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What Causes Tiredness, Difficulty In Eating And Having Conversation?

My mother contracted c diff 5 weeks ago after been discharged she has gone back over and is so Poorly . Although the diareah has stopped she is now very confused and gets very tired and agitated If you ask her too. Any questions ... She can no longer feed herself and can not put a conversation Together .. Mum is 76 and has had.numerous health problems including a very swollen stomach And complaine of pain in both her sides ... Numerous MRI scans have cum back saying she hAs Diverticulitis but with. Diff it doesn t look good
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history about your Mother recovering from C.diff infection and being discharged from the hospital, but is very confused and tired, agitated if the questions are asked. Can not feed herself and can not put a conversation together; She is 6 and numerous health problems including bloating of stomach, pain on both sides of abdomen, has diverticulitis as well.
I would advise you the following:
Get her electrolytes done as less than normal Sodium in the body can cause such mental changes as you have noticed and the correction can lead to a proper management and recovery.
The diverticulitis can lead to many problems as mentioned above and a clinical evaluation, examination and investigations can help to decide the further treatment whether medical or surgical to remove the colon containing diverticulitis..
Continue rest of the treatment which may contain multivitamins, probiotics and so on. A therapeutic dosage of Vitamin A and D does help a lot.
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What Causes Tiredness, Difficulty In Eating And Having Conversation?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history about your Mother recovering from C.diff infection and being discharged from the hospital, but is very confused and tired, agitated if the questions are asked. Can not feed herself and can not put a conversation together; She is 6 and numerous health problems including bloating of stomach, pain on both sides of abdomen, has diverticulitis as well. I would advise you the following: Get her electrolytes done as less than normal Sodium in the body can cause such mental changes as you have noticed and the correction can lead to a proper management and recovery. The diverticulitis can lead to many problems as mentioned above and a clinical evaluation, examination and investigations can help to decide the further treatment whether medical or surgical to remove the colon containing diverticulitis.. Continue rest of the treatment which may contain multivitamins, probiotics and so on. A therapeutic dosage of Vitamin A and D does help a lot.