Suggest Treatment For Viral Diarrhea

Posted on Sat, 30 Jul 2016

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Question : Recently started taking XXXXXXX for prostate problems and have been hit with diarrhea. stop taking drug, or keep taking drug to see if symptoms ease?

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Stop and restart.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern. XXXXXXX rarely but yes can cause loose motions to some people.
However it's not a prominent side effect and your might have developed viral diarrhea.
My recommendations in such case would be to stop XXXXXXX now and restart it after diarrhea settles.
In case you again develop loose stools following start of XXXXXXX you would need to discuss with your doctor to consider change of drug for BPH.
I hope it helps you.
If you have any further query, please ask me.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (43 minutes later)

Thank you.
But, what is BPH?

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Prostate hyperplasia.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, BPH means Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), that is prostate enlargement.
I hope it helps you.
Take Care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar