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If you eat a diet of rich, fatty foods, they may pass through your system more rapidly and give you diarrhea. 1  Artificial Sweeteners Artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols, particularly mannitol and sorbitol, can cause diarrhea in some people. Mannitol and sorbitol linger in the stomach, Schiller says, which can result in bloating and diarrhea.
And, juice or sports drinks or soda, which kids like, isn't recommended by the AAP for rehydrating a child with diarrhea. The problem with fruit juice is that it contains different types of sugar that may worsen diarrhea and stomach pain. The four major types of sugar are sucrose, glucose, fructose, and sorbitol. Juice and other foods that have sorbitol or high levels of fructose (such as grape, apple, or pear juices) are the worst culprits.