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Painful Stomach Cramps, Fever, Diarrhea After Having Fish Soup. Possible Remedy?

I am traveling abroad (central europe to be exact) and recently consumed some fish soup. The day after I began to feel severe stomach cramps ..no vomitting, diarrhea , fever , etc. It is now the 3rd day I am feeling this way. At times the cramping is so painful, I have to stop walking. I took some laxatives last night to get it out but even going to the bathroom isnt helping. I am far from home and dont know what to do. I have suffered from IBS but it has never been so painful and dont feel that this is merely a symptom of that.
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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I am sorry to read that you are going through a tough time. The symptoms which you have decsribed are typical of food poisoning. First of all laxatives will not help your problem, infact, they will worsen your symptoms. You should drink a lot of water (with some sugar and a pinch of salt and lemon) and avoid taking excessive tea or coffee. Consume light food - curd, bananas, etc. In addition you need to take a lomotil (loperamide) to slow down your bowel movements and some emset (ondansetron) for the vomiting. With these measure your symptoms should subside in a day or two.
If you symptoms worsen and if you become dehydrated, you should rush to the hospital.
Hope you get well soon.
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Painful Stomach Cramps, Fever, Diarrhea After Having Fish Soup. Possible Remedy?

I am sorry to read that you are going through a tough time. The symptoms which you have decsribed are typical of food poisoning. First of all laxatives will not help your problem, infact, they will worsen your symptoms. You should drink a lot of water (with some sugar and a pinch of salt and lemon) and avoid taking excessive tea or coffee. Consume light food - curd, bananas, etc. In addition you need to take a lomotil (loperamide) to slow down your bowel movements and some emset (ondansetron) for the vomiting. With these measure your symptoms should subside in a day or two. If you symptoms worsen and if you become dehydrated, you should rush to the hospital. Hope you get well soon.