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I Woke Up This Morning With Stomach Cramps And Had

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Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2020
Question: I woke up this morning with stomach cramps and had a terrible stomach ache and diarrhea. It's continued over the past 7 hours and is accompanied by nausea. I don't appear to have any fever.
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Monitor only for now!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks so much for this query.

This is acute diarrhea. For now, I encourage only increased fluids intake. Pepto-bismol and tums are just fine. This is probably related to contaminated food or secondary to food intolerance. With no fever or blood in stools, increased fluids is main intervention at this time. Should you develop fever, severe pain or have bloody stools, please let me know.

I hope this guides and helps. I wish you well. Feel free to follow up with me as appropriate.
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I Woke Up This Morning With Stomach Cramps And Had

Brief Answer: Monitor only for now! Detailed Answer: Hi and thanks so much for this query. This is acute diarrhea. For now, I encourage only increased fluids intake. Pepto-bismol and tums are just fine. This is probably related to contaminated food or secondary to food intolerance. With no fever or blood in stools, increased fluids is main intervention at this time. Should you develop fever, severe pain or have bloody stools, please let me know. I hope this guides and helps. I wish you well. Feel free to follow up with me as appropriate.