Why My Father Consumes Any Slight Oily Or Spicy Food, Then He Is Getting Loose Motion?

Posted on Tue, 7 Jan 2025

Question: My father is having last motion for the last couple of days. He has been taking eelectrol powder and he had constipation for the last couple of months. If he doesn't have any oily food or spicy food, he is getting better. However if my father consumes any slight oily or spicy food, then he is getting loose motion.

Requesting your help for the prescribed medicine.

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
What is his latest blood sugar levels and HbA1C

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Loose motions can happen when blood sugar levels are high resulting in nerves of digestive system to dysfunction It can also happen due to side effects of medicine. What are his blood sugar levels and HbA1C. Did he start any medicine recently? Also get a stool culture and sensitivity and stool for ova and parasite done to confirm any infection. Aso do a blood typhidot test.

To avoid diarhea he can take probiotics like ActivStart Unobiotic or Gut Renew capsules. Also take one capsule of Imodium 1-2 times a day for 3 days. This is not an antibiotic but can help with restoring motions to normal. Continue electral after every motion. Drink lots of water. Avoid oily foods, sugary foods, milk and juices which act like laxative. Can take salad.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee

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

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (3 hours later)

Hello Doctor,
Thanks a lot for your detailed examination.

I am coordinating with the Lab for the following tests. PLease let me know if i have listed the tests correctly.
blood sugar levels and HbA1C.
blood typhidot test.
stool culture and sensitivity
Stool for ova and parasite

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh G

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Tests listed here

Detailed Answer:
Hi again

Yes the tests are listed correctly. Also add complete blood count.

Regards
Dr Vaishalee

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

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (27 minutes later)

Hello Doctor,
Lab incharge is not quite following this test.
blood typhidot test.

Is this Thyphoid test or Thyroid test ?

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh G

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Typhoid

Detailed Answer:
It is about typhoid

Dr Vaishalee

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

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (28 hours later)

Hello Doctor,

We have taken the tests and the results have arrived. In addition to the tests, we have repeated the tests which we have taken an year ago.

CRP - (C - Reactive Protein) is very high 53.57.

Please be informed that the Motion test reports are yet to arrive
Requesting you to please refer the attachment.

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh G

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (16 hours later)

Hello Doctor,
Requesting your help to review the reports and please provide your prescription.
CRP - (C - Reactive Protein) is very high 53.57.

i will get motion test by tomorrow.

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh G

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Also get Covid test

Detailed Answer:
Hi again

It is good that typhoid is negative and also CBC is normal. Sugar levels seem mildly out of range on long term. So it seems an acute (short term) viral infection only. A high C-reactive protein could mean any inflammation or infection. However an epidemic is going on and high CRP could mean covid infection. So an RT-PCR could help rule out this possibility.

For now we can continue ORS after every motion.

Waiting for other reports as well.
Dr Vaishalee

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

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (15 minutes later)

Hello Doctor,
Thanks a lot.
Already taken the RT-PCR test and it is negative for all of us. Attached the report as well. Do we need to repeat the test again.

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh G

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Repeat RT PCR not needed

Detailed Answer:
Hi again

CRP could then be raised due to temporal arteritis. It is just a non-specific indicator of inflammation or infection.

A repeat RT PCR not needed.

Dr Vaishalee

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

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (4 hours later)

Hello Doctor,
I have read through the parameter on google and found alarming. Should we need to take special medicines for reducing this parameter. CRP - (C - Reactive Protein)

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh G

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
He is already taking steroids

Detailed Answer:
Hi again

He is already taking steroids. Also I donot see any worrisome symptom. Steroids are taken to reduce this parameter. You can consult his physician who is managing arteritis, if injectable steroids would help.
Otherwise I am not currently worried about his health.

Dr Vaishalee

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

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (21 hours later)

Hello Doctor,
Thanks a lot for your help.
Received the Motion test results, requesting you to please refer the attachment Gangadharan-motion-test.docx.

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh G

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (2 minutes later)

Unable to attach Gangadharan-motion-test.docx, hence attached it in PDF format.

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh G

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (7 hours later)

Hello Doctor,
Good Morning,

Received the Motion test results of my Dad, requesting you to please refer the attachment Gangadharan-motion-test.pdf and requesting your expert advice.

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh G

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Reports suggests some bacterial infection and entamoeba cysts

Detailed Answer:
Hi again

The attached report suggests some bacterial infection and entameoba cysts. It is unclear regarding the type of bacteria and their sensitive antibiotics. Also not clear whether entamoeba infection is active or not. Anyways we need to start antibiotic against both

For bacteria, antibiotic like ofloxacin or cephalexin can be taken. For entamoeba, tinidazole can be taken.
E.g
Tablet Oflox TZ (strength 200 and 600 mg respectively) twice a day for 5 days or till 2 days after fever subsides.
Also check his drinking water. He may have contracted this infection from water from a well or lake. So give him cleaner water with low TDS.
Soft foods until infection clears up.

Regards
Dr Vaishalee

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