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What Causes Abdominal Cramps Followed By Vomiting And Diarrhea?
After having a bout yesterday with severe cramps in my stomach, but first vomited for a few hours the cramps hit hard then had diarrhea forms few hours. I was extremely cold and the episode lasted about 6 hours. Now watery blood is coming out, . Just before this I went to a party and ate a couple of meat balls and that s it and hour later this happen. Still a bit cramps and still have a slight headache, should I be concerned about the blood?
Fri, 10 Aug 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advise.
The presence of blood with the stools (diarrhea) is not a common finding and generally points us towards a possible bacterial cause of the diarrhea so please make sure you see your doctor soon. The doctor will order stool tests like stool culture , stool microscopy and stools for ova and parasites.
It is important to go and see the doctor soon for two reasons: one is that you get the right diagnosis and treatment and also it reduces the risk of contaminating others as many times these infections are very contagious.
Please make sure you drink well and keep yourself hydrated as well. Oral rehydration solutions you can access in the pharmacy are the best to substitute both water and electrolytes we loose with diarrhea.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Antoneta Zotaj, MD
I have reviewed your query and here is my advise.
The presence of blood with the stools (diarrhea) is not a common finding and generally points us towards a possible bacterial cause of the diarrhea so please make sure you see your doctor soon. The doctor will order stool tests like stool culture , stool microscopy and stools for ova and parasites.
It is important to go and see the doctor soon for two reasons: one is that you get the right diagnosis and treatment and also it reduces the risk of contaminating others as many times these infections are very contagious.
Please make sure you drink well and keep yourself hydrated as well. Oral rehydration solutions you can access in the pharmacy are the best to substitute both water and electrolytes we loose with diarrhea.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Antoneta Zotaj, MD
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