More water than poop?

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dignan
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More water than poop?

Postby dignan » Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:23 pm

Hey all,

Turns out I posted in the wrong section despite reading the rules. Anyway, I had a question about watery diarrhea for those who suffer from going to the bathroom 10+ times a day. I am familiar with what normal diarrhea may look like, but my experience so far is far more watery/clear discharge possibly with a tinge of color.

To me this isn't diarrhea but I am having it multiple times each day. I realize, from reading the rules, color has no significance on diagnosis etc of c diff, but is the description of watery diarrhea similar to what I have described. Colorless possibly, or consistency of water/mucus?

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Re: More water than poop?

Postby OCmama » Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:18 pm

I had lots of mucus (yay). I told my daughters ID that I didn't have diarrhea anymore, just mucus. She told me that they are one and the same. All of the doctors I have seen consider 10+ movements of mucus to be diarrhea and to be very concerning. I have learned through my family's experience with C. diff poop that there is no one kind of C. diff poop. If you are having mucus and going over 3 times per day I would get tested.

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Re: More water than poop?

Postby dignan » Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:33 pm

Thank you for your reply. I plan on getting tested this week. I've been struggling to figure this out and not confuse it with previous constipation problems. I had a root canal and antibiotics back in Nov. 2016 and in December had these gas/bloating/diarrhea symptoms pop up....and it's been hellish ever since.

I've put up with it for a while. Changed my diet, lost weight etc, but not much has changed it.

I found the symptoms of diarrhea confusing since 10+ times per day you couldn't possibly letting our fecal matter...but in my case it's mucus with a tinge of brown/orange/red/yellow. It's a bummer.

georgina
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Re: More water than poop?

Postby georgina » Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:58 pm

What you describe are definitely mucus attacks. I had those discharges every time I was relapsing , 24 h prior to my relapse I was on the toilet at least 10 times per day with only watery mucus discharge and after that the D hit. I would get tested if I were you , if you cannot submit a watery stool sample you can test the mucus.


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