Hello, Lately I Have Been Fasting Basically All Day And

Posted on Mon, 20 Jan 2020

Question: Hello, lately I have been fasting basically all day and eating a vegetarian meal any where from 6pm to 9 pm, I have been having bad side effects where if I attempt to eat OR drink water before that I tend to have upset stomach and nausea where I want to throw up what I ate or drink to feel better . For example id wake up early and drink some water to start my day and then I start to feel sick and will throw up all the water to feel better. I don’t mean to do this. I don’t want to do this. Please help. I’ve never experienced this before.

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (46 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Gastroenteritis most likely.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for trusting HealthcareMagic,

The symptoms you are describing are mostly suggestive of Bacterial gastroenteritis (commonly called food poisoning), which is the bacterial infection of the intestine.

Stool analysis and culture are required to confirm the diagnosis. Management is with antibiotics (usually a combination of Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole) for which you will need a prescription. So please be advised to follow up with the urgent care.

Meanwhile, drink plenty of water and electrolyte containing drinks like Gatorade. Follow soft diet. BRAT (Banana, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast) diet will be easier on your tummy.

You can also take over the counter Zofran 4mg thrice for nausea.

Hope this answers your query
Please let me know if you need further clarification
Regards

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