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Suggest Treatment For Diarhhea

Hi, I had a one day diarrhea where I had to poop every 5-10 minutes and it is very watery, I took Immodium and Metronidazole and it cured the problem, however I got my fecalysis result and here it is: I. MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION COLOR: brown CONSISTENCY: semi-formed II. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION PUSS CELLS: 1-4 RED BLOOD CELLS: 0-3 BACTERIA: 4+ OTHERS: no intestinal parasite seen How do I interpret this?
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
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Hello...
First of all i would like to advise you that never take Tab Loperamide in Acute diarrhea at least for 3 days. Because, Acute diarrhea most of time due to Viral infection or Protozoal infection. In that case, if you take Loperamide it causes anti secretory action and stop release water in intestine to wash out the infective pathology and this infections get stuck in your intestines that may lead to long term complications and harm.
Now come to your report, your stool microscopy suggestive of infective pathology likely to be bacterial. In this case you have to take 5 days antibiotics course. Yu can take Tab Metronidazole 400 mg thrice a day with probiotics thrice a day.

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Suggest Treatment For Diarhhea

Hello... First of all i would like to advise you that never take Tab Loperamide in Acute diarrhea at least for 3 days. Because, Acute diarrhea most of time due to Viral infection or Protozoal infection. In that case, if you take Loperamide it causes anti secretory action and stop release water in intestine to wash out the infective pathology and this infections get stuck in your intestines that may lead to long term complications and harm. Now come to your report, your stool microscopy suggestive of infective pathology likely to be bacterial. In this case you have to take 5 days antibiotics course. Yu can take Tab Metronidazole 400 mg thrice a day with probiotics thrice a day. Thank You