What Causes Lower Abdominal Pain And Diarrhea In An Elderly Person?

Posted on Sun, 10 Apr 2016

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Question : This morning had lower abdominal pain with loose motions.i an now passing urine every 15 minutes .urine is clear and have been topping up with water and diralyte to avoid dehydration.i use oxygen at home for hypersensitve pnuemonitis.i am 77 years old .

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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please go to ER.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Most likely you have had gastrointestinal infection. It is quite common that diarrhea (loose motions) can cause urinary tract infection which you also have right now.
When you pass loose stool, bacteria can migrate to the bladder. Also you become dehydrated, do pass less urine and allow bacteria to grow.

As kidney infection is a serious disease (especially at your age), I suggest you to do not wait any longer. You should visit ER. Otherwise it may become life threatening. Urine analysis, blood work should be done at first. You may need drips and antibiotic.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.

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