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How To Treat Diarrhea?

I have sending out questions and it seems that the diarrhea I have does come from the medication I am presently taking and it is frustrating to know that I must take these medications in order to stay well. Are there any subs beside these to take to get rid of the symptoms I have. Dark Brown stool, hair falling out, constant running to the bathroom. Accidents....and the list goes on. The other four doctors, which I havae not seen in more than six months do not know what to do. They have ruled Crohns and Celiac disease. I quite eating foods with gluten to see if that helps. It seems to, but it will take about 6 weeks to clean my body out of all the bread products I love to eat; pastas, sandwich bread, flour tortillas, saltine crackers. I have started to eat corn tortillas instead and no pastas or other breads. I drink lactose free milk and decaf tea and coffee to see if that helps. What do you think?
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history of a need to take the medicines that are needed to keep you well but worried that they may be causing the symptoms, have dark brown stools, hair falling, constant running to bathroom, accidents, stopped gluten and bread and such things suspected to give these symptoms, Crohns and Celiac ruled out, taking corn products, lactose free milk, decaf tea and so on.
Your history is definitely indicative of intolerance to any a food products and beverages, it is possible that your observation is going to help to find the offending things.
Stress and he anxiety have a direct role, you can certainly have a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole to see the results and continue probiotics for about a month.
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How To Treat Diarrhea?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of a need to take the medicines that are needed to keep you well but worried that they may be causing the symptoms, have dark brown stools, hair falling, constant running to bathroom, accidents, stopped gluten and bread and such things suspected to give these symptoms, Crohns and Celiac ruled out, taking corn products, lactose free milk, decaf tea and so on. Your history is definitely indicative of intolerance to any a food products and beverages, it is possible that your observation is going to help to find the offending things. Stress and he anxiety have a direct role, you can certainly have a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole to see the results and continue probiotics for about a month.