Severe Diarohea

[Stattovic]

I am 66 years old and suffer from type 1 Diabetes. Over a year ago infrequently and more lately very frequently I get very bad diarohea, so bad that I often do not get to the toilet before this very runny stool is everywhere.

My doctor originally gave me Lopelomide which made my stool hard to go, but it was only stopping it once that was passed again it rushed out.

Since then I have been given Fibrogel, but no good. I cannot go out for a meal anymore without suffering this awful and embarrasing complaint.

My stool has been tested but nothing found.


Can someone please advise.

[mammo]

Copy and paste the link below in your web browser for useful information regarding this.  Keep us posted on what you learn.  Good luck and take care!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium_meal

[Stattovic]

I did as you suggested and have a appointment for a Barium Meal, whatever that may be, perhaps someone could explain what that is please.

[mammo]

See a Gastroenterologist to get this checked out.  They will get right to the problem, and time is of essence where our health is concerned and the older we get.  Take care.

[CalGal]

If this is not tied in with the diabetes, you may want to consider keeping a food diary to see if any foods or food groups are causing the problem. There is a rising awareness that food intolerances and food sensitivites can cause problems that surface at anytime during a lifetime. Foods that someone has been able to eat for years suddenly seems to 'turn of them.' Try an experiment and track what you're eating to see if things make it better or worse. Typically you'd have to remove a specific food or food group (such as dairy or gluten) for several weeks to see a change if foods are involved. Although that sounds like a long time, if you can isolate the problem that way it can make a wonderful difference in your life.