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How can I prevent food poisoning?
Query: Hello doctor, I recently experienced a severe case of food poisoning after dining out at a restaurant, and it has left me quite shaken. The symptoms were debilitating, and I never wanted to go through that again. I have been researching food safety protocols and came across the term AIB Internation... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am glad to hear that you are now focusing on food safety to prevent such incidents in the future. AIB International, formerly known as the American Institute of Baking, is a leading food safety and quality assurance service provider. They contribute to ensuring food ... Read Full »
Is it fine to take antiemetics for food poisoning?
Query: Hi doctor, I am aware that vomiting is the body's normal response to certain illnesses but here is the thing. I have emetophobia, which is a phobia of vomiting. This is not just "oh, yeah no one likes to throw up". This is a debilitating fear that effects a person's everyday life. Pretty much every... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all I would like to clarify that vomiting is not a useless response of the body. It is body's way of conveying that something wrong is there that needs to be corrected. For example in food poisoning the body vomits so that it throws away all the food that ... Read Full »
I have difficulty in breathing with burps and vomiting. Kindly advise.
Query: Hello doctor,I am facing a problem for one week and I am unable to breathe properly and I am getting lots of burps. I am vomiting white floaty water on each burp. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to iclinq.com. Most probably you have upper gastroenteritis. Do you have a fever? Avoid eating spicy and fatty food. Take saline one liter per day for five days. Take Domperidone one tablet three times daily for vomiting. Eat a banana, white rice boiled, and yogurt for five days. Read Full »
Does food poisoning cause three episodes of acute diarrhea?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 46 year old female. Starting yesterday morning, I had three episodes of acute diarrhea, vomited once as well. Those symptoms stopped but I still have a low-grade fever of 97.7 and severe muscle cramps in my legs, chest, and abdomen. I took one Ondansetron 4 mg for nausea yesterday... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.This seems to be a case of acute food poisoning too.If the vomiting and diarrhea have stopped then it is a mild case, however, you may have lost quite a bit of body fluid and salts which is causing the cramps. Please take an ORS (oral rehydration) solution according to t... Read Full »
What can I give to my 2.5-year-old for a stomach ache?
Query: Hi doctor, My son is 2.5 years old. For a week, he is complaining of stomach pain. After farting he is fine. Our family doctor recommended one antibiotic for five days and a medicine to avoid vomiting. He had small vomits twice, but later it was fine. Now, after completing the course of medicine he ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concerns. Complain of abdomen pain with vomiting suggests that your child probably has acute gastroenteritis or food poisoning. Since, antibiotic is already given and now there are no loose stools or vomiting, there is no need to give antibiotic a... Read Full »
I have stomach cramps and diarrhea. What should I do?
Query: Hi doctor, I ate something a few hours ago, and since then, I have been running to the bathroom with the worst stomach cramps and diarrhea I have ever experienced. I feel weak and nauseous, and I cannot keep anything down. I am terrified that it might be food poisoning, and I have read about how ser... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq, and thank you for choosing us as your provider for health care. I have gone through your history and understand your concerns. I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing such discomfort. It sounds like you may indeed have food poisoning, which can be quite distressing. H... Read Full »
I have nausea, stomachache, gas and diarrhea. Is it stomach flu?
Query: Hello doctor, I got back from a trip yesterday, and have since had stomachache problems. I have had nausea, a stomachache (which sometimes feels like heartburn in my lower stomach), gas pains (that do not go away permanently), and a pretty severe loss of appetite (although I have gotten hungry and e... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms you are describing are mostly suggestive of bacterial gastroenteritis (commonly called food poisoning), which is the bacterial infection of the intestine. Stool analysis and culture are required to confirm the diagnosis. Management is with antibiotics (... Read Full »
I am having stomach pain despite having medications. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I started having stomach pain after some time of consuming a particular company's product. I slept somehow, but after two hours, I woke up and puked. I am having stomach pain just below where the upper and lower ribs meet at the center in the upper belly. I had Avil (anti-allergy) 0.25 ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand you are worried about your health. I know you got digestive system problems based on the possible food poisoning after you ate what looks like a contaminated food from a local food chain. It is a widespread issue, and many people whole eat from outside... Read Full »
I have been suffering from food poisoning. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I was suffering from food poisoning, which caused me to have nausea, diarrhea, and fever. It went away after a few days, but ever since then, I have had constipation and diarrhea. I feel sick every time I eat, no matter what it is, for hours. Yesterday, when I woke up, I was constipated w... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Based on your symptoms, I believe you have irritable bowel disease (IBS), an intestinal disorder causing stomach pain, diarrhea, and constipation. I can see you are not vomiting, but there is bloating. Is there any history of the passage of bloo... Read Full »
I have multiple episodes of loose stools a day. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I had food poisoning last week. My nausea has subsided, but I still have runny stools multiple times daily. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The following ways will help you hydrate with electrolytes, take probiotic powder thrice a day. You may take an over-the-counter drug. You may take Bismuth subsalicylate, one tablet once, if diarrhea does not improve. If no improvement is seen, I suggest that you ma... Read Full »