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It's not to be reabsorbed, just absorbed.
Your body uses water to absorb nutrients. Diarrhea is when your colons run in overdrive and pump out their contents before the water is properly absorbed.
If your body thinks whatever is in your bowels is not safe and dumping it out the other end, you should find a toilet.
... in an expedited manner.
Find one or become one are the only options.
Have you had lot of success in your life trying to hold diarrhea?
For the most part yeah. Just don't trust a fart.
I have a pretty decent collection of plugs; one of them oughta be enough to hold back the deluge. 🤷🏻♂️
Just remember that it’s a two-ended pipe, even if a long one.
Thanks for that image...
Sadly it's a real medical condition that leads to a really bad death if untreated.
I was Celiac for most of my life without knowing it so yes I got quite good at it
Side note but fuck my doctor for just telling me it was anxiety for years and that it took seeing a random NP to actually get me tested
I once white knuckled a bus ride with no option to stop for 3 hours. Probably 10+ times I was sure the wave of pain was gonna be that wave
jesus christ dude
I'm not religious but by the opening of hour three I was ready to make a deal with any deities listening
I have IBS and yeah, if I can successfully hold it in the urge goes away for a couple hours and a more normal BM is the result.
The challenge is knowing when its worth trying to hold it in. It's like a 10% of the time kind of thing.
Your colon is very good at extracting water; if you can hold it in then yes in theory it could remove some of the water. However in reality when you have diarrhoea your colon is inflamed and irritated during and you can't really stop it happening. You'd have to overcome the cramping and the body trying to push the contents outwards.
The most likely outcome of trying to hold it in is it gets worse and you get an explosive and even less controlled expulsion.
Is this some kind of sequel or spin-off?
Holy fuck that was TWO YEARS AGO!?
Sure, part of the job of your intestines is to deal with the water in your food. Espectally the large intestine, if I remember correctly. However... I wonder what your plan is to hold it in. The whole point of diarrhea is to flush everything more quickly through your intestines, and then out. That's why it's still wet at the end. You'll get kind of a traffic jam at the rear end. With more incoming. And I don't think the intestines are designed to withstand pressure. And the sphincter isn't really meant to hold back fluids...
So no. You need to drink a lot to deal with the dehydration. In bad cases the doctor can connect you to a drip. Those will be things that have an effect.
And all of that happens with a reason. I suppose you can force the intestines to stop with the diarrhea by using some medication. But then the pathogens/viruses/whatever your body is trying to get rid of, will grow inside of you, and you're bound to experience other issues.
This sounds like an X-Y Problem.
I mean I'm chugging water like it's my job but it's just going right through me lmao
"The solution to pollution is dilution."
The body has evolved methods of protecting and ridding itself of bad things. It sucks at the time, but don't try to go against what your body is trying to fix.
Are you getting enough electrolytes? Dilute Gatorade/Powerade with equal amount of water (1:1 ratio). It will help your body absorb and hold onto the water.
Best of luck to you.
I'm in that description and I don't like it
I’m not willing to sacrifice a pair of jeans to find out.
Kilt it is then!
In theory it would, in practice good luck holding it in if it's really diarrhea.
Yes, but it's probably better to just let it go. Splurge on a pack of premium toilet paper, baby wipes, and some kind of topical cream to deal with an irritated starfish. Alternate water and gatorade. BRAT diet for 12-24 hours, then start adding chicken soup, boiled or baked potatoes.
I've always wondered this too. Thanks for asking, OP.
Sounds like an attempt to discover DIEarrhea. Report your findings, should you survive the experiment.
Immodium/Limodil is your friend.