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Hello,
Thanks for the query.
You seem to have developed acute gastroenteritis ( food poisioning ) and hence you need rest and plenty of oral fluids to prevent any
dehydration.Generally such type of food poisionings are viral in nature.
Fluids generally should be plain water,oral rehydration drinks,vegetable soups,coconut water etc.Avoid taking sweet soda as it contains lot of sugar in it.
Similarly you should avoid using home made rehydration drinks.
Eat light like banana,rice,applesauce etc.
You may take a
proton pump inhibitor like PANTOPROZOLE 40 mg once a day for 5-7 days.
Normally a person becomes all right in 3-4 days as generally the cause is viral.
Sometimes a bacterial infection is the cause for food poisioning and in that event your symptoms can be prolonged beyond few days.
In such an event you would be needing examination of stool sample and prescription of antibiotics,otherwise no antibiotic is required for
viral gastroenteritis.
Go to ER if your
vomiting don't subside or having blood in stools or having very
high fever or having severe cramps in abdomen etc.
I hope it helps,however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks
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