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Suggest Treatment For Stomach Pain And Diarrhea

Hi, I recently went on a cruise to Mexico (Ensenada) approx one week ago. On Saturday in Ensenada, I had a seafood cocktail that was purchased from one of the street vendors. Approx one or two hours later I began having stomach pains and my first case of diarrhea. At first I figured it was food poisoning, which I have experienced before, and thought my body would fight through it. But it is now Thursday and I am still experiencing the symptoms. I don t have stomach pains and can function normally but the diarrhea happens constantly. It started off dark and watery and now it s light and watery.
Mon, 28 Sep 2015
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The symptoms you prescribe can still be due to a stomach bug, probably a viral infection. It can take up to 7 days to heal totally. The fact that the pain is better is a sign of improvement so it is worthy to just wait and see how you will be in the coming 3-4 days. Meanwhile make sure you drink frequent small amount of liquids (oral rehydration solutions are best), BRAT diet (banana, rice, apple, toast) and avoid sweetened and greasy food and wash hands so you do not spread the infection, rest as needed and you will need to see a doctor if no better in 4-5 days or earlier if any worse. In this case other causes might need to be considered like parasites and special stool tests need to be done.
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Suggest Treatment For Stomach Pain And Diarrhea

Hello, Thank you for using HCM. The symptoms you prescribe can still be due to a stomach bug, probably a viral infection. It can take up to 7 days to heal totally. The fact that the pain is better is a sign of improvement so it is worthy to just wait and see how you will be in the coming 3-4 days. Meanwhile make sure you drink frequent small amount of liquids (oral rehydration solutions are best), BRAT diet (banana, rice, apple, toast) and avoid sweetened and greasy food and wash hands so you do not spread the infection, rest as needed and you will need to see a doctor if no better in 4-5 days or earlier if any worse. In this case other causes might need to be considered like parasites and special stool tests need to be done. Hope this answers to your question and is helpful.