily patted her belly and said that she was expelling oil and toxins. The next day, she went to the hospital because she couldn't even get out of bed. It was found that she had a salmonella infection, and she needed to be given fluids for two days to recover.

Nowadays, there are two extreme opinions on the Internet about "eating healthy food will cause diarrhea". One group of people think that as long as you have diarrhea, your body is detoxifying, and you can just adapt to it after a few days. In fact, both of these statements are too absolute. You need to figure out why you pulled it first.

If you have been eating refined rice noodles, vegetables heavy in oil and salt, and suddenly eat whole grains, raw vegetables, and cold-pressed fruit and vegetable juices, and have a bowel movement once or twice for the first time, and your stomach only feels slightly painful after the bowel movement, it is probably because your stomach and intestines are suddenly exposed to too much insoluble dietary fiber and are a little irritated, just like a person who usually does not exercise suddenly has legs sore for two days after climbing ten floors. It is not a big problem. I used to adjust my mother's diet to control blood sugar. At first, I gave her less than half a bowl of oats every day. She kept chasing me for two days and scolded me for messing around. Later, I changed to adding only one spoonful of oats and rice at a time to cook until soft. I slowly increased the amount. After half a month, I added it to less than half a bowl. Now she has no problem eating it every day, and her fasting blood sugar is very stable.

But if there is something wrong with what you eat, such as salads that are not washed cleanly and contain pesticide residues, cold cuts of meat that have been left out for too long and have gone bad, or the same meal that has been eaten by several people, then don’t hesitate. The food is contaminated by pathogenic bacteria. Don't believe in detoxification claims at the time of pregnancy. It is easy to become dehydrated if you have frequent bowel movements, especially for the elderly, children and pregnant women. If you have fatigue, oliguria, or palpitation, you should go to the hospital immediately. Don't blindly take antidiarrheal medicines to hold toxins in the body, which is not good.

By the way, when replenishing water, don’t just drink warm water, add a pinch of salt and some warm honey water, or just buy a ready-made electrolyte drink and mix it with warm water. If you drink too much, you will become weak due to sodium and potassium deficiency, so supplementing with electrolytes is more effective than anything else. If you have a chronic problem of irritable bowel syndrome, it is best to blanch raw and cold healthy ingredients before eating them. Don’t follow the trend of eating raw foods. Healthy meals that are suitable for others may not be suitable for you.