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What Causes Stomach Pain, Diarrhea And Chills Along With Cold Hands And Feet?

Posted on Thu, 10 Mar 2016

Question: My 66 year old wife has a stomachache and diarrhea, she is feeling chills and has cold hands and feet. These symptoms started on the drive home from dinner with friends. She normally warm natured. She had steak, baked potato, salad and brusselspruts baked with cheese.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Fluids and antibiotics

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

Based on the history you described, it appears to be gastroenteritis. Blood in stool, high grade fever with raised TLC or white blood cells count on a complete blood count would point towards infectious diarrhea and require prompt therapy with antibiotics. Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance must be prevented. ORS/Gastrolyte etc can be given orally if there is no associated vomiting and oral intake is normal. If oral intake is not possible or the blood pressure is very low and there are signs of severe dehydration then IV fluids would be required urgently. It would be a good idea to go to an ER near you in that case.

Wishing you best of health

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (8 hours later)

What is the cause of the chill and cold feet and hand

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Explained

Detailed Answer:
Hello again.

The chills are possibly due to the hypothalamus response struggling to keep the body warm.

The cold feet can be related to narrowing of the vessels perfusing the limb's skin due to fluid loss and hypotension shunting the blood to vital organs.

wishing you best of health

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