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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea And Vomiting

My mom has been throwing up and had diarrhea since October, 2016. We are in the er at least 2 xs a week getting an iv to hydrate her and give her magnesium. We have had her at Cleveland clinic with no luck and the docs here have no idea what is wrong. If we don t figure it out soon she is going to die. Any suggestions to look for. Need help!
Thu, 25 May 2017
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Hi sir/ madam,
Welcome to health care magic,

I can certainly understand your concern towards your mother's condition, which is known as gastroenteritis, firstly , there is every requirement to replenish her with plenty of fluids

make her drink extra fluids with and between meals., along with oral rehydration fluids
Avoid fruit juices, as these do not replace minerals and can actually increase diarrhea.
make her eat food in small amounts and let her stomach recover.
Then, we should find out the cause by investigations such as stool sample test, to know whether it is bacterial or viral infection and needs to be treated accordingly
please do the test , if they have not found the cause yet
hope this information would help you

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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea And Vomiting

Hi sir/ madam, Welcome to health care magic, I can certainly understand your concern towards your mother s condition, which is known as gastroenteritis, firstly , there is every requirement to replenish her with plenty of fluids make her drink extra fluids with and between meals., along with oral rehydration fluids Avoid fruit juices, as these do not replace minerals and can actually increase diarrhea. make her eat food in small amounts and let her stomach recover. Then, we should find out the cause by investigations such as stool sample test, to know whether it is bacterial or viral infection and needs to be treated accordingly please do the test , if they have not found the cause yet hope this information would help you Post your further questions if any Thank you