diarrhea everyday?

Hi, I am 21 year old female. I have started experiencing many uncomfortable things lately in the past two years, starting with watery stools. I have extreme bloating, in some cases by the end of the day I cannot fit into my own pair of pants (the biggest pair I have for those lazy days). This bloating is not only bad but it stops me from eating because I feel full and uncomfortable. On top on that every time I do actually eat, I end up going to the bathroom in the next 2-3 hours and getting rid of that food.I know this is bad because the stools (or whatever is in the water) not only is looks like diarrhea but smells just like the food I ate (i.e. tomato soup smell?) This also happens to be really hard to get rid of in the first couple of seconds because of the gas that is build up around it, meaning that it comes out with a lot of gas. Nobody has any kind of problems like this in my family. This has brought me to the point of loss of appetite because I am afraid of eating and not having a bathroom to go to in couple of hours. I have tried high fiber foods, like the citricl, but that only gets me bloated even more till pain comes in for the whole day, and a big water weight gain. I do drink a lot of water everyday and green tea (or any kind of tea) because I do not like the smell of coffee in bathroom. Any suggestions?

[meniere135]

There are many things that fit this description.  It would be best for you to see a doctor to get a diagnosis.  I could run down a list of possibilities, but it won't help you figure out what it is you have.  You need to have some tests run by a doctor.  I hope this helps.

[jazz462]

If you drink alot of alcohol the night before do symptoms ease?if so do a parasite cleanse.Not saying its that but the alcohol stops them performing their usual duties and symptoms subside.

[erin626]

Have you been checked for any food allergies/intolerances? Out of nowhere last year i started experiencing severe diarrhea daily. i also had completely lost my appetite and lost a lot of weight. i was afraid to eat because everytime i did it would go right through me. sometimes i would experience horrible cramping along with the diarrhea and i even experienced horrible cramping when i would have the occasional solid stool. i went to the gi doc and he performed multiple blood tests and stool tests. my stool tests tested positive for a lactose and fructose intolerance. ive almost completely cut out those foods from diet and i havent had diarrhea in quite some time. immodium ad worked wonders for me while i was awaiting a diagnosis. it really helped me to get out and do things and not have to worry about having diarrhea. i took the recommended dosage, 2 after first loose stool and 1 after each subsequent loose stool, but most of the time the 2 pills helped to solidify my stools.

so if you need some immediate relief while waiting for a doc appointment i suggest trying an anti-diarrheal med. good luck, i hope you find out whats wrong.