Diarrhea is usually caused by the body dumping water into your intestines so I was wondering if holding it in would help with dehydration?
I currently have food poisoning so that’s why I thought of this.
It’s not to be reabsorbed, just absorbed.
Your body uses water to absorb nutrients. Diarrhea is when your colons run in overdrive and pump out their contents before the water is properly absorbed.
If your body thinks whatever is in your bowels is not safe and dumping it out the other end, you should find a toilet.
… in an expedited manner.
Find one or become one are the only options.
Some people think it’s funny but it’s really wet and runny.
Have you had lot of success in your life trying to hold diarrhea?
For the most part yeah. Just don’t trust a fart.
I was Celiac for most of my life without knowing it so yes I got quite good at it
Side note but fuck my doctor for just telling me it was anxiety for years and that it took seeing a random NP to actually get me tested
I once white knuckled a bus ride with no option to stop for 3 hours. Probably 10+ times I was sure the wave of pain was gonna be that wave
jesus christ dude
I’m not religious but by the opening of hour three I was ready to make a deal with any deities listening
I have IBS and yeah, if I can successfully hold it in the urge goes away for a couple hours and a more normal BM is the result.
The challenge is knowing when its worth trying to hold it in. It’s like a 10% of the time kind of thing.
You’ll also likely need to pee more (like every 20-30min) despite not really drinking water in between restroom trips.
Your colon is very good at extracting water; if you can hold it in then yes in theory it could remove some of the water. However in reality when you have diarrhoea your colon is inflamed and irritated during and you can’t really stop it happening. You’d have to overcome the cramping and the body trying to push the contents outwards.
The most likely outcome of trying to hold it in is it gets worse and you get an explosive and even less controlled expulsion.
Having a drink?
Eventually the pressure will overcome your sphincter strength. And its fluid - it only needs a tiny tiny hole to Come out. And its going to happen much faster than you think.
yeah, don’t hold diarrhea, you will not win.
We have the technology…
Yes, but that would be a bad thing
Your body is flushing all that water into your intestines because it detected something bad and decided to get rid of it fast. The longer the bad thing stays, the worse, so it just firehose blast it out.
If you keep it in, first you’ll have to deal with the increased pressure, not good for your intestines. Then your body will have to deal with whatever it is that is bad for you.
Better just go to a bathroom and a doctor if you’re still having it after 2 days
Holding it in is antithetical to the concept of diarrhea
This sounds like an X-Y Problem.
I mean I’m chugging water like it’s my job but it’s just going right through me lmao
“The solution to pollution is dilution.”
The body has evolved methods of protecting and ridding itself of bad things. It sucks at the time, but don’t try to go against what your body is trying to fix.
Are you getting enough electrolytes? Dilute Gatorade/Powerade with equal amount of water (1:1 ratio). It will help your body absorb and hold onto the water.
Best of luck to you.
I’m not willing to sacrifice a pair of jeans to find out.
Doctor: You’re actually even more full of shit now.
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Yes, but it’s probably better to just let it go. Splurge on a pack of premium toilet paper, baby wipes, and some kind of topical cream to deal with an irritated starfish. Alternate water and gatorade. BRAT diet for 12-24 hours, then start adding chicken soup, boiled or baked potatoes.
Thank you for irritated starfish, made me chuckle
Not the first time I’ve been thanked for an irritated starfish… :)
In theory it would, in practice good luck holding it in if it’s really diarrhea.
I’ve always wondered this too. Thanks for asking, OP.
