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Suggest Treatment For Pain In Abdomen With Diarrhea
I have had diarrhea for the last 3 1/2 weeks, I am currently on medication that is suppose to stop this, one of your doctors prescribed it for me 3 years ago (or close to that time) it has quit working this all together, I have pain across my abdominal from time to time also, I will be coming Feb. 16th, but I can get to from the toilet to make the 3 hr trip to the clinic, is there something over the counter I can take to slow the diarrhea down??
Wed, 25 Feb 2015
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HI
Well come to HMC
Most of the diarrhea are self limiting and only dehydration is matters, if the symptom of diarrhea is chronic one or happens on and often then this need to be investigated and first test would be stool examination with culture sensitivity test, now taking symptomatic medicines just to check the diarrhea would be harmful so never have the medicine to do that, some time imaging study would required, hope this information helps take care.
Well come to HMC
Most of the diarrhea are self limiting and only dehydration is matters, if the symptom of diarrhea is chronic one or happens on and often then this need to be investigated and first test would be stool examination with culture sensitivity test, now taking symptomatic medicines just to check the diarrhea would be harmful so never have the medicine to do that, some time imaging study would required, hope this information helps take care.
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