Often diarrhea contains increased mucous. The colon is somewhat like the nose in its tendency to secrete protective mucous with food allergy. As diarrhea increases in frequency, the diagnosis of celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease is considered . If blood appears with the diarrhea, ulcerative colitis is likely. With prolonged diarrhea nutritional deficiencies from malabsorption of nutrients becomes increasingly likely.
Abdominal pain comes in assorted patterns and intensities.
Crampy pain occurs with muscle spasms of the various abdominal organs. Small intestinal spasm presents as crampy pain around the navel. Colon spasm is off to the side and made be high or low, right or left. Sudden, crampy pain is often accompanied by diarrhea if food allergy is the cause. Distention of GIT produces more continuous or aching pain.