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What Causes Severe Cramps And Loose Stool An Hour After Eating?

Hi my name is Scott. I am a 45 year old man 20 lbs overweight, but generally in good shape. I stay active and don t eat a lot of sweets and carbs. I have noticed when I eat pork, hot dogs, spaghetti sauce, chili, tomato soup and even steak or a hamburger on occasion, I have to find a bathroom within an hour with a terrible cramping and ends up in a light liquid stool. Any ideas?
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Hello Scott.
Fats and Sauce are bypassing your entire system...Literally "going right through you". If you don't eat sweets as you say and stay active, then going out of the way and eating Pork and Hotdogs/Sauces etc, is totally natural to cause you to need to have a bowel moviment almost within 10 to 15 minutes.

I have a healthy diet, but I also eat Pork and the same stuff you mentioned...When I do, I make sure there is a bathroom close because I know I will suffer the consequences by eating this.

WHAT HELPS IS - Eating a SALAD WITH the meal, WITHOUT DRESSING (If you need dressing, use Italian or any "Clear" Vinigar or wine based dressing) AVOID RANCH AND DAIRY BASED DRESSINGS AT ALL COSTS!

Also, you can take a tablet called "Beano" - (yes it is for gas) but it can also help turn gases that cause this bypass of 'food' to combine with your stomach acid to keep it from "going out as soon as you eat it"

Hope this helps - Sorry it was a simple answer, but really, some fruits especially help.

Also, have you tried drinking only WATER WITH LEMON while eating these foods? You will notice a HUGE difference as the acids will balance better in your stomach and not cause that horrible "Where is the damn bathroom" problem.

=)

Cheers Scott. I hope my advice helps you!
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What Causes Severe Cramps And Loose Stool An Hour After Eating?

Hello Scott. Fats and Sauce are bypassing your entire system...Literally going right through you . If you don t eat sweets as you say and stay active, then going out of the way and eating Pork and Hotdogs/Sauces etc, is totally natural to cause you to need to have a bowel moviment almost within 10 to 15 minutes. I have a healthy diet, but I also eat Pork and the same stuff you mentioned...When I do, I make sure there is a bathroom close because I know I will suffer the consequences by eating this. WHAT HELPS IS - Eating a SALAD WITH the meal, WITHOUT DRESSING (If you need dressing, use Italian or any Clear Vinigar or wine based dressing) AVOID RANCH AND DAIRY BASED DRESSINGS AT ALL COSTS! Also, you can take a tablet called Beano - (yes it is for gas) but it can also help turn gases that cause this bypass of food to combine with your stomach acid to keep it from going out as soon as you eat it Hope this helps - Sorry it was a simple answer, but really, some fruits especially help. Also, have you tried drinking only WATER WITH LEMON while eating these foods? You will notice a HUGE difference as the acids will balance better in your stomach and not cause that horrible Where is the damn bathroom problem. =) Cheers Scott. I hope my advice helps you!