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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea And Vomiting

Some kind of virus has been going through our entire family. However, each member is affected days apart. Symptoms start with light diarrhea followed within an hour of intense vomiting. None of us had been drinking a kind of alcohol and other members not living in our home have been affected as i thought it could be a case of food poisoning. Could you advise what can cause a 5 member family to all have gone through this illness days from each other ? Thank you, from the Santillan family
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Infectious Diseases Specialist 's  Response
Hello!
I have been through your question.
According your symptoms and medical history I think this is gastroenteritis most probably caused by a virus ( noroviruses, adenoviruses). A virus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis that is easily spread from one person to another by close contact. This is often because of the virus being present on people's hands after they have been to the toilet, surfaces or objects touched by the infected person can also allow transmission of the virus (infected person prepares food).So, in your case the fact that all the family members have these symptoms in different days and excluding the food poisoning emphasis the above mentioned diagnosis. But, to be sure you should do a stool sample to exclude better the other reasons (bacterial).
In this situation I suggest to do re hydration, drinking a lots of fluid(water, tea) and take probiotics. If these symptoms last for more than 3 days and you have fever you should meet a doctor.
I hope my answer help you.
I wish your family a quick recovery.

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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea And Vomiting

Hello! I have been through your question. According your symptoms and medical history I think this is gastroenteritis most probably caused by a virus ( noroviruses, adenoviruses). A virus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis that is easily spread from one person to another by close contact. This is often because of the virus being present on people s hands after they have been to the toilet, surfaces or objects touched by the infected person can also allow transmission of the virus (infected person prepares food).So, in your case the fact that all the family members have these symptoms in different days and excluding the food poisoning emphasis the above mentioned diagnosis. But, to be sure you should do a stool sample to exclude better the other reasons (bacterial). In this situation I suggest to do re hydration, drinking a lots of fluid(water, tea) and take probiotics. If these symptoms last for more than 3 days and you have fever you should meet a doctor. I hope my answer help you. I wish your family a quick recovery.