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Having Backache And Feeling Sick, Not Able To Eat. Given Antibiotics For A Water Infection. Suggest?
Question: Hi, I have been having backache and feeling sick for a week now, I have hardly been able to eat anything because of feeling so sick constantly, I havebeen given antibiotics for a water infection but am still waiting for the results of my water sample. I feel constantly sick.
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Do you have an abdominal pain? On what location? Does it radiate to the back? Any diarrhea, constipation? Blood in stool? Any burning while urinating, frequent urinating? Is the pain related to the meal?
Back ache and nausea can be caused by gallstones, pancreas inflammation. Stomach issues sometimes give such symptoms as well.
Gallstones give upper middle or right abdominal pain which radiates to the back. The pain is usually triggered by fatty foods, spicy foods or alcohol. Nausea and diarrhea can appear.
Pancreas inflammation can give symptoms similar to the gallstones, however the pain is much stronger.
Urinary tract infection gives back pain, lower abdominal pain, frequent urinating (like few times during the night), burning while urinating. Fever and nausea can be also present.
Stomach issues (peptic ulcer, stomach inflammation) causes upper middle abdominal pain which appears 1-2 hours after a meal. Nausea is usually present.
If you have diarrhea, gastrointestinal infection is possible. Every diarrhea which lasts longer than 48 hours, should be verified with stool tests. It will allow to establish which bacteria is causing the infection and which antibiotic will be the most effective.
I suggest you to visit your doctor and have some basic tests done. Blood work, liver tests, pancreas tests, urine analysis and abdominal ultrasound should be done at first.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
Do you have an abdominal pain? On what location? Does it radiate to the back? Any diarrhea, constipation? Blood in stool? Any burning while urinating, frequent urinating? Is the pain related to the meal?
Back ache and nausea can be caused by gallstones, pancreas inflammation. Stomach issues sometimes give such symptoms as well.
Gallstones give upper middle or right abdominal pain which radiates to the back. The pain is usually triggered by fatty foods, spicy foods or alcohol. Nausea and diarrhea can appear.
Pancreas inflammation can give symptoms similar to the gallstones, however the pain is much stronger.
Urinary tract infection gives back pain, lower abdominal pain, frequent urinating (like few times during the night), burning while urinating. Fever and nausea can be also present.
Stomach issues (peptic ulcer, stomach inflammation) causes upper middle abdominal pain which appears 1-2 hours after a meal. Nausea is usually present.
If you have diarrhea, gastrointestinal infection is possible. Every diarrhea which lasts longer than 48 hours, should be verified with stool tests. It will allow to establish which bacteria is causing the infection and which antibiotic will be the most effective.
I suggest you to visit your doctor and have some basic tests done. Blood work, liver tests, pancreas tests, urine analysis and abdominal ultrasound should be done at first.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
It's more of an ache at the bottom of my back, I'm just concerned with feeling sick constantly, I have hardly eaten anything since last Friday so could that be making my stomach worse, with feeling sick it's hard to eat anything. I am having bloods taken today.
All mentioned conditions can cause your symptoms.
Feeling sick and loss of appetite is quite characteristic for stomach issues like peptic ulcer. It is also characteristic that all blood tests and ultrasound are negative with peptic ulcers and only gastroscopy can give proper diagnose.
Gallstones can also give such sickness however the pain is usually the main complain.
Your back pain can be also unrelated to your sickness. Spine problems can give back pain or just strained muscles. However before such diagnose, you should find your sickness reason and check kidneys condition.
So please wait for blood work and see if there will anything in them. In a meanwhile please drink plenty of fluids and try to have mild diet.
Regards.
Feeling sick and loss of appetite is quite characteristic for stomach issues like peptic ulcer. It is also characteristic that all blood tests and ultrasound are negative with peptic ulcers and only gastroscopy can give proper diagnose.
Gallstones can also give such sickness however the pain is usually the main complain.
Your back pain can be also unrelated to your sickness. Spine problems can give back pain or just strained muscles. However before such diagnose, you should find your sickness reason and check kidneys condition.
So please wait for blood work and see if there will anything in them. In a meanwhile please drink plenty of fluids and try to have mild diet.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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