MORNING DIARRHEA - Bowel Disorders Message Board

plutoren12 · 11-08-2002, 09:26 AM

Hey all. I was just wondering if any of u experienced morning diarrhea like me. Every morning I wake up and about 10 minutes later, i start to feel crampy abdominal gas pains. I then know its time to go. Every morning I have mild diarrhea, and only in the am. can anyone tell me why this is happening or how to keep from it? It's an unpleasant thing to wake up to!

11-09-2002, 05:41 AM

If you are having gas pains, then this probably means that you need to re-balance the good bacteria in your gut. You can do this by either eating some live yogurt to taking some Acidophilus caps/probiotics. These contain Lactobacillus which is one of the good bacteria that lives in your gut. This should help the excess gas and the diarrhea. Keep them in the fridge and take them twice daily on an empty stomach.

Also, look at your diet and it is likely that you need to include more fiber to bulk up your stools. Try taking some Metamucil twice daily with plenty of water and this will add more bulk to your stools and help to stop the diarrhea. Metamucil is equally as effective for diarrhea as well as constipation.

Also, you should consider taking come Calcium supplements. This helps your gut to absorb water more effectively and can help stop diarrhea. You also lose this when you have diarrhea too.

Good luck.

skat · 11-26-2002, 09:57 AM

Well, I think your lucky to only have diarrhea in the am. I have it all day long. I run the the bathroom up to 10 or more times a day. I was told that I have microscopic colitis. And there is no cure for it. I have tried to take Metamucil but that didn't help. I do take pepto bismal tablets. 2-4 a day to try to control it while I work and seems to help. If anyone has any other suggestions I would love to hear it. Would love to be normal again.

11-27-2002, 04:21 AM

Why did the Metamucil not help you?

If this did not help, then try taking a Calcium supplement. You could very well be short on this anyway if you are having constant diarrhea. The Calcium will help your large bowel to absorb more water back naturally and will help to bulk up your stools.

Also start to take some Acidophilus caps twice daily on an empty stomach. If you are having this constant diarrhea, then your gut bacteria need rebalancing. This should really help the diarrhea and any stomach pain that you have too. Keep them in the fridge and take them twice daily on an empty stomach.

Katie G · 11-27-2002, 09:20 AM

Hi, skat. Is your diarrhea related to eating/drinking anything? Sometimes food/liquid intake causes the liver to release bile into overdrive and too much bile in the small intestine can cause diarrhea. Have you had your gall bladder out? That can also lead to increased diarrhea.

Anyway, I know where you're coming from. I have IBS-D (20+ years), and in the last 5, the D has become life altering. I eat Metamucil wafers twice daily, take calcium supplements twice daily, and have also started Colestid (prescription drug) which helps bind up stools and control the amount of bile flowing directly into the small intestine. The combination of those 3 things has been a life saver for me. Colestid doesn't work for everyone, so try the Metamucil and calcium first, and if still no relief, do some research on the use of Colestid for diarrhea or bile salt diarrhea and see if the symptoms fit you. I can honestly say, I have not had to worry about the nearest bathroom everywhere I go for the last 8-10 months. What relief!

Good luck to you,
Katie G