Can being in extreme heat and having lots of psychological stress cause diarrhea?

Question:

For the past few months I've working in lots of high heat and been under lots of stress and depression and found during times I'd have some diarrhea. Funny thing is, during times I feel relaxed and calm I'm regular. Of course, it's not too often I find times to be relaxed.

Answers:
YES! Especially if yuo are dehydrated. Make sur eyoud rink plenty of flunids, like water and gatorade. Skip millk and soft drinks and things LOADED with sugar. Also, try to eat toast or dry crackers. This will help absorb the acid in your stomach.

Yes,even if you think your relaxed sometimes your body says your not.

Yes, it can. Both the heat and the stress can cause the diarrhea. As was already suggested, keep hydrated, water and gatorade are great to help with that. Maybe see what you can do after work to relax, take a long bath, read, whatever works for you. Good luck.

Actually, the dehydration caused by high heat would tend to make you constipated, since there would not be enough water available to soften the stool. Stress however can cause diarrhea. But there are a lot of other things that can cause it, so if it's something really new in your bowel routine, you should have it checked by your doctor.

New thought: heat exhaustion causes diarrhea. It's a symptom of heat exhaustion.

Can being in extreme heat and having lots of psychological stress cause diarrhea?

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