Diarrhea and extremely fast digestion

[newtodigestion]

I am new to the forums and have a question for the good doctor for I think I may need to see one. I thought I had a minor case of food poisoning over this past weekend and dealt with it as opposed to going to the doctors/emergency room. The symptoms were related to food poisoning nausea, diarrhea, muscle fatigue, joint cramps (these last 2 related to slight dehydration). Well this is my 3rd day and the frequency of the diarrhea has not lessened but I did get my appetite to eat.

So I chopped up 2 heads of Romaine lettuce into a bowl and figured the healthy food would be all the better. The thing is I had to go to the bathroom roughly 4-5 hours later, and I need to point something out first... over the first 2 days it was all liquid for I had nothing to eat or left in my system. Ok so about 4-5 hours after eating the green leafy stuff I had to go to the bathroom, and that is what came out. Now this reallt scared me for I was taught in school 18-22 hours it usually takes to get through the digestive system. With approx 4 hours taking to get out of the stomach alone.

So my question is do I have need for much concern or am I pretty much feeling the aftereffects of not having anything in my system and it just "passing" though me especially since it is highly fibrous?

Please help.


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[zigmunt90]

Same here ,... scared me too and still cant find nothing on it, stomach pains as well. My food doesnt stay in me ( ever ) for more than 14 hrs. And it is weekly that I see I have passed a 5+ hr. Old meal.

[pencar]

Good heavens! I've been under the care of a GI doctor in NYC for
4 years, as I have IBS. I take Lotronex.  The other night I was at
a dinner party, first course was a beet salad.  After the third course,
very good creme brulee, I excused myself.  With beets there is no
doubt. time elapsed: maybe 45 minutes.  Not a record I'm proud of.