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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea And Lower Back Pain
my son is 29 years old. last night he had a loose bowel movement and toilet was full of bright red blood. He has paid in his lower back and on both sides of his body. He said it feel like tightness and the pain level is about a 5. He has lost at least 10 to 15 pounds this month unintentionally. He is a smoker. He doesn t want to go to doctor because he doesn t have insurance. What could it be?
Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Hi,
The sudden weight loss with diarrhoea and blood in stool suggestive of acute intestinal lesion or dysentery. So his further workup needed in form of stool routine micro examination and colonoscopy examination.
According to cause specific treatment given. The antibiotic should be given if bacteria and pus cells identified in the stool.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Parth Goswami, General & Family Physician
The sudden weight loss with diarrhoea and blood in stool suggestive of acute intestinal lesion or dysentery. So his further workup needed in form of stool routine micro examination and colonoscopy examination.
According to cause specific treatment given. The antibiotic should be given if bacteria and pus cells identified in the stool.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Parth Goswami, General & Family Physician
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