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How Long Will It Take To Recover From A Stomach Bug?
Ten days ago my back went out, and I had severe back pain. The first day after my back went out, I had a 24 hour stomach bug with vomiting. I also passed out in the bathroom on the second day of the vomiting and severe back pain. I have recovered from the back pain and the stomach bug, but I have no energy and no appetite after 10 days. How long does it usually take to bounce back from a stomach bug?
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific. I noted the history of starting the problem 10 days ago with a backache followed by vomiting due to stomach bug as per your thoughts, passed out in bathroom once, now no vomiting or back pain but there is no energy and no appetite, and want to know how long does it take for stomach bug to bounce back from the said condition.
Your history is suggestive of a disease that you had more than stomach bug as the there is vomiting, so much that you had fainted down in bathroom wherein the problems transformed into no appetite to no energy. I would advise you the following:
Get the blood tests particularly for Widal that is for typhoid, blood culture to see whether the bacterial infection is still lingering. It is possibly be more than the viral infection of the stomach, that is intestines. Since you are still not sure, the best ways is to get the antibiotic cover which controls the bacterial infection and improves appetite and energy. Once the diagnosis is done the treatment becomes easy and guided.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards, Dr. T Chandrakant
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How Long Will It Take To Recover From A Stomach Bug?
Hi, Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific. I noted the history of starting the problem 10 days ago with a backache followed by vomiting due to stomach bug as per your thoughts, passed out in bathroom once, now no vomiting or back pain but there is no energy and no appetite, and want to know how long does it take for stomach bug to bounce back from the said condition. Your history is suggestive of a disease that you had more than stomach bug as the there is vomiting, so much that you had fainted down in bathroom wherein the problems transformed into no appetite to no energy. I would advise you the following: Get the blood tests particularly for Widal that is for typhoid, blood culture to see whether the bacterial infection is still lingering. It is possibly be more than the viral infection of the stomach, that is intestines. Since you are still not sure, the best ways is to get the antibiotic cover which controls the bacterial infection and improves appetite and energy. Once the diagnosis is done the treatment becomes easy and guided. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T Chandrakant