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Loose bowel
My husband is having mild loose bowel for last 1 month but not irritable bowel.what medication should we follow?
What is the cause of this problem?
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Follow life style modification and healthy diet
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Need to know more details of the history
About bowel frequency
Consistency
Whether blood stained or not
Any fever in between
Was stool testing done
Antibiotic course etc
Dr PRETHIVIRAJ MD(internal medicine) DrNB
Consultant cardiologist (PGIMER Chandigarh)
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Outside food.
Fast
Junk
High spicy.
Nonveg
Enterogermina respule three times for three to five days.
Add buttermilk curd in diet.
Electoral powder to add.
Ciplox tz two times a day after food for five.
Change life style n diet plan drastically.
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Based on what history you have briefly provided,
It is best to have a physical examination of his abdomen to rule out any tenderness or possibility of organ involvement.
A few basic things that I can suggest include :
1. Adequate hydration all through the day
2. Dietary modifications which avoids lactose, street food and high fatty foods. Try bland food such as curd rice , toast etc)
3. Probiotics can also help restore the gut flora
4. If you are living in an endemic area of parasites such as Giardia / Amoebiasis then an emperic dose of anti parasite would be ideal
5. Antibiotics can only be given after results of stool samples
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Ideally it is best to have some tests done which include
1. Stool examination : to check for any parasites or cysts
2. CBC, ESR/CRP : which are signs of inflammation / infection
3. Thyroid function test: only if not tested in a very long time as hyperthyroidism can cause loose stools
4. If all the above show normal results and your husbands condition worsens or remains the same and causes him distress it would be best to take imagining modalities into consideration such as colposcopy
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Please do not take antibiotics without stool or blood sample results as it can cause further loose stools
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Tell me about frequency per day and consistency of the stool
Is any other symptoms like rashes,black pigmentation,mouth ulcer also mention
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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