Is diarrhea good for you?
Think about it, doesn’t it clean out your intestines.
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Denisedds (88)
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It depends. Acute diarrhea or occasional colon cleansing can each be beneficial. A natural bout of diarrhea is usually the body’s way of getting rid of an invader (a parasite, bacteria, etc.) or something it doesn’t need.
Chronic diarrhea or the habitual use of laxatives are obviously not a good thing. This causes dehydration and loss of valuable nutrients that will eventually cause other health risks.
It does but it also takes the nutrients that you need out of your bowel faster which isn’t necessarily good. . It is also a way to get rid of an offending "bug" whenever you pick up the stomach bug. Your bowel prefers a slow-moving stool going through it where it can pick up all the necessary nutrients from the food to use a fuel for your body.
both yes and no, is the simple answer
you need to absorb water in that part of the intestine and minerals also. If you lose water and if ion carriers are lost in that region of the gut then over time you will become dehydrated and possibly your electrolyte balance will alter such that your heart tissue becomes excitable and you get an arythmia- posssibly die. Until rehydration salts were invented most kids in africa with diarrhoea died
no
In one sense. It’s the body’s attempt to rid itself of bacteria or viruses or anything that causes inflammation or irritation. But in another sense it can cause dehydration, loss of nutrients and painful skin excoriation. So it’s a toss up. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.