fitmama23 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 TMI Question...Diarrhea. I need some advice, thoughts, anything! I'm on day 18 of my Whole 30 and before I started it I had come off 2 months of fertility drugs TTC. I've had bouts of diarrhea in the past I guess but it has gotten to the ridiculous point of every other day to every day. Really any bowel movement is gross now. I know, TMI. I'm tired of it and don't know if I should see a doctor at this point. I take a probiotic and have been gluten free for a year and a half and dairy free obviously on the Whole 30. Sometimes it would get like this around ovulation so I wondered if it could be hormone related AND I haven't ovulated yet this month...I think the Whole 30 has thrown things off. So I don't know. Any thoughts? unsure emoticon Should I see a doc? I don't even know what tests they would run. Are there any Whole 30 foods specifically that would help ease this symptom? I've also had gas/bloating along with it. Link to comment
fitmama23 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 I forgot one other thing. I take Natural Calm Magnesium Powder at night and have for several years. Recently though (before Whole 30) I added a magnesium cream before bed. I want to say the symptoms got worse around then too...so maybe lay off that? Link to comment
Guest Andria Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 High does of dietary magnesium can lead to diarrhea due to the osmotic effects of the unabsorbed magnesium salts in the intestines. The magnesium cream would not be a direct cause of diarrhea. However, with the likely increase in dietary magnesium + Natural Calm + magnesium cream your body may be adequately saturated with magnesium thereby not absorbing all of it from your intestines and leading to diarrhea. You may want to choose one of those supplements to back off. If you want to post a few days worth of food intake, we might see something else that could be a trigger. Link to comment
fitmama23 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks Andria! I also started thinking that I am likely taking in more mag than normal through food on Whole 30 AND possibly absorbing more. So that is my plan...to back off the supplements. Link to comment
Tina R Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Do you take digestive enzymes like Ox Bile? That can lead to diarrhea for some people. It has to do with your body not being able to absorb the bile back into your body in the last stage of your intestine. Therefore you get diarrhea. I think you pinpointed the problem with Natural Calm. Most people use Natural Calm to help with constipation. Good Luck! Link to comment
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