Suggest treatment for diarrhea and blood in stool

Posted on Mon, 25 May 2015

Question: from wed to today me and my wife have diarrhea we went to puta cana no blood in stool just can not keep much down that long no feaver just a little weak

Answered by Dr. Rovena Murati (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
detailed below.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.

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It might be caused by indigestion of contaminated food or water.Usually it resolves on its own for few days to 1 week.
During this period is very important to stay hydrated.Drink plenty of water ,juices or oral rehydration solutions (ORS).
You can try anti-motility agents like Loperamide for few days for symptomatic relief of diarrhea.If the symptoms get worse or the diarrhea doesn't seem to improve after 48 h ,you should stop taking it.

If the symptoms doesn't seem to improve in few days ,or if they get worse with abdominal pain,blood and mucus in stool or you are getting very weak from dehydration ,you should consult your doctor.
A stool sample test may be necessary to determine the microorganism that caused the infection and a course of antibiotic may be given.

Hope it helps.
Let me know if you have any question.I would be happy to help.

Kind regards.
Dr.Rovena Murati

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar