 [ Symptoms ] i have diarrhea for 5 days now multiple times like over 15 times a day what should i do now its obvisouisly burning this started wednesday with a fever i threw up once however it was a tiny bit and have had diarrhea since several times a day like 10 + times a dr i saw said not to take anything just drink gatoraide clear liquids and eat bland i have missed 4 days of work and have to go back tomorrow is there a way of slowing the diarrhea down  so i can work  please thank you for your time [ Disease ] try the brat diet if you have not already it is strictly banana rice apple sauce not sweetened and toast dry do not cheat while on the brat diet not even a bite and only drink water eat this way until you have solid bowel movements for a day then reintroduce bland foods the bland meal i always have to follow up is plain chicken breast yam and rice if the stool gets loose again go back to the brat for another day or two i used this remedy with my children whenever they had diarrhea and it worked like a charm