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Stomach virus, vomiting, dark watery diarrhea, light clay coloured stools. Treatment options?
I have had a stomach virus for the past couple of days along with vomiting and very watery dark diarrhea . My sister-in-law got it on the same day and then my husband a couple of days later. (This is how I ruled out food poisoning .) I am concerned,however, because when my stools turned more...
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Child having constipation, passing black stools. Has wheat, dairy, yeast intolerances. See the doctor?
Hi, my son has just turned two, he has constant issues with constipation and his stools look like sheeps poo. Today I noticed that his stools are almost black. I have had to a Dr in the past and they gave me lactulose which I feel isn t solving the problem. I then took him to have a hair...
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Should I continue taking omeprazole and bismuth pills as the color of my stool has turned dark ?
hello i use for 5 days omeprazole and bismuth pills . Stool color is dark Should I continue taking the pills or could be a warning thank you
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Green stool with dark green mucus, macrobid, bladder infection
yes i have had stool lately that has turned the water green, it also has a dark freen mucus in it. im taking macrobid for a bladder infection. Could this be a side effect or something else?
 
2-5/HPF pus cells in stool exam..
My mom had severe stomach ache 3 days ago. The doctor had an xray done and found that there was stool blocking her intestine. So she was given lactulose, which gave her relief when she pooped. But the stomach ache still continues till day 3 and we ve
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Pregnant with hemorrhoids, on lactulose, severe pain. Surgery advisable?
Hi doctor, I am 20 weeks pregnant and suffering from existing hemorrhoids . This is my second pregnancy. Hemorrhoids got worse after first pregnancy. I have 2 external hemorrhoids (size of a small grape and the other is a size like a pea). When I have bowel movements a third internal hemorrhoid...
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Toddler with swollen stomach and hard stools, prescribed Lactulose. Solution?
Hi My 10 month old has a swollen stomach and has had this on and off. She poos every day but often has hard stools . Once or twice when they have been runny (when teething ), it s like her stomach shrinks again and some undigested food usually comes out with this. Could it be wind or due to the...
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Cysts on pancreas, blood test showed Anaemia , low blood count and blood in stools. Is it caused due to Chrons disease?


My husband has had the whipple procedure for a cyst on his pancreas which turned out to be benign. History of crohns, He recently had blood tests which showed anemia and low blood count, and then a stool culture that showed blood in his stool. He has gone in for a colonoscopy and an endoscopy...
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Prescribed Lactulose, but stools have become black.Is this normal ?
Hi, my son has been prescribed lactulose which I have been giving to him but now his stools are black. I just wondered if this is a normal side effect or if I should be concerned. He had a stoma reversal and so his surgeon wanted to prevent any stool build up from continuing as he had felt soem...
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Infant, constipation post taking isomilver, pain on using suppositories, no improvement with novolal, advised lactulose syrup. Will it help?
My baby is 2 months old he was passing stools until 3 weeks ago when a paediatrician changed the milk into isomilversince then he hasn t passed anything I ve been puitting glycerin suppositories twice a week when he is in pain.now he is on novolal it but still not passing stools yesterday he was...
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Stomach pain, dark stools, sleeplessness
hi im XXXXXXX 35 yrs old for last quite some time i m having consistant pain in upper portion of my stomach. pain is some time so severe that i m not able to sleep. for last four days colour of my stools is pitch...
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Does clarithromycin or metronidazole cause dark stools?
Does clarithromycin or metronidazole cause dark stools. Positive H. Pylori stool dark no blood. On antibiotics starting third day. No stomach pain.
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Stomach pain, diarrhea, foul smelling and dark stools
I am having pain in my belly, along with dirrhea for the past 4 weeks, maybe only one thin soild bowel movement in the 4 weeks. Also foul smelling dark color stools. Bad enough to wake me up from sleeping.
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Child losing weight, dark stools, sweet smell
Hi. My son is 11 and a half months old. He is very active and generally happy. He does however had difficulty putting on weight and has recently lost over half a kg in a week and a half. There's been no diarrhoea but...
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Feel sick, stomach upset but no diarrhea, dark stools.
hi i keep feeling sick every day not being and my stomach is upset - not diareah - but dark
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