*The effect of dating too much---
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
May 24, 2017 12:42am CST
---is having loose motions. This was the effect of my eating 5 pieces of dates yesterday. This morning, I felt my stomach rumble, so I immediately relieved myself in the bathroom. My motions were soft. So, I did the volume per volume replacement by drinking water of the same quantity as with what I brought out. This is usually what we encourage our clients when they have acute gastroenteritis—volume per volume replacement.
When I was preparing the rice, I felt that discomfort again, so I went to the bathroom. The character was semi-loose motions. Again, I drank a 500 ml of water to replace the loss. Then after I washed the dogs’ dishes, i went there, and then drank again. This time, it was semi-watery motions.
I do not take any anti-diarrheal medications like Loperamide or Attapulgite. I don’t even take an anti-spasmodic like Hyoscine N-Butylbromide; I just replace the loss with water.
How do you manage loose motions? Do you take medicine, or go to the doctor?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 May 17
@antonbunot We are talking of having trouble in our stomach when we ate too much dates. 
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 May 17
@SIMPLYD What is the connection of drinking water to dating too much?! I think I am not just confused . . . I am lost!
O, you mean if I date too much I get exhausted and crave for lotcha water?
O, you mean if I date too much I get exhausted and crave for lotcha water?2 people like this
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
that was what our doctor here advised--- flush out the toxins but stay hydrated.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
that is good;your digestive system is fine.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
25 May 17
@ridingbet while on radiation, I lost a little weight. not enough.. lol and now it is all back on and then some..
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
indeed, my friend. last night, i wanted to take even just 1, but then, i remembered about my stomach discomfort.
yes, i think loose motions is one side effect of radiation, along with anorexia.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 17
@minx267 well, maintain that some, my friend. when you work in graveyard shifts, the fats might be lost anyhow.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
25 May 17
@ridingbet does it get better with banana. I always thought that banana was a laxative
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
we have some effervescent tablets here for ORS; unfortunately, we don't have stocks at home. i managed with banana.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 17
@Nawsheen bananas are rich in potassium, a mineral/electrolyte that is usually lost in loose motions. there are some types of bananas that are laxatives, while some are stool hardeners.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
24 May 17
Hope you're well. I had rushed to the washroom/comfort while in the office. I don't know why I experienced the sudden pain.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
25 May 17
@ridingbet not really. I think I need to eat 3x a day. I miss one meal daily because of my schedule. I will try to eat biscuits during breaks.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
27 May 17
@jobelbojel my son has his masteral classes again since it is Saturday. i reminded him to bring even just a pack of biscuits to eat while in the class (it is permitted anyway). we must not let our stomach be empty of food to digest even while we have loose motions.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
hmmm, could it be because of your vacation trip?
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@manikarnika (3222)
• India
24 May 17
Yeah...My mom will give Cumin to me and I will chew it.Also you can take fenugreek seed.Pomegranate juice is very effective for loose motion.You can take this juice thrice a day.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
sometimes, the coconut water is a substitute for the ORS. but unluckily, no peddler sells coconuts now, here.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 17
@manikarnika yes i am feeling better now, thank you
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@manikarnika (3222)
• India
25 May 17
@ridingbet oh ok.Are you feeling better now?
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
24 May 17
I rarely or never take medication, besides rehydrating with water I figure out a way to replace essential electrolytes that are lost especially potassium so I eat bananas. At times I dissolve hydrite in my water, it contains electrolytes, it's like oral dextrose. I also avoid fatty foods.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
hydrite, oresol ORS, pedialyte, or even gatorade, are good substitutes for the intravenous fluids. i manage myself with water and banana, and i am feeling great now.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
24 May 17
Well if I am in office ,I will take medicine.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
25 May 17
@ridingbet true, it will be so embarrassing for me
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 17
@prashu228 true. but for me, i would rather go to the comfort room than having my motions fall down on the floor, as what a former student now my colleague, posted on FB; the lady was dressed so beautifully (backless and high-heels) but her loose motions were scattered from where she walked.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
yes, it is better to take medicine when you are at work, because it will be distressing if every now and then, you go to the comfort room.
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 May 17
When I was younger (after leaving the seminary) I dated so much. Girl there, girl here, girl under. I never had diarrhea but exhausted all the time. Wait, I think you are talking about another kind of "dating" . . Let me go over your post again.
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
24 May 17
Better you take a glass of Buttermilk adding two spoons of sugar to it.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
thanks, just water and banana helped me. i am now in normal elimination pattern.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 May 17
My whole life I have used my grandmother's solution. A bit of cinnamon mixed with water to make it into a paste, paste swallowed not chewed with a bit of milk. Works great and it's natural.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 May 17
Take care of yourself..See that you don't get dehydrated
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
i was not able to take ORS, my friend. but my late mother advised me before that i can drink the water from the rice that is just beginning to boil. i tried that when i was a student. it tastes good.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 17
@shaynas the rice water is taken when the rice begins to boil, we call that AM.
@shaynas (5488)
• India
25 May 17
@ridingbet Yeah, i like the rice water though i did not know it help in loosies. Thanks for the info :)
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 17
thank you, but still, even doctors, nurses, and other members of the medical field, need assistance and supervision from others as well.
