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I have had Diarrhea for 7 days...help please :(.

Serial45

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Hi guys,

Wednesday of last week I started getting serious wind pains, by late thursday the Diarrhea started, I had a very bad headaches and very minute fever.

I had the doctor out on saturday, he told me just to drink fluids etc. Did this. had nothing to eat from thursday - sunday.

By sunday I felt a lot better headaches etc, but Diarrhea still stayed. To cut a long story short it's wednesday and i've counted 8 bowel moverments today. To say the least I am absolutely fed up, food is going through me very quick and isn't digesting fully.

I started eating some simple foods, and pigged out on a big meal as I was starving.

Tuesday I went to the doctors he presecibed me some" khaline and morphine" and gave me a sample bottle to take a stool sample to the hospital - done this, awaiting the results.

Been taking the "kaline and morphine" and also some imodium to slow the bowel movements down.

I am praying it is just some kind of bug that will go, but reading online i've already worried myself and already starting to think i could have Irritable bowel syndrome.

My BMI is down to 16.9% I have lost around 3/4 of a stone this week and literally cannot afford to lose anymore weight.

My blood sugars have been under fairly good control. mostly 4-7 but some highs above 10 with eating banana's etc (good food for Diarrhea apparently).

Any advice appreciated guys. Do you think I could have a bug or is it something worse IYO?
 
Once you get the results of the sample then the doctor will be able to advise you on the best treatment. It is no use frightening yourself by trying to second guess what you have !
Drinking plenty of fluids is good advice. You can also get mineral and salt replacement sachets if you think you need them, such as ' dioralyte'. However this contains glucose 3.56 g/sachet,so you would have to watch your blood sugar levels with this.
 

Have some, forgot to mention, had a few of these already. Cheers.

Been drinking on average 3-4 L a day.
 
hya ,
it really could be anything so try not to worry, there are a lot of tummy bugs doing the rounds so it could simply be viral,
hope u soon feel better,plz let us know how u get on
 
I had very bad D as you describe about 4 months ago, and initially got treated for swine flu as I had other SF symptoms e.g. fever, shivering, nausea. However as the D, was still there after a week I went to the GP. it was finally diagnosed as a bacteria related to food poisoning so Anti Bs were the treatment.

I hope you get it diagnosed and sorted quickly, if you've given a sample then then it it is related to the above then your GP should contact you..

All the best
 
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