If you have diarrhea and you hold it in will your body retain some of the water?

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• bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Hopefully not. Diarrhea is used to flush bacteria and poisons out of the body. I guess if the body would regain the water it could also regain the bacteria.

  Just drink a lot of water and let your body do the work it needs to do.

  In case you question my credentials, I’m the developer of Diarrhea 4.

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  • Walican132@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Play the fartastically funny new game Diarrhea 4 (not to be confused with Disgaea 4).

    This fucking killed me thank you for it.

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  • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Diarrhea isn’t necessarily “used” at all - with things like rotavirus and Vibrio (cholera) it’s caused by the infectious agent and aids in its spread. It can be so severe it kills the person via dehydration.

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  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I thought diarrhea was (at least sometimes) caused by too many of your gut bacteria getting killed by fever so they can’t digest solids enough to extract the water.

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  • HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Holy shit a poop game developed from misreading a Lemmy post this is hilarious! Reminds me of my all time favorite saga genesis game Boogerman

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  • Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    “Hopefully my bowels aren’t able to absorb water?”

    That’s literally their job. There are filters, you don’t absorb waste from your colon, but water and nutrients.

    The colon is the longest part of the large intestine. It receives almost completely digested food from the cecum, absorbs water and nutrients, and passes waste (stool or feces) to the rectum. The colon is divided into 4 parts: The ascending colon is the start of the colon.

    Diarrhoea is often a problem with the absorption of water in the colon instead of the body “flushing water” into your digestive tract.

    Like the main job of the colon is water absorption, so the digested mush turns into stool that can be deposited in the rectum for to be expelled through the anus.

    If that absorption doesn’t work then it’s just coming thorough and that’s diarrhoea

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  • JudahBenHur@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    1574m how’d I do, boss

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    • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Awesome!

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  • hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Thanks for that.
    Most fitting game music:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdd4rBlsj2o

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  • Toneswirly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Games a fun Lunar Lander-like but its too easy. I got up to 15 Liters of poo and just held the button down. Could be an interesting challenge if you the screen didnt scroll back down and you had to get the powerups before you pass them

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    • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Yeah, I have a ton of ideas for improvements but no energy to implement them. My initial concept included aliens you’d aim your poo stream at to shoot them down.

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• Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  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.

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  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    … in an expedited manner.

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    • Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Find one or become one are the only options.

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  • skeezix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Some people think it’s funny but it’s really wet and runny.

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    • voracitude@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Image

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  • dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Okay so how come spicy food makes the intestines not bother digesting it?

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    • AAA@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      That’s the

      your body thinks whatever is in your bowels is not safe

      part.

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    • EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8909049/ (2022 Feb 25)

      In summary, mice were intragastrically administered with CAP at three doses to evaluate the effects of CAP on GI health. The results showed that administration of 40 mg/kg CAP did not have significant negative effects on the GI tract in mice, while 60 and 80 mg/kg CAP caused GI injury by damaging GI tissues and decreasing the levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10). Inflammation and histopathological changes were significant in the jejunum, ileum, and colon, but only slight in the stomach. CAP increased serum SP and CGRP levels in a dose-dependent manner, which may induce an immune response and visceral pain. The levels of cecal SCFAs also significantly changed in the 80 mg/kg CAP-treated groups. These effects of CAP might be related to the regulation of gut microbiota, especially Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Faecalibacterium, and Butyricimonas. Moreover, the underlying mechanism of the correlation between serum neuropeptides and specific gut microbiota needs to be studied, suggesting that probiotics, as members of the gut microbiota, may be an alternative in relieving CAP-induced GI injury. These data will reveal the effects of CAP on GI health, provide insight into the experimental model of CAP-induced GI injury, and enrich the correlation analysis between CAP ingestion and gut microbiota.

      It looks like it’s still being studied. For now, I guess you can resolve it to being an irritant when ingested in larger quantities than your body likes.

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    • Nollij@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I can tell you that this is not universal. I eat very spicy food on a regular basis, and it does not give me diarrhea.

      I can’t remember a time that it did, either. I remember when I felt the burn, twice, but not from diarrhea. Is it possible that it’s not the spice, but the spicy food? For instance, is your body reacting to the greasy chicken wings instead of the capsaicin?

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• 14th_cylon@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Have you had lot of success in your life trying to hold diarrhea?

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  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    For the most part yeah. Just don’t trust a fart.

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  • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I have a pretty decent collection of plugs; one of them oughta be enough to hold back the deluge. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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    • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Just remember that it’s a two-ended pipe, even if a long one.

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  • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I was Celiac for most of my life without knowing it so yes I got quite good at it

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    • KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Butt fuck your doctor?

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  • GBU_28@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    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

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    • JudahBenHur@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      jesus christ dude

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• AstralPath@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  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.

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  • EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    You’ll also likely need to pee more (like every 20-30min) despite not really drinking water in between restroom trips.

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• UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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  • Uruanna@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Having a drink?

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• FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  This is stupid because you’d essentially be homding onto the toxins that your body is trying to expell. Please just shit

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  • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    A major function of the colon is water re-absorption. The membrane is so small that viruses would be too large to get through.

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    • filcuk@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      If you have diarrhoea, it may have been caused by bad food, something you may not want to be absorbing, which may be why the body is trying to purge it ASAP.

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    • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Okay…but you certainly want to be getting rid of toxins, not holding them in your body. That makes no sense.

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• BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  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.

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• SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Eventually the pressure will overcome your sphincter strength. And its fluid - it only needs a tiny tiny hole to Come out.

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  • thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    yeah, don’t hold diarrhea, you will not win.

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  • hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      We have the technology…

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• pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Yeah, if you hold it in you will absorb more of the water. Generally, though, your body dumping stuff out of it is a defense mechanism for expelling stuff that’s probably better off left alone. Though I guess you could do and hold some enemas for the same effect without potentially retaining things your body wants to expell.

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• phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Yes, but that would be a bad thing

  Your body is flushing all that water into your intestines because it detected something bad and decided to get rid of it fast. The longer the bad thing stays, the worse, so it just firehose blast it out.

  If you keep it in, first you’ll have to deal with the increased pressure, not good for your intestines. Then your body will have to deal with whatever it is that is bad for you.

  Better just go to a bathroom and a doctor if you’re still having it after 2 days

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Holding it in is antithetical to the concept of diarrhea

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• hendrik@palaver.p3x.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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. That's why it's still wet at the end. You'll get kind of a traffic jam at the rear end. And I don't think the intestines are designed to withstand pressure. And the sphincter isn't really meant to hold back fluids...

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• LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Doctor: You’re actually even more full of shit now.

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• Kelly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  This sounds like an X-Y Problem .

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  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I mean I’m chugging water like it’s my job but it’s just going right through me lmao

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    • f43r05@lemmy.ca [bot] ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      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.

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    • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I’m no doctor, but have you eaten anything salty recently? Salt might help keep the water inside for a longer time. (pls note that this is a speculation, so do your research)

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  • peoplebeproblems@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I’m in that description and I don’t like it

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• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  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.

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  • ReiRose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Thank you for irritated starfish, made me chuckle

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    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Not the first time I’ve been thanked for an irritated starfish… :)

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• Mothra@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  In theory it would, in practice good luck holding it in if it’s really diarrhea.

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• madthumbs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  This is why I don’t believe in butt-chugging.

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  • nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Boofing

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• BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Immodium/Limodil is your friend.

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• treadful@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I’ve always wondered this too. Thanks for asking, OP.

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• Boozilla@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Sounds like an attempt to discover DIEarrhea. Report your findings, should you survive the experiment.

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