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Question: Hi On Friday when I came home from work and ate a sub sandwich shortly after I started have diarrhea and then later on in the evening vomiting. The vomiting stopped completely around 3am but the diarrhea persistened through Sat and stopped sun morning. Now i have a little bit of diarrhea again.
Not sure what to take or eat.
Not sure what to take or eat.
Brief Answer:
can take up to a week for recovery
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
It can take up to a week for symptoms to resolve completely. If the intestines were still inflamed and food used, it would aggravate/irritate the lining and cause symptoms to recur.
Since the diarrhea has restarted, you may need to hold off solid food again until a 4 hour window has passed with no symptoms.
In the mean time use liquids such as diluted gatorade (has to be diluted because original would contain too much sugar and would worsen diarrhea)
Gatorade would help to replace electrolytes and fluid that you may have lost.
In addition to this, use probiotics. Probiotics would help to repair the intestine and hasten recovery.
Can be used on their own or in some yogurts.
When you restart food after 4 windows with no symptoms- start with small amounts of dry food
Summary: (1) hold off solid food
(2)dilute gatorade
(3)probiotics
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
can take up to a week for recovery
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
It can take up to a week for symptoms to resolve completely. If the intestines were still inflamed and food used, it would aggravate/irritate the lining and cause symptoms to recur.
Since the diarrhea has restarted, you may need to hold off solid food again until a 4 hour window has passed with no symptoms.
In the mean time use liquids such as diluted gatorade (has to be diluted because original would contain too much sugar and would worsen diarrhea)
Gatorade would help to replace electrolytes and fluid that you may have lost.
In addition to this, use probiotics. Probiotics would help to repair the intestine and hasten recovery.
Can be used on their own or in some yogurts.
When you restart food after 4 windows with no symptoms- start with small amounts of dry food
Summary: (1) hold off solid food
(2)dilute gatorade
(3)probiotics
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you Dr. XXXXXXX My stomach is gurgling and I also have some gas. I am going to purchase the gatorade and the probiotics and start them immediately.
Is the gurgling noise ok?
Is the gurgling noise ok?
Brief Answer:
yes, this can occur
Detailed Answer:
HI
The increased noise is ok, this can occur with these symptoms.
If anything else unclear, let me know
yes, this can occur
Detailed Answer:
HI
The increased noise is ok, this can occur with these symptoms.
If anything else unclear, let me know
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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