Most of the time we know what caused our diarrhea, right? You had a meal and within 2 hours you were stuck on the toilet. Or you had some ice cream and an hour later the diarrhea hit you. Or maybe it was the next morning. But what is it about that meal or that ice cream that has you screaming, "I hate diarrhea!"? Or what about other times when diarrhea seems to come out of nowhere? What caused it then? I'm going to share with you a number of causes of diarrhea because I often got diarrhea. Once you know the different ways diarrhea can happen, you'll be able to more easily identify the exact source in your particular situation.
On the surface, diarrhea isn't a complicated condition. Here's the cause... Diarrhea happens because not enough water is extracted from your stool in the large intestines (colon). Well, not exactly because this leads us to another question... Why wasn't enough water extracted from your stool in the large intestines?
There are 2 common causes that interfere with the proper amount of water getting extracted from your stool in the large intestines. They are a bug, a foreigner, and a bug killer.
The bug that causes diarrhea is bacteria. There are many different types and strands of bacteria, and a couple of examples of these bugs are E. coli and Salmonella. Well, now you understand E. coli. If you've heard of E. coli before, you may be imagining a very harmful bacteria. But that's only half of the story. You see, E. coli lives in our large intestines and it's a good thing. This version is "very nice" and helps us digest our food. Yes, it's true! But then there's another E. coli with the same name, but a much different result. This is the "jerk" cousin.
The "jerk" version of E. coli can be found on unwashed vegetables or contaminated meat. If we eat food that is contaminated with this version of the bug, we let the "jerk" loose in our digestive tract. Not a good idea! This bad bacteria will reek