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What Is The Cause Of An Abdominal Pain?

I want to know possible causes of sudden abdominal pain , profuse generalized sweating, dizziness and nausea. I felt sudden stomach pain and thought I was either going to vomit or have diarrhea, i also felt very jittery. What would have caused these symptoms?
Fri, 24 Mar 2017
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You are having symptoms of Gastroenteritis. It is a condition in which due to either viral, bacterial or protozoal invasion intestinal mucosa is inflamed causing symptoms like Nausea, Vomiting, loose stools, abdominal cramps etc.

However its not necessary that all symptoms are always present. Usually, gastroenteritis is self limiting and settles down in 5-8 days by itself. However if it's bacterial or protozoal, antibiotic therapy should be taken for 5 to 7 days. I would suggest you to go for stool routine and microscopy test to find out if its bacterial or protozoal infection.

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Ultrasound abdomen should be done to rule out other problems like intussuseption which mimics gastroenteritis symptoms.

A stool Routine and Microscopy test should be done to rule out bacterial or protozoal infection.
Start taking probiotic twice daily for few days, Probiotics are rich in good bacteria's which assists digestion of food.

Apart from that, take Metamucil or Fybrogel twice daily for few days.
Take lots ofcurd, and food rich in Lactobacilus.
Antibiotic therapy can be started after stool investigation.
To control frequency of Diarrhea Imodium 2 mg should be taken twice daily for 2 days.
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What Is The Cause Of An Abdominal Pain?

You are having symptoms of Gastroenteritis. It is a condition in which due to either viral, bacterial or protozoal invasion intestinal mucosa is inflamed causing symptoms like Nausea, Vomiting, loose stools, abdominal cramps etc. However its not necessary that all symptoms are always present. Usually, gastroenteritis is self limiting and settles down in 5-8 days by itself. However if it s bacterial or protozoal, antibiotic therapy should be taken for 5 to 7 days. I would suggest you to go for stool routine and microscopy test to find out if its bacterial or protozoal infection. Suggestion- Ultrasound abdomen should be done to rule out other problems like intussuseption which mimics gastroenteritis symptoms. A stool Routine and Microscopy test should be done to rule out bacterial or protozoal infection. Start taking probiotic twice daily for few days, Probiotics are rich in good bacteria s which assists digestion of food. Apart from that, take Metamucil or Fybrogel twice daily for few days. Take lots ofcurd, and food rich in Lactobacilus. Antibiotic therapy can be started after stool investigation. To control frequency of Diarrhea Imodium 2 mg should be taken twice daily for 2 days.