What Can I Do About Breathlessness, Nausea, Abdominal Cramps And Frequent Belching?

Posted on Thu, 14 Jul 2022

Question: I am 66 yrs old male in good health. This past evening,after I ate supper, I felt overly full and like I wanted to throw up.this has continued of and on thru out the night since 8:30 pm cdst. I have also had shortness of breath. I think is because I feel like throwing up. My saliva has that I’m going to throw up fhave no pain in my chest or shoulder I burp frequently when I’m awake but have been able to sleep most of the night. I have also experienced some occasional cramping in my stomach area. I have not thrown up or experienced diarrhea

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Mild gastroenteritis.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

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 (usually a combination of Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole) for which you will need a prescription. So please be advised to follow up with the urgent care.

Meanwhile, drink plenty of water and electrolyte containing drinks like Gatorade. Follow soft diet. BRAT (Banana, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast) diet will be easier on your tummy.

You can also take Buscopan 10 mg thrice daily for abdominal cramps.
Tab Zofran 4m sos for nausea.
Eat home made very light vegetarian food for few days and you would be fine,

Hope this answers your query. Please let me know if you need further clarification
Regards

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