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What Causes Swollen Knees, Vomiting And Diarrhea After Treating Ear Infection?
Hello. On New Years Eve I had a terrible ear infection. Now for the last 13 days I ve done nothing but throw up when trying to eat and diarrhea when I do. I feel horribly weak. Exhausted. and quite frankly scared. I am 11 years out breast cancer. I m swelling in my ankles and knees. I m pale. I m falling. My Dr called in Zofran to no avail and he is out of state.
Fri, 17 Feb 2017
hello, welcome to healthcaremagic.
first of all, i would like to explain to you that the cause of your weakness and exhaustion is dehydration which u got from diarrhoea for last 13 days.
sometimes ear infections might travel through eustachian tube to your pharynx and then to your GIT causing you diarrhoea.
my advice would be an antibiotic ear drops.. along with antibiotic course for your diarrhoea.
drink plenty of fluids as you are loosing body water in diarrhoea.
also get a CBC with ESR done. to lok for anaemia and internal infection.
secondly swelling in your ankle and knees might be due to osteoarthritis which is totally unrelated to this. for this you need to see an orthopaedician.
for now take an NSAID like diclofenac for the pain and swelling.
hope this helps.
thank you
first of all, i would like to explain to you that the cause of your weakness and exhaustion is dehydration which u got from diarrhoea for last 13 days.
sometimes ear infections might travel through eustachian tube to your pharynx and then to your GIT causing you diarrhoea.
my advice would be an antibiotic ear drops.. along with antibiotic course for your diarrhoea.
drink plenty of fluids as you are loosing body water in diarrhoea.
also get a CBC with ESR done. to lok for anaemia and internal infection.
secondly swelling in your ankle and knees might be due to osteoarthritis which is totally unrelated to this. for this you need to see an orthopaedician.
for now take an NSAID like diclofenac for the pain and swelling.
hope this helps.
thank you
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