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What Causes Severe Diarrhea And Vomiting?

My friend called me to tell me that she called paramedics. Her symptoms are that she has had bad diarrhea all day and now has started vomiting. She vomited up black cloudy mucous and her parents advised her to call EMS. She told me earlier that it hurts all over. She thought perhaps she had stomach flu, her other friend told her it sounded like food poisoning.
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Hi Dear,

Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of severe diarrhea and vomiting which seems to be due to acute gastroenteritis which seems to be due to viral infection and electrolyte imbalance in body. It could be due to irritable bowel syndrome.

Need not to worry. Drink plenty of fluids to rehydrate. You should take banana on daily basis and light food. Avoid giving any sharp and spicy food. I would suggest you not to panic at all. You should start treatment with combination of fluoroquinolones and ornidazole. Visit gastroenterologist once and get it examined. You should go for blood tests as well and start treatment after proper examination. You should take Ibuprofen along with proton pump inhibitors as well. You should take antiemetic like domperidone and ranitidine for gastritis.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Severe Diarrhea And Vomiting?

Hi Dear, Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of severe diarrhea and vomiting which seems to be due to acute gastroenteritis which seems to be due to viral infection and electrolyte imbalance in body. It could be due to irritable bowel syndrome. Need not to worry. Drink plenty of fluids to rehydrate. You should take banana on daily basis and light food. Avoid giving any sharp and spicy food. I would suggest you not to panic at all. You should start treatment with combination of fluoroquinolones and ornidazole. Visit gastroenterologist once and get it examined. You should go for blood tests as well and start treatment after proper examination. You should take Ibuprofen along with proton pump inhibitors as well. You should take antiemetic like domperidone and ranitidine for gastritis. Hope your concern has been resolved. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari