In contrast to the general notion that the condition is a disorder or disease of some sort, diarrhea is actually a natural defense mechanism that enables your body to flush out a potential toxin before it harms you in any way. When you have diarrhea, the muscles lining your digestive tract work overtime and try to push out the toxin quickly. What happens next is that the intestines fail to absorb the water from the waste as it passes through them. And this results in the watery stools we experience with the condition.
