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Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Pain And Diarrhea

I just returned home from a trip to San Diego. I have a cold with a cough and stayed home from work today . I made myself two soft boiled eggs , they tasted ok , but as I stated I have a cold so , my taste is a little off. Four hours after eating the eggs I had abdominal pain and diarrhea . I drank some gingerale , and had saltines , but the pain is continuing. It appears that I had a little blood in my stool as well . (My doctor has told me that I have hemorrhoids (colonoscopy 5/2016). ) No fever or chills, Not sure if I should go to the ED now or wait until the morning.
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Since digestive symptoms started 4 hours after taking boiled eggs, diarrhea and abdominal pain could most likely be caused by food poisoning or digestive bacteria or parasitic infection.Blood in stool may be indicative of an invasive organism causing your symptoms.I will suggest you try the following:
-Take an anti-spasmodic pain drug like spafon
-Oral rehydration salt
Then wait till morning to see your Doctor for investigation.You will need a stool exam/culture and sensitivity test as a course of antibiotics may be needed.
Hope this will help
Best regards
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Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Pain And Diarrhea

Hi Thanks for posting on HCM Since digestive symptoms started 4 hours after taking boiled eggs, diarrhea and abdominal pain could most likely be caused by food poisoning or digestive bacteria or parasitic infection.Blood in stool may be indicative of an invasive organism causing your symptoms.I will suggest you try the following: -Take an anti-spasmodic pain drug like spafon -Oral rehydration salt Then wait till morning to see your Doctor for investigation.You will need a stool exam/culture and sensitivity test as a course of antibiotics may be needed. Hope this will help Best regards