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What Causes Stomach Pain, Chest Tightness And Frequent Diarrhea?
I have been sick now almost two weeks a lot of stomach pain a little tightness in chest some back pain and constant diarrhea I ve been to my doctor she says infection stay hydrated let it run its course if it gets worse go to the hospital what do you think
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Most cases of diarrhea are related to infection though there are other causes as well.
You may want to consider a stool sample to the lab to see if the source of infection can be identified if no improvement occurs.
If it lasts longer than 4 weeks, it is called chronic diarrhea and these other causes would need to be ruled out.
Other causes include: irritable bowel syndrome, food or lactose intolerance, high thyroid hormone levels, diabetes, crohns disease, ulcerative colitis, side effect of medication.
I hope this helps
Most cases of diarrhea are related to infection though there are other causes as well.
You may want to consider a stool sample to the lab to see if the source of infection can be identified if no improvement occurs.
If it lasts longer than 4 weeks, it is called chronic diarrhea and these other causes would need to be ruled out.
Other causes include: irritable bowel syndrome, food or lactose intolerance, high thyroid hormone levels, diabetes, crohns disease, ulcerative colitis, side effect of medication.
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