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Table of contents:

• initiation
• Why does my dog get diarrhea anyway?
• Classification — the timeless principle of (animal) medicine
• A bold statement based on years of experience
• How it all starts — The usual process (video)
• Another mistake in modern veterinary medicine
• Diarrhea rarely comes alone (video)
• The solution for diarrhea — What to do?

initiation

Diarrhea is THE cardinal symptom of the gastrointestinal tract and (especially in chronic cases) provides decisive evidence of fundamental imbalances in the intestine, the most underestimated organ in “modern” veterinary medicine.

But before we get to what diarrhea is all about and how you can help your dog against it, it is important to note one thing first:

Diarrhea is a completely natural reaction of the body, the aim of which is to purify or eliminate “disruptive factors” from the intestines or the body — a detoxification phenomenon, if you will.

Why does my dog get diarrhea anyway?

Diarrhea is (in addition to vomiting) the easiest way for the organism to quickly eliminate (inherently harmless) pathogens, pollutants and in general all possible “disruptive factors” from the gastrointestinal tract.

To explain:
Since the body is very well protected against the outside world by the skin, the vast majority of “disruptive factors” enter the body either through the mouth and food or through the nose and the air you breathe. “Interfering factors” in the lungs are either neutralized or “coughed up” and swallowed up via the mucus in the respiratory tract — meaning they also end up indirectly in the gastrointestinal tract.

In other words: Pathogens, pollutants and “disruptive factors” enter the body via the gastrointestinal tract — The intestine is the gateway to the organism. As a result, nature has set it up in such a way that the organism can effectively and drastically eliminate these pollutants or “disruptive factors” that occur in the gastrointestinal tract as quickly as possible “at the front” (through vomiting) or “behind” (through diarrhea). Although not nice or pleasant to look at, these are natural and necessary self-protection mechanisms.

Please always keep this in mind as you continue reading the text!

Classification — the timeless principle of (animal) medicine

Like no other symptom, diarrhea is governed by the timeless medical principle that I picked up many years ago by an old “vet swordsman” and have never forgotten since:

“When you hear hoof rumbling, look for horses, not zebras. ”

This means the elementary medical principle of always considering the most obvious (or statistically most likely) cause of a problem first, even though many others may come into question.

A bold statement based on years of experience

According to the textbook, there are theoretically 100 (sometimes very exotic) causes of diarrhea. In practice, however, in my experience, it is clear that diarrhea is caused by a few very manageable causes, which are usually “associated” with veterinary measures!

(In the following, I will therefore only address these causes that are relevant to you and deliberately exclude zebras.)

This is not a printing error! The example of diarrhea clearly shows that modern veterinary medicine plays a decisive role in causing, promoting or worsening diarrhea, especially in severe cases.

How it all starts — The usual process

Possible initial causes of diarrhea (especially in young animals) include (in themselves harmless) infections with giardia, coccidia or worms. In most cases, the organism itself would be able to cope well with these — especially if the animal is fed in a species-appropriate diet and the immune system is stable. That would also end the story.

However, if in this situation you have your animal treated by veterinarians for these infections (with chemical drugs) and you also feed the dry food recommended by veterinarians or breeders, you have enough chemical interfering factors to cause severe lasting damage to the gastrointestinal tract in combination with unnecessary vaccinations or drugs/antibiotics.

This has two main effects:

1. A massively damaged immune system in its form and
2. an intestinal flora that is completely out of balance (= number and variety of microorganisms living in the intestine).

These 2 reasons are the basis for chronic (intestinal) problems of all kinds, which later appear primarily in the form of diarrhea. As a result of this scenario, young animals are already being transformed into long-term patients who later have to deal with severe to insatiable diarrhea again and again. As I said, a homemade course of illness, as reported to me hundreds of times by owners.

Please also watch the following interview from a participant:

Another mistake in modern veterinary medicine

At this point, it is time to address one of the fundamental mistakes in the “modern” treatment of diarrhea (and also vomiting).

As mentioned at the beginning, diarrhea (just like vomiting) is primarily a cleansing mechanism. When these symptoms are suppressed by medication, you deprive the body of the opportunity to excrete disruptive factors, purify itself and thus heal.
The triggering disruptive factor (= the cause) then remains in the body, which can have disastrous consequences in the long term. Some basic findings for the successful treatment of diarrhea are derived from this:

Diarrhea cannot be controlled by medication. This is because medications only temporarily suppress or mask the symptom of diarrhea (or vomiting). But they do not eliminate the cause. (More on how to do that below.)

Diarrhea rarely comes alone

It should also be noted that diarrhea (or all chronic bowel problems) rarely occurs as the sole problem or only initially. The more this intestinal problem becomes chronic, the more the diarrhea is associated with, for example, intolerances, inflamed anal glands, ear infections, pancreatitis, liver problems, open/sore paws, skin problems of all kinds or allergies.

The chronological order is of secondary importance and is difficult to reconstruct in many cases anyway. The fact is that we are dealing with a deeper intestinal inflammatory problem affecting the entire body, which is reflected in the remains of your animal, but is far from limited to the intestine.

The whole thing is roughly comparable to a smolder/peat fire — it is visible from outside through the smoke, but the actual dynamic takes place underground, invisible to the eye. It's the same with dogs:

Diarrhea makes the problem visible to the outside world, but the cause lies within the body.

It remains to be noted at this point that in most cases it is not only the intestine that is inflamed (the so-called enteritis), but more or less the entire body. As a result, the symptom of diarrhea will only disappear permanently if, in addition to the intestines, you also bring the entire body to rest and heal.

I explained the big picture about the symptom of diarrhea in this video:

The solution for diarrhea — What to do?

Based on the relationships described, the necessary measures to combat diarrhea itching and intestinal problems in general are both comprehensive and logical.

For a better understanding, please watch the following video — this explains the function of the intestine as a gateway to the body. All necessary countermeasures are derived from this.

The countermeasures start at the forefront of avoiding all foreign chemical substances — medicines, spot-ons, vaccinations, worm tablets or tick collars come into question here.

Of course, the diet must also be changed — anything that comes out of a bag or a can and PremiumDeluxeHypoSuper special food grumbles is only used by the manufacturer and the vet who sells it. But not you and certainly not your dog.

Furthermore, the intestines and intestinal flora must be built up, strengthened and detoxified at the same time — this means changing the diet, cleansing the intestines and optimising the environment. Since the intestine has a detoxifying function, as already described, any detoxification of the body in particular will always benefit the intestines and thus alleviate diarrhea. However, this process requires patience and time.

However, since the causes of diarrhea also include parasites and bacterial pathogens, the simultaneous development of the immune system is also essential. If the spread of pathogens and parasites is naturally curbed by healthy, intact intestinal flora and an intact immune system in the intestine, the diarrhea will eventually disappear by itself.

The prognosis of diarrhea (even though it has already assumed a chronic nature) can still be described as good due to the intensive cell division processes and the associated extraordinary ability of intestinal cells to regenerate, even in very advanced cases of disease.

If the owner consistently implements all of the above points holistically, healing processes such as this are the logical consequence.

Anyone who would also like to embark on a holistic and chemical-free journey as a dog owner is welcome to book an appointment with me and my team here.

Best regards

Your vet
Dr. Francis

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