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What Causes Stomach Bloating, Gas ,diarrhea And Loss Of Appetite?

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Posted on Sat, 21 Jun 2014
Question: I have a small hiatal hernia that in the past month has been complicated in past 3 weeks with stomach bloating,gas ,watery almost diahrrhea,loss of appetite,often lower abdominal pain even during the night and painful/audible gas at unexpected times? I was wondering if this could be IBS I've never had these problems before and take a daily probiotic for digestive health, and I'm 60 years old. What do you think this is?
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Take a course of an antibiotic for 5 days.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.

You have noted -Stomach bloating, gas ,watery almost diarrhea, loss of appetite, often lower abdominal pain even during the night and painful/audible gas at unexpected times-

I would advise you to take a course of an antibiotic (these are prescription medicines), continue probiotic, stop such foods and beverages which you must have noticed increase problem, have a stress-free life.
I hope this will help solve your problems.
If the symptoms persist, then the investigations should be done- Routine blood work including for sugar, thyroid functions, liver function; Urine, Stool- routine, microscopy culture and sensitivity, ultrasonography of the abdomen and colonoscopy.
These investigations help to find the exact cause and if turn out to be normal - then only we can say that your problem is IBS.

I think the small hiatus hernia is no cause for your present symptoms and you must have already undergone upper GI Endoscopy. Add medicines like Ranitidine or PPI if there is acidity problem. Have small frequent food- meaning divide the total quantity of your daily requirement into 4 parts.

I hope this systematic approach will help solve your problem and have a better life.



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What Causes Stomach Bloating, Gas ,diarrhea And Loss Of Appetite?

Brief Answer: Take a course of an antibiotic for 5 days. Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for your query. You have noted -Stomach bloating, gas ,watery almost diarrhea, loss of appetite, often lower abdominal pain even during the night and painful/audible gas at unexpected times- I would advise you to take a course of an antibiotic (these are prescription medicines), continue probiotic, stop such foods and beverages which you must have noticed increase problem, have a stress-free life. I hope this will help solve your problems. If the symptoms persist, then the investigations should be done- Routine blood work including for sugar, thyroid functions, liver function; Urine, Stool- routine, microscopy culture and sensitivity, ultrasonography of the abdomen and colonoscopy. These investigations help to find the exact cause and if turn out to be normal - then only we can say that your problem is IBS. I think the small hiatus hernia is no cause for your present symptoms and you must have already undergone upper GI Endoscopy. Add medicines like Ranitidine or PPI if there is acidity problem. Have small frequent food- meaning divide the total quantity of your daily requirement into 4 parts. I hope this systematic approach will help solve your problem and have a better life.