Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea And Vomiting In An Elderly Person

Posted on Wed, 12 Apr 2017

Question: Diarrhea and vomiting concurrently most of the previous night. I still feel ill today and unable to eat or stand the smell of food. What is your suggestion? I am 93 years of age. This is a first for me.

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hello. You require hospitalisation

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have gone through the details. So at your age with both diarrhea and vomiting, i will advise you to go to emergency hospital services immediately. You require intravenous fluid support, few antibiotics (as it looks some gut infection) and anti vimiting drugs.
You also require some blood tests including your kidney function, and electrolytes, as these often get deranged in diarrhea and vomiting.
You should be fine in a couple of days with this treatment.
Thanks and regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy