Will frequent diarrhea help me lose weight?

Summer is the peak season for diarrhea, and there are many reasons for diarrhea. Many people have a misunderstanding about diarrhea in their daily lives. They think that diarrhea is detoxification, and they can lose weight after detoxification. Simply put, they think that diarrhea can help them lose weight. In fact, this is incorrect. Not only can diarrhea not help them lose weight, but it can also endanger their health. Severe diarrhea can cause dehydration and may cause chronic gastroenteritis.

Don't fall into the misunderstanding of losing weight by having diarrhea

1. The effect is not obvious

In fact, diarrhea cannot directly help with weight loss. Generally, diarrhea is caused by problems with digestive function, and there are many situations that cause diarrhea. Diarrhea is not good for the human body and it is easy to become dehydrated. Although we may find that some people seem to have lost weight due to diarrhea for a period of time, you will find that their physical condition has also deteriorated a lot, so don’t try to lose weight by having diarrhea.

2. Diarrhea does not reduce "fat"

Can diarrhea help you lose weight? Diarrhea does not cause you to lose weight. Spring and summer are the peak seasons for diarrhea, and the causes of diarrhea are relatively complicated. If not treated promptly and correctly, coupled with factors such as hot weather, it can easily lead to dehydration. Some people think that diarrhea is equivalent to detoxification, and detoxification can help them lose weight, but they don’t know that frequent diarrhea will expel water and electrolytes from the body, which will not only fail to achieve the effect of weight loss, but will harm their health.

Severe diarrhea can also lead to high fever, abdominal pain, electrolyte imbalance, and even shock. If acute diarrhea is not treated thoroughly or treatment is delayed, it may cause chronic gastroenteritis and lead to chronic diarrhea. Some women who are eager to lose weight are even keen on taking some "detoxification" products.

Most so-called "detoxification" products are essentially stimulant laxatives that stimulate the intestines and accelerate their peristalsis, allowing the intestinal contents to quickly pass through the intestines and be excreted from the body. Repeated diarrhea under this stimulation will cause serious safety risks to intestinal health.

3. Diarrhea is not always caused by eating

Diarrhea is not an independent disease, but a common manifestation of many diseases. It is often accompanied by symptoms such as vomiting, fever, abdominal pain, and bloating. The main causes of acute diarrhea in spring are as follows:

(1) Bacterial infection: If people eat food contaminated by bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella, or drink beverages contaminated by bacteria, they may develop enteritis or bacillary dysentery, which can cause varying degrees of abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, fever and other symptoms.

(2) Viral infection: When people are infected with a virus through food or other means, they are prone to viral diarrhea. If you are infected with rotavirus, norovirus, coxsackievirus, echovirus or other viruses, you may experience symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever, and general discomfort.

(3) Food poisoning: Spoiled food, contaminated water, and unclean tableware may all cause food poisoning. It should be noted that in the summer, due to high temperatures and humidity, food tends to spoil much faster than in other seasons. Once food poisoning occurs, the patient will show acute gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever.

(4) Eating cold food: Many people like to drink cold food in the summer. If they eat too much or too quickly, people with poor gastrointestinal function may suffer from diarrhea.

(5) Indigestion: Irregular eating habits, overeating, and eating indigestible foods can cause food to remain in the stomach, causing symptoms such as abdominal distension, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, heartburn, and hiccups.

(6) Abdominal cold: In the hot summer, if you stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time, especially when you sleep with the air conditioner on, your abdomen will easily get cold, which can easily lead to increased intestinal motility and cause diarrhea.