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What Causes Heart Burn, Low Grade Fever And Dark Urine?
Question: My mom is going to rehab Tuesday but she's been sick and having withdrawals from alcohol all week. Thursday we went to Hospital and she was dehydrated and couldn't stop throwing up. She had no insurance so they prescribed her chlordiazep and sent her on the way. It's now Saturday and she continuously sleeps and only takes the medicine like 2 times a day. She's been having frequent heart burn, still dark pee, weak, low grade fever and just completely out of it. Will she be ok till Tuesday or should I take her to a county hospital?! She has drank for years and years and drank a bottle a day and pretty much cold turkey quit bc she was so sick from drinking so much
Brief Answer:
cannot say.....
Detailed Answer:
so, the worst complication (seizures after withdrawal) is at peak risk at 2 to 6 days after stopping alcohol entirely. A week after stopping all alcohol and with the administration of a drug that prevents withdrawal makes it unlikely to happen.
Dark colored urine in the context of alcohol abuse can mean several things: dehydration, fixable without admission or liver failure, which is quite serious. So, by the time someone leaves the ER it is known what they have and most likely it is fixed. There are many simple, inexpensive PRESCRIPTIONS that work on nausea. A simple urinalysis and bloodwork would show what is going on and set up how to fix it in most people with alcohol related complications.
Furthermore, rehab units are quite particular about people they let in. They have to eitehr be stable or what is going on with them has to be known to not be dangerous. So, if someone had serious problems if they had not been evaluated days to a week prior to admission, the rehab probalby wouldn't take them.
cannot say.....
Detailed Answer:
so, the worst complication (seizures after withdrawal) is at peak risk at 2 to 6 days after stopping alcohol entirely. A week after stopping all alcohol and with the administration of a drug that prevents withdrawal makes it unlikely to happen.
Dark colored urine in the context of alcohol abuse can mean several things: dehydration, fixable without admission or liver failure, which is quite serious. So, by the time someone leaves the ER it is known what they have and most likely it is fixed. There are many simple, inexpensive PRESCRIPTIONS that work on nausea. A simple urinalysis and bloodwork would show what is going on and set up how to fix it in most people with alcohol related complications.
Furthermore, rehab units are quite particular about people they let in. They have to eitehr be stable or what is going on with them has to be known to not be dangerous. So, if someone had serious problems if they had not been evaluated days to a week prior to admission, the rehab probalby wouldn't take them.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Shes sober shes pretty much already detoxing but wont be in the detox part of rehab till tuesday so shes practically detoxing at home with the chloroprenz. The zofran they gave her made the puking stop but she still other symptoms and since she cant go till tuesday i want to make sure her symptoms are normal..
Brief Answer:
ok, most everythign is covered.
Detailed Answer:
The acute alcohol detox issues: seizures, hallucinations, intractable nausea and vomiting with dehydration can be treated with mild sedatives briefly and zofran. Sedation will be caused by the sedatives, but they wear off in about a day and they are given generaly only for up to 5 days. so when someone stops taking them, one would expect them to be more awake the next day. If their liver is working, and not if it isn't. Yellow eyes, skin, generally bad color and swelling everywhere are signs of significant liver disease that is going to need treatment. Other signs may include abdominal bloating, hand tremor
ok, most everythign is covered.
Detailed Answer:
The acute alcohol detox issues: seizures, hallucinations, intractable nausea and vomiting with dehydration can be treated with mild sedatives briefly and zofran. Sedation will be caused by the sedatives, but they wear off in about a day and they are given generaly only for up to 5 days. so when someone stops taking them, one would expect them to be more awake the next day. If their liver is working, and not if it isn't. Yellow eyes, skin, generally bad color and swelling everywhere are signs of significant liver disease that is going to need treatment. Other signs may include abdominal bloating, hand tremor
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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