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16 Year Old With Soft Stools With Blood. Took Imodium. Under Stress. Need Help

Hi I am a 16 year old girl and for the last month I have had 'bad bowels' experiencing soft stools in chunks with a little blood my mum have me some Imodium and now I think it's getting better its header and I'm producing less but it's still in bits and thin I'm under a lot of stress due to exam and worried about this too should I be an can you help me?
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Tue, 7 May 2013
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Dear friend.

1. you had loose stool with blood .
2. is it associated with abdominal crams ?
3 . this picture clearlly telling u have amoebiasis , a kind of protozoal infection .
4 . you should take proper antibiotic course .
ofloxacin+ornidazole - 500mg 1 - 1
meftalsps once if pain is there .

no need to take imodium . increase amount of water intake . you should take electrolyte also


this would be helpful to u.

thanks
dr neha
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16 Year Old With Soft Stools With Blood. Took Imodium. Under Stress. Need Help

Dear friend. 1. you had loose stool with blood . 2. is it associated with abdominal crams ? 3 . this picture clearlly telling u have amoebiasis , a kind of protozoal infection . 4 . you should take proper antibiotic course . ofloxacin+ornidazole - 500mg 1 - 1 meftalsps once if pain is there . no need to take imodium . increase amount of water intake . you should take electrolyte also this would be helpful to u. thanks dr neha