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What Could Cause Fever, Chills, Diarrhea And Vomiting?
i am a 43 year old woman. five foot two and a half and weigh 220. monday i got sick and threw up a lot with diarrhea. tuesday the stomach stuff was gone but i had a really sore throat and felt horrible. tuesday night had a fever with chills and sweats of between 100 and 101. wednesday i felt bad but started to feel better. got ready for my doctors appt yesterday and could barely move. was slightly confused, had bad anxiety and was so very dried out and light headed. doctor checked my bp which was 134/ 80. my pulse ox was 98%. she did an ekg in the office which was fine. she did peak flow measurements which were at 325 and she said they should be 380. she did a breathing treatment and prescribed an inhaler which is bring crud out of my lungs like crazy. she said drink alot of water and rest. she says i have asthma and stomach virus. i have been very hot, pale and dark sunken eyes. could i have pneumonia and she misdiagnosed it? or be terribly dehydrated? what do i do about it? i feel some better today but still dried out and coughing a ton and have anxiety.
Bacterial pneumonia is not common in your age group unless the immune system is compromised in someway. It is more common in children and in the elderly.
Fever causes fluid loss via the skin, if you are also not using enough fluids because of decreased appetite then dehydration can occur.
Diarrhea and vomiting are also not symptoms that are associated with pneumonia but with gastroenteritis or stomach flu as your doctor mentioned.Both of these would also contribute to your fluid loss.
If you have a history of asthma, it would be important to make sure that the coughing is not due to an acute asthmatic attack. You should use your reliever inhalor, if this is not effective, you may need further nebulisation at your doctor's office.
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What Could Cause Fever, Chills, Diarrhea And Vomiting?
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Bacterial pneumonia is not common in your age group unless the immune system is compromised in someway. It is more common in children and in the elderly. Fever causes fluid loss via the skin, if you are also not using enough fluids because of decreased appetite then dehydration can occur. Diarrhea and vomiting are also not symptoms that are associated with pneumonia but with gastroenteritis or stomach flu as your doctor mentioned.Both of these would also contribute to your fluid loss. If you have a history of asthma, it would be important to make sure that the coughing is not due to an acute asthmatic attack. You should use your reliever inhalor, if this is not effective, you may need further nebulisation at your doctor s office. I hope this helps