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Does Amalgam Filling Cause Stomach Upset And Diarrhea?

My lower right molar has broken and so did the amalgam filling. I am now experiencing upset stomach and diarrhea. There is very minimal pain in the tooth, no swelling or redness. I don't feel very well overall. I need to also mention I have Lupus.
Thu, 5 Jun 2014
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Hello Dear
I have gone through your query. I will try to give my best possible advice to you.
Commonly it is very unlikely that an amalgam filling causes diarrhea since there can be several more common causes like contaminated food or water for diarrhea to occur.
Gastric upset and bloating may be caused if the mercury is ingested(accidently or through leaching of extra mercury from from the filling), but it it very rare. Lupus also doesn't seem to have any relation with your diarrhea.
But still I will advice you to check with your dentist again and discuss the problem. But firstly visit your physician to get diarrhea treated.
Meanwhile I am advising few things
- Take Rest
- Take electrolytes(ORS),
- Stay hydrated, drink plenty of water.
- Eat simple and easy to digestible food.
- You can take Rabium-DSR/Rabifast-DSR/Rabzer-D (Rabeprazole+Domperidone) once daily empty stomach preferably in the morning for 3-4 days for bloating

Hope this will help you. If there is any more query or question regarding this in your mind, you are free to ask me any time.
Take Care

Regards


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Does Amalgam Filling Cause Stomach Upset And Diarrhea?

Hello Dear I have gone through your query. I will try to give my best possible advice to you. Commonly it is very unlikely that an amalgam filling causes diarrhea since there can be several more common causes like contaminated food or water for diarrhea to occur. Gastric upset and bloating may be caused if the mercury is ingested(accidently or through leaching of extra mercury from from the filling), but it it very rare. Lupus also doesn t seem to have any relation with your diarrhea. But still I will advice you to check with your dentist again and discuss the problem. But firstly visit your physician to get diarrhea treated. Meanwhile I am advising few things - Take Rest - Take electrolytes(ORS), - Stay hydrated, drink plenty of water. - Eat simple and easy to digestible food. - You can take Rabium-DSR/Rabifast-DSR/Rabzer-D (Rabeprazole+Domperidone) once daily empty stomach preferably in the morning for 3-4 days for bloating Hope this will help you. If there is any more query or question regarding this in your mind, you are free to ask me any time. Take Care Regards