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What Causes Vomiting, Severe Diarrhea, Bouts Of Dry Heaving And Fever?

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Posted on Wed, 18 Jan 2017
Question: my husbAND STARTING VOMITING 3AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. he then also began to have daihrrea and this continued throughout the day until about 1 am monday morning. he had very strong bouts of heaving, even when his stomach was empty he kept on heaving. Monday morning, he said he felt better however, then he begN TO GET FEVERISH TEMPS, he was very weak and coudl not eat. thsi marked about 36 hrs since he hd last eaten. we treid tea, gingerale, water but everythign he ate woudl come out
(by mouth or butt). its now over 48 hrs later since this started and he is still feverish ( i gave him some ibuprofen in the middle of the night) as of now. he is sleeping on his back (he never can sleep on his back!). he has not been able to take his HBP meds (25 mg Losartan) , his apsirin, nor the amixcicllin( he had a tooiht pulled last week thursday) for 3 days now. I am extremely concerned.....................plz advise
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Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (46 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I think he has had a very severe attack of indigestion/acidity,

Detailed Answer:
Hi, I think he has had a very severe attack of indigestion/acidity, most probably following the tooth extraction for which he may have been given strong pain killers and antibiotics.
Give him an Omeprazole plus a digestive enzyme, plus a liquid antacid with simethicone in it--all twice a day for three days.
Domperidone is good for heaves. There are other drugs that can be prescribed by your doctor.
He should take his Blood pressure medicine if necessary after taking Ondensetron to prevent vomiting.
Get a prescription from a physician for above medicines.
If the fever does not subside, please consult your doctor or go to ER.
You can revert back to me. Regards
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What Causes Vomiting, Severe Diarrhea, Bouts Of Dry Heaving And Fever?

Brief Answer: I think he has had a very severe attack of indigestion/acidity, Detailed Answer: Hi, I think he has had a very severe attack of indigestion/acidity, most probably following the tooth extraction for which he may have been given strong pain killers and antibiotics. Give him an Omeprazole plus a digestive enzyme, plus a liquid antacid with simethicone in it--all twice a day for three days. Domperidone is good for heaves. There are other drugs that can be prescribed by your doctor. He should take his Blood pressure medicine if necessary after taking Ondensetron to prevent vomiting. Get a prescription from a physician for above medicines. If the fever does not subside, please consult your doctor or go to ER. You can revert back to me. Regards