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What can i do to stop diarrhea? what foods to avoid?

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Avoid milk products: Avoid milk, cheese, cream, ice cream (but yogart is ok) for 3 days. When you have diarrhea, the lining of the bowel that digests milk is lost and lactose becomes a laxative.

Answered 2/20/2015

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