Yes, in some severe cases sun poisoning can cause diarrhoea.
Sun poisoning, as we are already aware, it is a sun allergy. It is the next step after sunburns and is accompanied by some of the most fatal symptoms such as fever, chills, dehydration, upset stomach and diarrhea.
People who go out in the sun quite frequently or the people who have to work out in the sun are more prone to developing sun poisoning and diarrhea.
Your risk of developing diarrhea depends on:
Diarrhoea can be mild with just some cramps and few loose bowel movements a day, the symptoms may even vanish if you limit the sun exposure but if the symptoms persist and you continue spending time in the sun, it may lead to total loss of water and electrolytes from the body and weakness.
Sometimes mild diarrhoea takes the form of dysentery if ignored that is accompanied by blood and pus in the stools along with fever and chills.
Generally, diarrhoea-like symptoms subside if one limits the sun exposure but if one spends unlimited time in the sun, they can experience severe symptoms too.
Almost all men, women, teenagers, kids, and old-aged persons are at risk of developing diarrhoea if they spend unlimited time in the sun but mostly the kids are more commonly afflicted perhaps because of weaker and developing immune systems in comparison to adults.
Other than this, people with compromised immune systems such as those with HIV, cancer, chemotherapy, diabetes, and persons taking high doses of steroids are more susceptible to diarrhoea if they spend time in the sun.
Symptoms of sun poisoning related diarrhoea are similar to commonly occurring diarrhoea.
As stated diarrhoea like symptoms arise only if one spends too much time in sun or goes out in sun without taking any protection.
However, if proper protection is taken, one shall not experience either sun poisoning or diarrhoea like symptoms.
So if you plan to take a sunbath on beach or planning to go for shopping this summer, try adopting the following precautions to protect yourself from tanning, sun poisoning, heat stroke accompanied by diarrhoea:
Basically, diarrhoea is unusual symptom of sun poisoning and can be prevented if one limits its sun exposure, although if one experiences such symptoms medications and home remedies can be used to treat it effectively.