Why Does Diarrhea Travel Quickly Through The Body When Digestion Takes So Long?

Diarrhea happens when there is an imbalance in water secretion and absorption within the body. This excess water causes the stool to pass through quicker than normal.

Diarrhea feels like the food takes a “fast pass” out of the gut. Instead of being systematically broken down and absorbed, as in normal digestion, food gets rushed through the digestive tract and dumped out the other end. Diarrhea “fast pass” means that the gut can barely disassemble the food. In other words, diarrhea doesn’t give the gut cells enough time to catch and absorb these nutrients.