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How Can High Fever And Abdominal Pain Be Treated?
Question: My husband is 57, 2 days ago he started to feel very tired-fells exhausted, got sick once in past 3 days and his stomach hurt-He has been taking peptobismal 2x a day. I thought it was the flu-He just told me his urine has been orange and has a temp of 101.6. I gave him extra strength tylenol should we wait to see if the temp goes down or do we need to see a dr. now?
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
Given the combination of high fever and abdominal pain, I think he should go in to be checked. It is possible that he has a viral gastroenteritis ("stomach flu") but without being able to see where in his abdomen his pain is, and the nature of the pain, it's best for him to have an abdominal exam.
The orange urine can be from dehydration or it can be from the liver being temporarily upset by a gastroenteritis, or if you have recently traveled, from a hepatitis.
In addition to a physical exam, I recommend that he have blood drawn for a CBC with differential (which can help show if there is an infection), a liver panel (to see if his liver is showing signs of inflammation) and a urinalysis (to check for infection or other abnormalities).
If it turns out to be a viral gastroenteritis, usually water, coconut water (not coconut milk), bananas, rice, toast, and bland soups are best tolerated.
Without knowing where the abdomen pain is located specifically, this could be an infection or even appendicitis.
So yes, at this point I recommend that he go in to be seen.
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
Given the combination of high fever and abdominal pain, I think he should go in to be checked. It is possible that he has a viral gastroenteritis ("stomach flu") but without being able to see where in his abdomen his pain is, and the nature of the pain, it's best for him to have an abdominal exam.
The orange urine can be from dehydration or it can be from the liver being temporarily upset by a gastroenteritis, or if you have recently traveled, from a hepatitis.
In addition to a physical exam, I recommend that he have blood drawn for a CBC with differential (which can help show if there is an infection), a liver panel (to see if his liver is showing signs of inflammation) and a urinalysis (to check for infection or other abnormalities).
If it turns out to be a viral gastroenteritis, usually water, coconut water (not coconut milk), bananas, rice, toast, and bland soups are best tolerated.
Without knowing where the abdomen pain is located specifically, this could be an infection or even appendicitis.
So yes, at this point I recommend that he go in to be seen.
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