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Foods to eat when you have diarrhea
I have diarrhea and i don't know what should i eat except for mashed potatoes and rice and bananas. thank you for helping
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they say you should also eat plenty of fruit and orange, that helps fix constipation and has to help the other way also
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Peeps gave you some good advice; I would suggest you follow it. I would add to it that if the diarrhea goes on for more than a day or two that you call your family doctor. Sometimes diarrhea is caused by a virus or an infection that may require an antibiotic to help you through it.
Generally a liquid diet of soups such as chicken soup or any clear soup is good. Stay away from soups that are high in acid such as Tomato soup. Drink hot tea rather than coffee. The things you named plus toast and butter, cracker and just about anything that will soak up the sour acid that might be causing diarrhea.
You might also want to try some of the over the counter anti-diarrhea medications. You could speak with the pharmacist to see what they might recommend.
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Eat plenty of leafy greens and vegetables.
Also remember to drink lots and lots of pure, clean water (nothing added to it other than maybe ice if you like it chilled).
Most vegetables are high in fiber. Some fruits are, too, especially their peeling.
The fiber actually helps to solidify the fecal matter enough to restore your stool to normal. Believe it or not, if you have some sort of fiber supplement in your house (like Benefiber or ColonPure) it will actually help to stop diarrhea, too. Only take that stuff as directed though.
Fiber helps to pass your stools easily by softening them, but it also helps to solidify watery stools, too, so keep that in mind. It sort-of congeals in the intestines into a soft state. The foods that are more "natural" like fruits and vegetables will be better for your body and overall health. Think about that when you are finding foods.
You may also get benefit from something like shredded wheat (like the cereal), bran flakes, or cheerios since they are high in fiber as well.
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