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I’m in my 70’s, healthy, and active. Diarrhea has never been an issue. For 3 months now it is constant. Now my husband is experiencing the same thing! Our MD has no solution. He suggested an anti-diarrhea medication but it does not help. I have been eating yogurt & sauerkraut. No change! Help!
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I finally went to a GI. There is this condition called microscopic colitis. It requires a colonoscopy with biopsy There are medicines for it. I believe this is what I had that caused diarrhea for over a year, but it had resolved by the time I got in to see a GI. I suggest you look into it.
Hi @klinder, I’d like to add my welcome along with @astaingegerdm and @hbbird who offered helpful suggestions.
I think you’ll also appreciate reading the posts from @suzanne2 @elizaolson @dkharris2005 and many others in this discussion:
- Constant Diarrhea: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/constant-diarrhea/
Have you been referred to a GI specialist?
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I’m very sorry to hear that you have had to deal with constant diarrhea for 3 months.
Has your doctor done any stool tests for infection? Blood work?
At 3 months you should have a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy to have a look and get biopsy samples for diagnosis.
It could be due to an infection or autoimmune illness.
I went through 2 months of constant diarrhea before an autoimmune colitis diagnosis.