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What Causes Vomiting And Diarrhea?

I started vomiting Friday night, had diarrhea all Friday morning. When I started vomiting, it wasn t dark or black. Was up all Friday night vomiting, didn t get much sleep. Saturday my vomit began to turn black. I ve since stoped vomiting, but still have diarrhea. I was diagnosed with a hernia in my esophagus. I m experienceing severe heart burn. Any suggestions. Thanks Donna
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Hello, my name is Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi . I understand your concern.
I thinknow that your symptoms are related to a gastrointestinal infection.
Some advices that I can give to you are :
-Drinking gradually larger amounts of clear liquids.
-Avoiding solid food until the vomiting episode has passed.
-If vomiting and diarrhea last more than 24 hours, an oral rehydrating solution such as Pedialyte should be used to prevent and treat dehydration.
-it is not recommended to use medications to stop diarrhea. . If it’s caused by an infection, vomiting and diarrhea are a way for the body to get rid of the infection. Giving medicines that stop vomiting and diarrhea may actually interfere with the body’s efforts to heal.
-Antibiotics are usually not necessary either
Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I'll be glad to help, thanks!
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What Causes Vomiting And Diarrhea?

Hello, my name is Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi . I understand your concern. I thinknow that your symptoms are related to a gastrointestinal infection. Some advices that I can give to you are : -Drinking gradually larger amounts of clear liquids. -Avoiding solid food until the vomiting episode has passed. -If vomiting and diarrhea last more than 24 hours, an oral rehydrating solution such as Pedialyte should be used to prevent and treat dehydration. -it is not recommended to use medications to stop diarrhea. . If it’s caused by an infection, vomiting and diarrhea are a way for the body to get rid of the infection. Giving medicines that stop vomiting and diarrhea may actually interfere with the body’s efforts to heal. -Antibiotics are usually not necessary either Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I ll be glad to help, thanks!