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Indigestion, Foul Smell, Stomach Heaviness, Have Liver Cirrhosis, High Iron. Is Weight Loss Bad?
Question: i m 53 years old and a frequent travellor due 2 office work,i feel indigestion,foul smell,heavyness around stomach.even cource of ciplox TZ do not give much effect and problem starts again,i have also lost 8 kgsweight during last 10 months.In 2007 i was diagonised for mild liver cirrouysis,no medicine were given.In 2007 my blood iron content was quite high nd i was advised 2 donate blood ,which i did for 12-14 times in one and half year,this brought down iron content ie FERITIN value.my Hb is in d range of 11-11.5.
Is wt loss,bad stomach are serious,pl suggest how to tackle with these
Is wt loss,bad stomach are serious,pl suggest how to tackle with these
Hi
Thanks for posting your query
Your history is suggestive of Gastroentritis, Because you are a traveller you should avoid drinking any contaminated liquids and avoid consuming stale food
While on travel only take freshly cooked meals and avoid junk food and snacks, fermented meals and as mentioned stale food
There are chances Ciplox TZ may not have been effective, I would suggest you go for a stool examination and if there are pus cells go for a culture report
As you have lost weight to the extent of 8kg in 10 months, we should investigate for Malabsorption,TB Intestine,etc
Do you have any other symptoms like blood in stool, watery diarrhea, alternate diarrhea and constipation, and/or mucus in stool
Go for a fresh liver scan to know the status of the Cirrhosis, your HB is in acceptable range
Get back to me with the clarifications asked for, and I will help you out
Get Well soon
Thanks for posting your query
Your history is suggestive of Gastroentritis, Because you are a traveller you should avoid drinking any contaminated liquids and avoid consuming stale food
While on travel only take freshly cooked meals and avoid junk food and snacks, fermented meals and as mentioned stale food
There are chances Ciplox TZ may not have been effective, I would suggest you go for a stool examination and if there are pus cells go for a culture report
As you have lost weight to the extent of 8kg in 10 months, we should investigate for Malabsorption,TB Intestine,etc
Do you have any other symptoms like blood in stool, watery diarrhea, alternate diarrhea and constipation, and/or mucus in stool
Go for a fresh liver scan to know the status of the Cirrhosis, your HB is in acceptable range
Get back to me with the clarifications asked for, and I will help you out
Get Well soon
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