Sorry to hear that you’re experiencing this, but let’s figure out how you can deal with this unpleasant situation.

How to make diarrhea go away?

1. Drink water, drink between, not during meals

2. Eat soups and foods high in soluble fiber, such as oatmeal, bananas, and rice

3. Don’t drink alcohol or smoke

4. Avoid spicy and salty food

5. No caffeinated drinks, lactose, or fructose

6. Have small meals more often and don’t eat or drink anything too hot or too cold, the temperature should be mild.

7. No matter what - drink a lot of pure water, as you are losing too much fluid and useful microelements.  

Depending on the cause, you may need medications to stop the diarrhea or treat an infection.

When to call your doctor

• You have accompanying fever above 38.3 C (101°F)

• The fever lasts more than 24 hours

• The diarrhea lasts longer than 2 days

• You cannot drink enough fluid because of nausea or throwing up

• Severe pain in your belly or rectum

• The diarrhea happened after coming back from a foreign country

• If you have blood in your stool, tarry or black stools

We hope that your case is nothing to worry about and that the issue will be resolved as soon as possible, so that you feel better and more comfortable. Keep logging how you feel daily with the MIA app to learn more about the peculiarities of your body.