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Suggest Treatment For Lower Abdominal Pain, Nausea, Shoulder Pain And Diarrhea
Hi, I need to know what I could have. Please help! I’m a 30 year old female. For a week this following symptoms have persisted: flu-like symptoms, forehead and neck warm to the touch, chills, nausea, diarrhea (3 days now), pain in the lower abdomen (especially on the left side, and it hurts more when I use the bathroom), missed period but have cramps and sensation of having it (2005 had tubal ligation), pain on shoulders (especially the left), stiff neck, fatigue, sleepy, difficulty of concentration, extreme thirst...
Should I go to an ER?
Should I go to an ER?
Mon, 5 Jan 2015
Hi.
Thanks for your your query.
The causes of lower abdominal pain, nausea, shoulder pain and diarrhea along with chills stiff neck, sleepiness and thirst and difficult to concentrate are mostly due to severe gastroenteritis.
Although flu can produce the similar symptoms, they can not be so many and so severe.
I would advise in such a patient the following.
Get a clinical examination and vitals checked.
Get blood, stool and urine checked ,
If there are signs of an active infection in any of the tests, get started on antibiotic, metronidazole and probiotics along with symptomatic treatment as per the history and signs.
You will be fine soon.
Thanks for your your query.
The causes of lower abdominal pain, nausea, shoulder pain and diarrhea along with chills stiff neck, sleepiness and thirst and difficult to concentrate are mostly due to severe gastroenteritis.
Although flu can produce the similar symptoms, they can not be so many and so severe.
I would advise in such a patient the following.
Get a clinical examination and vitals checked.
Get blood, stool and urine checked ,
If there are signs of an active infection in any of the tests, get started on antibiotic, metronidazole and probiotics along with symptomatic treatment as per the history and signs.
You will be fine soon.
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