Causes of Diarrhea: Food Intolerances

What is a food intolerance?

 Food intolerances.   Food intolerance occurs when a person has difficulty digesting a certain type of food.¹⁵ Symptoms may develop hours – or even days – after eating the trigger food.¹⁶

Common symptoms of a food intolerance¹⁷:

• Diarrhea

• Nausea

• Bloating

• Abdominal pain

An example of a common food intolerance is to lactose – a sugar found in milk and other dairy products.¹⁸

Avoid your trigger foods

If you have a food intolerance, stay away from your trigger foods to help avoid your symptoms. You can try to identify trigger foods by keeping a food diary of what you eat every day, and then, aligning this information to the symptom.¹²

Read on for ways to manage your diarrhea

How to relieve your diarrhea

Diarrhea can be a symptom of food intolerances. IMODIUM^® products contain an active ingredient called Loperamide, which works to relieve your diarrhea by helping to restore the lower digestive system to its normal pace.³ If symptoms persist for more than two days or get worse, stop use and consult your healthcare professional.

Tips for managing diarrhea