Diarrhea soon after eating

Posted By Jim on March 01, 1999 at 13:08:29:







I am a 24 year old male.  I have noticed over the past few months I have been getting diarrhea very often with occasional bouts of constipation.  At first I thought I might have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, but lately I am not so sure.  I have noticed that when I eat certain foods like green salads, vegetables and mexican chees dip (chilli con queso), I get bad diarrhea about 20-30 minutes after consumption of the food.  The weird thing is I can see bits of the food (for example the lettuce) I just ate in the diarrhea.  The same food was not consumed earlier in the day, so it has to be from the food just consumed 20 minutes prior.  What could be causeing this?  I currently do not have a family doctor.  So should I seek the advise of a new family doctor or go straight to a gastroenterology specialist?  Thanks.