Is Advil Advisable When Suffering From Fatigue And Food Poisoning?

Posted on Mon, 15 Jun 2015

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Question : I have had an ugly bout of food poisoning since 3:00am this morning. I am trying to continue to drink but it comes out as fast as I put it in. My muscles are achy and feel like I need to continually stretch them out. I am not expelling fluid as much over the last hour, but I feel like a truck ran me over. Can I take some advil for the muscle fatigue as I continue to drink?

Answered by Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
yes you can; continue ORS, take antibiotics

Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Welcome to HCM.
This is Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta answering your query.

I have gone through your question and understand your concern.
If a patient with food poisoning and muscle fatigue comes to me, the one thing I tell him/her is taking enough fluid, preferably ORS solution. Alongwith a course of antibiotic for 5 days with ofloxacin-ornidazole will help to control the infection. For muscle fatigue and weakness, paracetamol or advil(ibuprofen) may be taken too. Taking immodium will help in decreasing the motion also. Avoiding rich spicy food for 7 days is also important.

You can consult your treating or family doctor about the above.

Hope this was helpful.
Regards.

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