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Suggest Treatment For Severe Stomach Pain

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Posted on Sat, 21 Jan 2017
Question: My husband is experiencing severe stomach pain aNd diarrhea. No fever, it started about 7 last night but got better after he first had diarrhea. It tapperred off but came back about midnight. He eat a fish sandwich in the airport around 5:30 pm.
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Answered by Dr. Amit Jain (28 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Give him antibiotics like ofloxacin and ornidazole

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for putting your query in hcm. I am a Gastroenterologist. I appreciate your concerns regarding your husband.

I have seen your query thouroughly.

In my opinion he has developed food poisioning for symptoms mentioned by you.

I will advise him to get his stool culture, stool examination and complete haemogram by wgich ot can be confirmed. Meanwhile give him antibiotic like ofloxacin and ornidazole for 5 days. Give him adequate fluid and electral powder to prevent fluid or electrolyte deficiency. You can get these medicines by prescription from your doctor

I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. Wish him a good health
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Follow up: Dr. Amit Jain (28 minutes later)
He is having bleeding when he feels he has to go to the bathroom. Doesn't food poisoning always cause vomiting ?
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Answered by Dr. Amit Jain (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Vomiting may or may ot be a feature of food poisioning

Detailed Answer:
Welcome back.

There are various kind of food poisoning and may or may not cause vomiting.

Yes bleeding is also one of the feature of food poisoning or acute gastroenteritis.

Wish him a good health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D
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Follow up: Dr. Amit Jain (12 hours later)
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I hope you can see this pic my husband has passed double this XXXXXXX twice today and this ant about 4 times
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Answered by Dr. Amit Jain (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
I could not see any pic here

Detailed Answer:
I could not see any pic uploaded here.You should upload it on the right side corner of this page. Alternatively you can send to YYYY@YYYY with sub as ATTN Dr XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

Did you start my earlier advise?

Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Amit Jain (2 hours later)
Seeing his Dr tomorrow we have been traveling
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Answered by Dr. Amit Jain (25 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
ok

Detailed Answer:
Ok. Wish him a good health
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Stomach Pain

Brief Answer: Give him antibiotics like ofloxacin and ornidazole Detailed Answer: Hello. Thanks for putting your query in hcm. I am a Gastroenterologist. I appreciate your concerns regarding your husband. I have seen your query thouroughly. In my opinion he has developed food poisioning for symptoms mentioned by you. I will advise him to get his stool culture, stool examination and complete haemogram by wgich ot can be confirmed. Meanwhile give him antibiotic like ofloxacin and ornidazole for 5 days. Give him adequate fluid and electral powder to prevent fluid or electrolyte deficiency. You can get these medicines by prescription from your doctor I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. Wish him a good health