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Suggest Remedy For Frequent Loose Motion And Stomach Pain
hi my name is hemant verma i am 26 years old boy, i am always worried about my stomach, when i live at home i feel ok bou when i live out side from home i eat foods from hotels and out side i had loose motion whats can i do for my healt and whats should i do ...?
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
Hello Hemant Verma,
Welcome to HCM,
I understand your concern and distress. Don't worry.
You probably have an Irritable Bowel Syndrome of the diarrhea type ( mucus colitis). There are several causes for the same. You may be intolerant to certain items used for cooking commercially or to certain foods you do not eat at or may even be related to the stress of being away from home.
It is good to have the basic tests of blood and stools to exclude any infection.
Then you have to be relaxed, avoid foods that commonly cause this problem for you and take symptomatic treatment on important occasions like an interview or examination, presentation etc.
Wish you good health.
Dr. Noble Zachariah
Welcome to HCM,
I understand your concern and distress. Don't worry.
You probably have an Irritable Bowel Syndrome of the diarrhea type ( mucus colitis). There are several causes for the same. You may be intolerant to certain items used for cooking commercially or to certain foods you do not eat at or may even be related to the stress of being away from home.
It is good to have the basic tests of blood and stools to exclude any infection.
Then you have to be relaxed, avoid foods that commonly cause this problem for you and take symptomatic treatment on important occasions like an interview or examination, presentation etc.
Wish you good health.
Dr. Noble Zachariah
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It is important that you get tested for any chronic typhoid infection. If you do not have typhoid then the infections can be due to food and water contamination due to intake of foods cooked outside. I suggest you always carry drinking water or buy bottled drinking water. This will reduce chance of water infection. For food, it is best to consider a regular mess food which is hygienic and consumed by many people. Avoid taking road side foods and eat outside only from clean and hygienic shops. In spite of this if you still get stomach infections then please take metrogyl tablets 400 mg three times a day for 5 days to treat stomach infection and loose motions. Please remember that this is a strong antibiotic and must be taken only in emergency when you cannot reach a doctor and must not be taken more than once in 6 months to avoid development of resistant infections.
It is important that you get tested for any chronic typhoid infection. If you do not have typhoid then the infections can be due to food and water contamination due to intake of foods cooked outside. I suggest you always carry drinking water or buy bottled drinking water. This will reduce chance of water infection. For food, it is best to consider a regular mess food which is hygienic and consumed by many people. Avoid taking road side foods and eat outside only from clean and hygienic shops. In spite of this if you still get stomach infections then please take metrogyl tablets 400 mg three times a day for 5 days to treat stomach infection and loose motions. Please remember that this is a strong antibiotic and must be taken only in emergency when you cannot reach a doctor and must not be taken more than once in 6 months to avoid development of resistant infections.
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