Curious if this has happened to anyone else. Tmi warning

I've been on my health kick for just over a year now. I've posted here a few times. I've never had anything like what occurred today happen, and this is the only place I can think to ask it.

I exercise a lot as part of trying to lose weight and stay fit. However, I don't typically do really long cardio exercises. I've done long walks, but they're usually around my neighborhood, so not really difficult. Today, my husband and I hiked a mountain. (I had eaten a protein bar just before starting, as well as the breakfast I had earlier in the morning, which was a protein shake and an egg. These are all typical things I've eaten during my weight loss.) It was 3.5 miles to the summit. I felt great when we got up there. We had a light snack at the summit, rested for about 20 minutes, then started our journey down. I had at this point drank about 4 bottles of water, but didn't need to relieve myself at all. About 15 minutes into the hike down, my stomach started churning. Bad... I had to keep stopping to clench everything and wait for the cramp to pass. We made it down faster than the hike up, but not by much. I was in agony the whole time and terrified I was going to have an accident. This is a popular trail, so I couldn't risk dropping my pants somewhere along the way. When we finally finished and we got to a bathroom, I had the worst diarrhea I've ever had during this whole health kick. Thankfully I felt better after and survived the ride home, but I've needed to use the bathroom twice since getting home.

I'm just curious if this is common. I know for a fact all the food I had this morning and last night was fine as my husband had the same and he was fine, and nothing smelled or tasted off and was all fresh essentially. I'm wanting to know if I should expect this from overexerting myself, and if there's any way to keep it from happening. We plan on doing several hikes this year.

Thanks for any suggestions, and for putting up with the gross stuff.

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