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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain, Nausea And Gas While Recovering From Pneumonia?
Question: have been with an upper repiratory infection since New Year's eve that turned into pneumonia. Went to hospital and pneumonia is now better, but lat last night started having very strong abdominal pain, nausea, and gas. running fever of about 100.
Brief Answer:
anti emetics, reflux meds and probiotics may help
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The abdominal pain, nausea, fever and gas are related to an infection or inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and not likely related to your previous episode of pneumonia.
IN addition to the antibiotic therapy you can consider the following:
(1)an anti emetic would help to reduce your nausea eg dramamine or pepto bismol
(2)reflux medication can help to reduce the bloating. They can be used in persons who do not have typical reflux symptoms but only have gas related issues
Eg pepcid, zantac, prilosec, prevacid, aciphex, protonix or nexium
(3)probiotics- these help by restoring or helping with normal bacterial flora in the intestines
Can be obtained from yogurts or can be used on their own
(4)paracetamol to help with the abdominal pain and also would help to reduce the fever
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
anti emetics, reflux meds and probiotics may help
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The abdominal pain, nausea, fever and gas are related to an infection or inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and not likely related to your previous episode of pneumonia.
IN addition to the antibiotic therapy you can consider the following:
(1)an anti emetic would help to reduce your nausea eg dramamine or pepto bismol
(2)reflux medication can help to reduce the bloating. They can be used in persons who do not have typical reflux symptoms but only have gas related issues
Eg pepcid, zantac, prilosec, prevacid, aciphex, protonix or nexium
(3)probiotics- these help by restoring or helping with normal bacterial flora in the intestines
Can be obtained from yogurts or can be used on their own
(4)paracetamol to help with the abdominal pain and also would help to reduce the fever
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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