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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea
Hello, I am a 59 year old male.....I have been passing yellow, fishy smelling, mucousy diarrhea for 2 months...At times I have had left lower and left middle abdominal pain and bloating that diminishes or goes away when I take Motrin....I have never had abdominal surgery....Today I had an episode that made me feel so much pain I almost felt I was going to leave work if it wasn t for the ibuprofen a work associate was able to give me....It s getting so I m turned off about eating anything anymore for fear of the consequenses.... Thank you for your attention.
Wed, 13 May 2015
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
Diarrhoea since 60 days whatever may be the cause may be drug induced or infective,(gastroenteritis) or amoebiasis,dysentry etc but it should be treated promptly before patient go into the symptoms like tachycardia, hypotension,rapid breathing, giddiness, fever etc.
Stomach or abdominal bloating or pain is caused mainly because of air swallowing known as erophagia.
The other causes are irritable bowel syndrome,dyspepsia, constipation ,celiac disease,sprue,bowel obstruction etc
If you do regular exercises and still having abdominal bloating or distension then u should start some medication like proton pump inhibitors,avoid excess carbohydrates and fatty foods, avoid oily and spicy foods.
If you still have these problems then u should go to gastroenterologist to treat underlying cause.
You must undergo routine blood investigations and electorlytes,liver and kidney function tests,urinalysis and stool for blood,abdominal ultrasound to detect the underlying cause.
Thanks and regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
Diarrhoea since 60 days whatever may be the cause may be drug induced or infective,(gastroenteritis) or amoebiasis,dysentry etc but it should be treated promptly before patient go into the symptoms like tachycardia, hypotension,rapid breathing, giddiness, fever etc.
Stomach or abdominal bloating or pain is caused mainly because of air swallowing known as erophagia.
The other causes are irritable bowel syndrome,dyspepsia, constipation ,celiac disease,sprue,bowel obstruction etc
If you do regular exercises and still having abdominal bloating or distension then u should start some medication like proton pump inhibitors,avoid excess carbohydrates and fatty foods, avoid oily and spicy foods.
If you still have these problems then u should go to gastroenterologist to treat underlying cause.
You must undergo routine blood investigations and electorlytes,liver and kidney function tests,urinalysis and stool for blood,abdominal ultrasound to detect the underlying cause.
Thanks and regards,
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