Took Some Pepper Soup (local Peppery Soup) Two Days In

Posted on Tue, 18 Jun 2024

Question: Took some pepper soup (local peppery soup) two days in a row, Monday, Tuesday this week and i've been bloated, slight fever, dry mouth since then, slight pain in different areas in the stomach.

Both Diabetic and GERD

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Disturbed gut flora.

Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
As fever is there this means it's infection.
Now infection of abdomen is called gastroenteritis.
It is usually caused by virus but sometimes bacterial infection can also be there.
I would suggest you take Banana apple sauce Rice and Yoghurt in food for 2-3 days.
Keep your food light.
Give time to intestines to relax.
Drink lots of Electral /oral rehydration solution.
Take VSL#3 capsules two times a day.Its a probiotic and would replete good intestinal flora.
For bloating take over the counter activated charcoal tablets two times a day.
Usually there is a balance between good and bad bacteria in gut, when this balance is disturbed problem arises.
So follow the advice.
Drink plenty of fluids and Paracetamol can be taken as and when required for fever.

However if things worsens up go for blood test CBC and CRP and stool routine and culture.

Please feel free to follow up and regards!
regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj