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Nausea, Constipated, Tired, Sleepy. Had Diarrhea And Vomiting. Taking Metronidazole And Penicillin For Dental Problem. Thoughts?
Question: I feel nauseated and off my food. I am also constipated. My guts feel a bit sore. I feel excessively tired and am sleeping excessively. This has gone on for 3 weeks. I've improved over that time but am still far from better. It started, 3 weeks ago with a bout of diarrhoea and vomiting which lasted only one day. At the time I was taking a combination of metronidizole and penicillin v for a dental problem. I stopped taking both antibiotics on the day I had D and V. I wish I knew what was wrong with me and why it won't go away. I suspect I had some sort of virus. I'd welcome your thoughts and advice. My GP has advised me to take omeprozole for what she describes as gastritis. I feel very reluctant to take it as I don't have a specific pain in a specific place, and I don't have acid reflux. I just feel generally unwell. I don't want to take anything that interferes with the normal things that go on in your stomach.
Hi and thanks for the query,
Post-diarrhoeal abdominal discomfort is quite common and is usually due to the mucosal inflammation and the transient lactose intolerence. It usually presents as nausea, loss of apetite, bloating and flatulence and subsides over a week to 10 days.
Use of antidepressants also causes constipation and in the long run may lead to small bowel bacterial overgrowth and vitamin deficiencies. This can be diagnosed by getting a lactulose and glucose-hydrogen breath test.
Statins can cause myalgias and liver inflammation as side effect which inturn may present as nausea and loss of apetite.
Hence consult your doctor and get these things sorted out. Meanwhile you can have some prokinetics, probiotics, vitamin supplements and quit milk for 2 weeeks.
Hope I have answered your query. Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Regards,
Dr XXXXXXX
Post-diarrhoeal abdominal discomfort is quite common and is usually due to the mucosal inflammation and the transient lactose intolerence. It usually presents as nausea, loss of apetite, bloating and flatulence and subsides over a week to 10 days.
Use of antidepressants also causes constipation and in the long run may lead to small bowel bacterial overgrowth and vitamin deficiencies. This can be diagnosed by getting a lactulose and glucose-hydrogen breath test.
Statins can cause myalgias and liver inflammation as side effect which inturn may present as nausea and loss of apetite.
Hence consult your doctor and get these things sorted out. Meanwhile you can have some prokinetics, probiotics, vitamin supplements and quit milk for 2 weeeks.
Hope I have answered your query. Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Regards,
Dr XXXXXXX
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