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Can you drink soft drinks when you have diarrhea?

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Diarrhea makes you dehydrated very quickly. Soft drinks contain very high amounts of sugar, which also dehydrates you. So drinking them when you have diarrhea will only make you dehydrate even faster.

If you have diarrhea, you should hydrate with drinks designed for such a purpose, such as Gatorade. Water will also help, but it alone will not replace the electrolytes in your body, and you can actually die of a water overdose if you drink too much of it without consuming other nutrients.

First answer by Jackfox. Last edit by Jackfox. Contributor trust: 51 [recommend contributor recommended]. Question popularity: 2 [recommend question].

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