diarrhea and losing weight

[Jay-X]

last saturday i had a tremendous diarrhea and it lasted until a couple of days ago (though it became less and less powerful). this morning, i weighed my self and i noticed i had lost almost 10 pounds can this be related to diarrhea? i've been eating less than usual these days, since i was on a trip to another city, but i don't think that eating a bit less than normal (i have never been hungry, i just didn't overeat) can make you lose 10 pounds...

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

You've lost a ton of water weight.

 

[Jay-X]

i don't think so, since i haven't been on creatine for the last 2 months...

anyway, i noticed my arms haven't become smaller, just my pecs look a lil bit less bulky, but nothing to worry... dunno what has happened, i have also noticed that my bodyfat has dropped down to 9% (i used to be around 10.5%)

what the fùck is up with me?!

 

[Julian]

it doesnt matter if you've been on creatine or not.

it was WATER WEIGHT.

 

[Heizen]

Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
You've lost a ton of water weight.

+1

 

[Luveno]

The diarrhea caused you to expel litres upon litres of water. It is not unusual for someone to lose 10 pounds after a long bout of diarrhea.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

No offense but you had better learn a bit more about body chemistry. Not understanding this type of thing can really hurt you if you are do intense training and/or use supplements.

 

[NYC Dude]

Doesn't creatine add more water to your muscles to make them larger too? Either way, you lost water weight.

 

[Not Quite There]

i had tonsalitus last week (throat infection caused by bacteria) and was in a kind of feverishness state, sweating a lot, i havent been near a scales since, but i definatly felt like i lost soem weight, hopefully its just water then.

 

[Alpine]

Most of it could be brain tissue. If he says it's not water it's not water OK!

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Originally posted by NYC Dude
Doesn't creatine add more water to your muscles to make them larger too? Either way, you lost water weight.

The body needs much more water than that.