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Suggest Treatment For Stomach Pain, Vomiting And Diarrhea

Thursday my husband stated his stomach hurt after he went to bed. Early Friday about 2:30am he decided to take some pepto bismal. 1 minute later he was throwing up, this continued a couple times and he also has diarrhea. He hasnt thrown up since Friday, but still has diarrhea and complaining that his stomach hurts from under his breast area down past his belly button, like in a circle. Could this be food poisoning or something else
Thu, 15 Feb 2018
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Obviously the cause of vomiting, diarrhea and pain in abdomen as you have explained is due to gastroenteritis either due to viral or bacterial reasons.
This can be confirmed by tests of blood and stool.
I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Consult the Doctor as this may turn out to be a serious condition if the diarrhea continues with its attendant complication.
Tests of stool and blood.
Ultrasonography of abdomen.
A course of an antibiotic and metronidazole if there is an evidence of a bacterial infection.
Take plenty of oral fluids, electrolyte solution to avoid dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
Probiotics, activated charcoal helps further.
Use only a boiled cooled water and homemade foods.
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Suggest Treatment For Stomach Pain, Vomiting And Diarrhea

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood the concerns. Obviously the cause of vomiting, diarrhea and pain in abdomen as you have explained is due to gastroenteritis either due to viral or bacterial reasons. This can be confirmed by tests of blood and stool. I would advise you the following in such a situation: Consult the Doctor as this may turn out to be a serious condition if the diarrhea continues with its attendant complication. Tests of stool and blood. Ultrasonography of abdomen. A course of an antibiotic and metronidazole if there is an evidence of a bacterial infection. Take plenty of oral fluids, electrolyte solution to avoid dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. Probiotics, activated charcoal helps further. Use only a boiled cooled water and homemade foods.