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Suggest Remedy For Diarrhea With Fishy Odor
I have had diarrea for two weeks.my doctor gave me tablets for it but did not help. it has a fishy oudor now. I can visit the toilet op to 8 times a day. I was back at the doctor today and took blood. I also have to take a stool sample to him tomorrow. I passed some tonight and it looks like mushroom soup. can u help
Mon, 9 May 2016
Hi
This sounds like a bacterial enteritis--E coli, salmonella, or C diff
The stool culture will determine which it is and you'll need a course of antibiotics depending on the results
This sounds like a bacterial enteritis--E coli, salmonella, or C diff
The stool culture will determine which it is and you'll need a course of antibiotics depending on the results
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