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Suggest Treatment For Recurring Diarrhea

I am in Thailand and i have had diahorrea. I was given norofloxin by the chemist so i took it but stopped eating and kept drinking. I finished the course and started to eat. Now the diahorrea has started again. The chemist has now given me erfuzide. This will be my fourth antibiotic in a month. I had a sinus infection before i arrivewhich i took augmentin for then when i started the noro floxin here i got a yeast infection so i took a generic antibiotic for thrush because they dont have diflican here. I am at my wits end. Holiday ruined. And i dont know whether or not to start new antibiotic and start eating or stop everything and just starve.
Mon, 17 Jul 2017
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood your concerns.
This is a complicated case as you were kept on Augmentin for sinus infection, followed by Norfloxacin for diarrhea, treatment for thrush and so on, diarrhea still persistent.
This indicates the following since you are in a different country on a vacation.
This can be a traveler's diarrhea hence not getting well with the routine antibiotics and you developed thrush too.
First of all take a course of Metronidazole for 5 days along with Probiotics.
Take curds/yogurt, banana, activated charcoal tablets to assist in cure.
Use boiled and cooled water.
Take fresh food only, no spicy and junk food.
Send the stool sample for tests as well as that of blood to get an additional information and get treated accordingly.
About sinus infection: you may need an opinion of an ENT Specialist, Nasal decongestant drops with steam inhalation and oral antihistamine and anti-inflammatory medication.
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Suggest Treatment For Recurring Diarrhea

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. This is a complicated case as you were kept on Augmentin for sinus infection, followed by Norfloxacin for diarrhea, treatment for thrush and so on, diarrhea still persistent. This indicates the following since you are in a different country on a vacation. This can be a traveler s diarrhea hence not getting well with the routine antibiotics and you developed thrush too. First of all take a course of Metronidazole for 5 days along with Probiotics. Take curds/yogurt, banana, activated charcoal tablets to assist in cure. Use boiled and cooled water. Take fresh food only, no spicy and junk food. Send the stool sample for tests as well as that of blood to get an additional information and get treated accordingly. About sinus infection: you may need an opinion of an ENT Specialist, Nasal decongestant drops with steam inhalation and oral antihistamine and anti-inflammatory medication.