I have been having diarrhea and stomach pains, help?

Question

i cant go to the doctor, but i have been having the pains for about 4 days now and it has come and gone and the stomach pains are very irritating i dont know how to get rid of it there is no signs when it comes except some slight stomach pains but when it does they dont stop. i havent ate anything unusual and i dont really eat spicy food or drink coffee or anything that usually causes these symptoms. help please is there anything i can just get from a pharmacy thats not prescibed that will make it go away?

Answer 1

I've had similar issues in the past. You get cramping all of a sudden and have to get to the bathroom pretty quickly. It could be a little bug. If I eat a lot of tomato sauce that's acidic it will happen. Get a box of Imodium AD. That should get rid of the diarrhea and stomach pain.

If it continues, and you don't think you're sick try to keep track of things you have eaten recently before you get this, and see if you can see a pattern. It can happen from lots of different foods. If you are eating too much greasy food etc... Possibly Irritable Bowel Syndrome - IBS. You could always try increasing the amount of fiber you eat for that. Does it happen after eating or drinking dairy? Maybe lactose intolerance? Keeping track of what you eat and when it happens should help.

Answer 2

you probably have a virus, and it should go away in no more than a week. to relieve stomach cramps you could try a hot bath, a heating pad and relaxing. you can get a couple heating pads cheap. also, for the diarrhea you could get Imodium, it will make it less frequent. drink lots of water and gatorade to keep hydrated. i have had this, and have it now!  hope i helped!