Diarrhea

[Bogey5495]

I am an 18 year old male and I have had diarrhea for about 3 months now. I don't have any pain in my stomach and I am not dehydrated, I drink plenty of liquids throughout the day. The diarrhea alternates between once a day and a couple of days off then 3 times a day. I have been to the doctor and we have had blood test, urine samples, and stool samples and we haven't found anything wrong yet. He told me to take citracel and eat different types of foods but I'm still having diarrhea. I also have lost about 25 lbs throughout this and am now down to 135 lbs. I need to stop this diarrhea and gain my weight back. Can anyone please help me figure out whats wrong and help me figure out what to do so I can fix the problem, thanks.

[Bogey5495]

I don't think I'm having any other symptoms besides the diarrhea. Also thanks for your input, I will definitely ask my doctor about those probiotics.

[CalGal]

Are you having any other symptoms, even some that might not seem to be related to your GI tract? Have you considered trying some probiotics? They're not a fad. In fact they're really quite good in helping those with bowel habit issues in many instances. There are a number of good brands on the market. One, Culturelle, contains a strain of bacteria that seems to be especially helpful in helping with diarrhea. But don't rule out other brands. It's just that not one brand works for everyone, so there might be a bit of trial-and-error.

[Bogey5495]

No I was perfectly fine and hanging out with friends and then all of a sudden I started having this problem and it never went away. I was not taking any medicine or antibiotics and my family doesn't have any GI issues or food intolerances.

[CalGal]

Before all this started, were you ill? Or were you taking any medications or antibiotics? Anyone in your family have any form of GI issues or food intolerances?