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Suggest Treatment For Vomiting, Nausea, And Watery Stools

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Posted on Sat, 4 Apr 2015
Question: I have vomiting, nausea, and pure water stools. They are very dark and foul smelling. I have extreme bloating and hard stomach. Mild fever but this has gone on since Feb 6th massive cramps to the points od tears
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (39 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
need assessment

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Persistent nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea for this period of time needs to be assessed by a doctor.


When the symptoms occur for a short period of time ( 1 to 2 weeks) , the most common cause is an acute infection of the stomach and intestines that would work itself out of the system.

With symptoms for a month then other causes, including other types of infections would need to be considered.
The dark and foul smelling stools can be related to blood in the stool, this is called melena stool.

Possible causes: (1)parasitic or other infection

(2)inflammatory bowel disease eg crohns disease or ulcerative colitis

(3)irritable bowel syndrome

(4)thyroid disease can also cause persistent diarrhea but would not cause the blood seen

(5)mass in the GI tract eg cancer

(6)diverticular disease

It would be best to see your doctor for assessment which would include physical examination , stool sample to the lab. You may also need imaging such as a barium enema or colonoscopy.

I hope this helps, feel free ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Michelle Gibson James (49 minutes later)
Is going to the ER or regular dr the better choice
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (10 hours later)
Brief Answer:
if can get appointment this week then can go to regular doctor

Detailed Answer:
HI

Sorry about the late reply

If you can get an appointment with your doctor this week then you can go to him or her but if this is not possible then it may be best to be seen in the ER

Please feel free to ask anything else
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Vomiting, Nausea, And Watery Stools

Brief Answer: need assessment Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Persistent nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea for this period of time needs to be assessed by a doctor. When the symptoms occur for a short period of time ( 1 to 2 weeks) , the most common cause is an acute infection of the stomach and intestines that would work itself out of the system. With symptoms for a month then other causes, including other types of infections would need to be considered. The dark and foul smelling stools can be related to blood in the stool, this is called melena stool. Possible causes: (1)parasitic or other infection (2)inflammatory bowel disease eg crohns disease or ulcerative colitis (3)irritable bowel syndrome (4)thyroid disease can also cause persistent diarrhea but would not cause the blood seen (5)mass in the GI tract eg cancer (6)diverticular disease It would be best to see your doctor for assessment which would include physical examination , stool sample to the lab. You may also need imaging such as a barium enema or colonoscopy. I hope this helps, feel free ask any other questions