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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea Along With Pale Stool
Question: For two months now I have had diarrhea, the stools are pale and the fluid is a bright yellow. the doctor has taken stool samples and blood tests and have found nothing there. The diarrhea is worse in the mornings and I have taken imodium to help. I have had to wait for an appointment with the GI doctor, but I cannot get in till next month. Is there anything I could take to stop the gas pains and diarrhea? or any other suggestions
Brief Answer:
probiotics, pepto bismol, reflux med
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
In addition to the imodium, till you can see the GI doctor, you can consider adding pepto bismol and probiotics , if you can not currently using these.
They can be safely used together with no interactions.
Probiotics would help to restore normal bacterial flora.
Reflux meds may also help to reduce the gas, even if you are not having any reflux symptoms. Eg pepcid, zantac, nexium, prilosec, prevacid etc
The GI doctor will probably suggest imaging of the gastrointestinal tract with colonscopy or barium studies if these have not been done as yet.
Hormone levels to check the thyroid hormone levels may also be suggested since high thyroid hormones can cause diarrhea.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
probiotics, pepto bismol, reflux med
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
In addition to the imodium, till you can see the GI doctor, you can consider adding pepto bismol and probiotics , if you can not currently using these.
They can be safely used together with no interactions.
Probiotics would help to restore normal bacterial flora.
Reflux meds may also help to reduce the gas, even if you are not having any reflux symptoms. Eg pepcid, zantac, nexium, prilosec, prevacid etc
The GI doctor will probably suggest imaging of the gastrointestinal tract with colonscopy or barium studies if these have not been done as yet.
Hormone levels to check the thyroid hormone levels may also be suggested since high thyroid hormones can cause diarrhea.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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