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Was At Hospital Er Yesterday Abdominal Pain ,nausea, Lightheadedness ,malaise,bloatinh,abdominal
Question: Was at hospital er yesterday abdominal pain,nausea,lightheadedness,malaise,bloatinh,abdominal tendernese,extreme fatigue.and at time feel slightly out of breath.ct scan in abdomen and pelvis was performed only abnormality was enlarged prostrate . Sent home said to see primary care doc and gastro. 57 male 180 pounds Non smoker non drinker.
Brief Answer:
Viral gastroenteritis. Self limiting in nature.
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for asking question on "Ask a Doctor" forum.
Have seen your reports dear.
Most likely its gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is caused by viral infection(Nova virus) and is self limiting in nature. It would take five to seven days for your gut to completely recover.
As all tests are normal I would suggest you to take compete bed rest for 3-5 days.
Eat very light home cooked vegetarian food.
For fatigue tiredness etc take lots and lots of oral rehydration solution.
When our gut is infected by virus there is severe inflammation in intestines hence intestines stops absorbing electrolytes like sodium potassium chloride etc causing myalgia fatigue etc.
Drink lots of ORS and Coconut water.
Along with it take Fybrogel husk and VSL#3 probiotic,It
would hasten up the recovery by promoting growth of good bacteria's in gut.
Final suggestion,
Take bed rest.
Eat light and easily digestible food.
Drink plenty of water and electrolytes to maintain rehydration.
Monitor pulse and blood pressure twice daily through automatic machine.
Have the doctors at hospital prescribed you any medicines?
Hope I was helpful,
Follow ups are welcome,
Thank you.
Viral gastroenteritis. Self limiting in nature.
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for asking question on "Ask a Doctor" forum.
Have seen your reports dear.
Most likely its gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is caused by viral infection(Nova virus) and is self limiting in nature. It would take five to seven days for your gut to completely recover.
As all tests are normal I would suggest you to take compete bed rest for 3-5 days.
Eat very light home cooked vegetarian food.
For fatigue tiredness etc take lots and lots of oral rehydration solution.
When our gut is infected by virus there is severe inflammation in intestines hence intestines stops absorbing electrolytes like sodium potassium chloride etc causing myalgia fatigue etc.
Drink lots of ORS and Coconut water.
Along with it take Fybrogel husk and VSL#3 probiotic,It
would hasten up the recovery by promoting growth of good bacteria's in gut.
Final suggestion,
Take bed rest.
Eat light and easily digestible food.
Drink plenty of water and electrolytes to maintain rehydration.
Monitor pulse and blood pressure twice daily through automatic machine.
Have the doctors at hospital prescribed you any medicines?
Hope I was helpful,
Follow ups are welcome,
Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
They hydrated me gave me zofran through iv,and a lidocaine mallox mixture.My rbc were elevated and well as hemoglobin,hemocrit, wbc,calcium,albumin, and alt.
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
When ever a person is dehydrated RBC hemocrit Hemoglobin etc would be elevated.
Simple example -Consider RBC as Sugar particles. Suppose you mix 50 sugar particles in 100 ml water but after that you remove 20 ml of water from the solution then the concentration of sugar particle would become higher despite of the fact that number of sugar particles are still same ( when you loose water the amount of fluid decreases however the number of Red blood cells are still same so on testing RBC hemoglobin etc would be elevated) Dehydration is the only reason for that. Same is true for calcium albumin etc.
WBCs are elevated due to infection
just follow the advice given earlier and you would feel much better in 1-3 days.
Thank you.
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
When ever a person is dehydrated RBC hemocrit Hemoglobin etc would be elevated.
Simple example -Consider RBC as Sugar particles. Suppose you mix 50 sugar particles in 100 ml water but after that you remove 20 ml of water from the solution then the concentration of sugar particle would become higher despite of the fact that number of sugar particles are still same ( when you loose water the amount of fluid decreases however the number of Red blood cells are still same so on testing RBC hemoglobin etc would be elevated) Dehydration is the only reason for that. Same is true for calcium albumin etc.
WBCs are elevated due to infection
just follow the advice given earlier and you would feel much better in 1-3 days.
Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
There has been no diarhea or vomiting how,could I he dehydrated ?My water intake has been good also.
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
I am sorry but you only mentioned in your answers very first line "Have been hydrated and given anti emetic zofran ( by intravenous method).
Please make things clear dear?
Thanks.
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
I am sorry but you only mentioned in your answers very first line "Have been hydrated and given anti emetic zofran ( by intravenous method).
Please make things clear dear?
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
In hospital they gave me iiv saline,lidocaine malox,and if zofran.My red blood cells were high as well as hemoglobin, hemocrit, albumin,alt,calcium.You mentioned dehydration .If I haven't been having diarhea,or vomiting and my water intake is good how can I still be dehydrated?
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for follow up,
Please try to understand that not all cases of dehydration presents with vomiting and diarrhea.
Actually only 40% patients have this presentation.
Rest 60% presents with nausea abdominal pain fatigue malaise letharge etc.
Secondly Dehydration is mild moderate and severe .So by dehydration I didn't meant that it was severe or life threatening dehydration.
So don't panic.
Thirdly please understand that if you were not dehydrated or fluid imbalance was not there then why were you given saline solution?
What's the role of saline solution?
Answer is to replete depleted fluids.
Hope you can understand please feel free to follow up.
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for follow up,
Please try to understand that not all cases of dehydration presents with vomiting and diarrhea.
Actually only 40% patients have this presentation.
Rest 60% presents with nausea abdominal pain fatigue malaise letharge etc.
Secondly Dehydration is mild moderate and severe .So by dehydration I didn't meant that it was severe or life threatening dehydration.
So don't panic.
Thirdly please understand that if you were not dehydrated or fluid imbalance was not there then why were you given saline solution?
What's the role of saline solution?
Answer is to replete depleted fluids.
Hope you can understand please feel free to follow up.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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