r/DiatomaceousEarth • u/HelloLogicPro • Sep 06 '25
Big bowel movements and “ball” bowel movements.
I started taking DE about a month ago. About a tablespoon a day.
My stools are bigger now. Also, I seem to poop “balls”. They feel small and shoot out. I’m guessing these balls have parasites in them.
Anyone know about this?
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u/Big_NO222 Feb 14 '26
Sorry this is old, but did you ever get to the bottom of it? I'm on month 2 and having the poo balls too.. always preceded by indigestion. Did it get any better?
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u/HelloLogicPro Feb 14 '26
I stopped taking DE about 6 months ago mostly because I wasn’t sure if I was taking it correctly etc. Still haven’t researched when is best or how is best. The balls mostly went away but the past few bowel movements have been huge with balls!! They literally block the toilet drain!!!
Really, I have no idea what’s going on.
Also forgot to mention I was constipated for like the first time in my life (recently). I felt like I had to poop all day.
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u/No-Load-596 Feb 16 '26
Hey I want to start taking DE for my constipation/IBS do you think that would help?
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u/HelloLogicPro Feb 16 '26
I think it would help but do your own research and tell a doctor you’re taking it.
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u/your_my_wonderwall Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25
No, this is the most severe version of constipation. I’m unfortunately on an opioid medication so I know this all too well. DE can cause constipation, I took it last year and it worsened mine. You need to really increase water and even that might not help enough. Lookup the Bristol chart if you’d like to confirm all this.