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Is Colonoscopy Effective In Determining Cause Of Chronic Diarrhoea?

I am writing bout my sister....she has rapid weight loss in the past few weeks...her appetite hasn t changed..about 3 weeks ago she started having diarrehea...she saw her internest here in MT and he told her to use ammodiam and then Metamucil....no change...She needs a lot of sleep each night...She has had a gall bladder test, an endoscopy, and I can t remember what other tests...she had a stool sample, but the results aren t back yet. Right now she is in Phoenix and went to the ER yesterday at one of the mayo clinics...The doctor did another stool sample and hydrated her since she s had diarrhea for so long...he gave her antibiotics because he s suspicious she might have a bacteria in her lower intestine/colon...and told her to take pepto bismal tablets to help with binding her up.....I don t know why the internest in GF didn t order a colonoscopy on her months ago....In a few days she and her husband will be leaving for Puerta Nuevo and will be back in Phoenix in Feb....She has an appointment on 2/4/2015 at the Mayo Clinic....
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
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Hi,
She is suffering from acute diarrhea and not chronic.
She should have undergone routine blood, electrolytes, urea,creatinine and stool (R/ M and ova)examinations.
She should be given antibiotics with anaerobic bacteria coverage ( quinolones with ornidazole) with antispasmodic, water and electrolyte replacements,with probiotics like lactobaccillus, racecadotril etc.
If above investigations doesn't give clue then we can go for colonoscopy but its not necessary.
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Is Colonoscopy Effective In Determining Cause Of Chronic Diarrhoea?

Hi, She is suffering from acute diarrhea and not chronic. She should have undergone routine blood, electrolytes, urea,creatinine and stool (R/ M and ova)examinations. She should be given antibiotics with anaerobic bacteria coverage ( quinolones with ornidazole) with antispasmodic, water and electrolyte replacements,with probiotics like lactobaccillus, racecadotril etc. If above investigations doesn t give clue then we can go for colonoscopy but its not necessary.