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    Does diarrhea count as exercise???

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    edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
    No, serious question, and not related to ED, as in I'm not talking about intentionally-induced diarrhea.

    If you get diarrhea, how much do you subtract from your calorie count from it?

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    • Posts: 216
      I'm interested to hear thoughts on this...
    • Posts: 1,459
      ha! just had this conversation about a week ago! I anxiously await thoughts.
    • Posts: 10
      hahaha.. C'mon people.. thoughts??
    • Posts: 838 Member
      Calories count the moment it hits your mouth.
    • Posts: 473 Member
      I promise this is something i wanna know.
    • Posts: 585
      I can't imagine why it would..........
    • Posts: 1,136 Member
      I can't imagine why it would..........
      Me either. Do you take extra calories off when you take a dump? Why does it matter if it comes out regular or as diarrhea? lol
    • Posts: 231
      LOL, I guess it depends on how many trips to the toilet you make and how fast your running there and how far away the bathroom is from your couch, lmao!
    • Posts: 1,405 Member
      LOL, I guess it depends on how many trips to the toilet you make and how fast your running there and how far away the bathroom is from your couch, lmao!

      This.. lol!
    • Posts: 266 Member
      When my kids had really bad diarrhea last winter I was concerned that they were not getting enough nutrients and the doc told me that food nutrients are actually absorbed really quickly in the stomach, the waste is what processes slower so you don't really get rid of the nutrients or calories when you're hitting the bathroom, but the waste product that remains - Diarrhea just speeds up the waste process!! However your body doesn't have enough time to absorb water when you are constantly running to the bathroom so be sure to up the fluids.
    • Posts: 5,883
      This is the sexiest topic ever.
    • Posts: 9,964 Member
      OMG!!! SERIOUSLY!!!:noway: :laugh:

      Diarrhea is lose of fluids...the large intestine is responsible for water absorption

      Chronic constant diarrhea will result in loss of electrolytes (sodium and potassium)

      I'll give you wishful thinking tho:flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 512
      I don't think diarrhea has anything to do with how much nutrients you absorb. If I remember correctly, most nutrients are absorbed in the stomach and small intestine. The large intestine is where the liquid is absorbed. Since liquid is the thing not being absorbed, you just need to make sure you're drinking a lot of fluid to make up for what your body is not absorbing.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Great question! I was wondering how many calories you "lose" if any when one has diarrhea. Funny, but good question!!
    • Posts: 5,922 Member
      If your squits are so bad that you're even considering counting it as exercise, you should probably stop worrying about tracking your calories for the day.
    • Posts: 3,927 Member
      Do you have a pedometer? Try counting your steps to and from.
    • Posts: 2,544 Member
      did you weigh it yet? Do you have a food scale?
    • Posts: 1,778 Member
      Unless you are poopin' out undigested food, count it.
    • Posts: 3,958 Member
      um.
    • Posts: 1,762
      You dancing it out?
    • Posts: 3,942 Member
      OMG!!! SERIOUSLY!!!:noway: :laugh:

      Diarrhea is lose of fluids...the large intestine is responsible for water absorption

      Chronic constant diarrhea will result in loss of electrolytes (sodium and potassium)

      On the bright side, if you drink it, you don't have to log it as increased calories or increased sodium.
    • Posts: 2,564 Member
      Depends on Your rate of expulsion...
    • Posts: 8,701 Member
      Yeah, I'm pretty sure it does.

      Create your own "Log" pun here.
    • Posts: 247 Member
      That's a crappy question if I ever heard one.
    • Posts: 3,677 Member
      How about do you subtract it from your water?
    • Posts: 1,897 Member
      Does the color make a difference?
    • Posts: 8,138 Member
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-4WbjV1Jmo
    • Posts: 1,978 Member
      Only if you do this while deucing:

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    • Posts: 1,897 Member
      Only if you do this while deucing:

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      I'm sorry, I think I just stopped and stared at this for about 10 minutes before I realized I was doing it.
    • Posts: 34,971 Member
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