Since Tuesday I've been eating immodium like they're Flintstones vitamins. Any idea what would cause this, or more importantly, is there anything I can do to help get over this? I can't think of anything that the doctor would say to me other then stay hydrated and ride it out so I haven't gone. This was accompanied by weakness, nausea, and vomiting the last few days but today I feel fine except for this one lingering symptom.

4/25/2008 10:51:23 AM

ebola

im sorry

4/25/2008 10:53:23 AM

Sounds like when Norovirus nearly killed NC State.

4/25/2008 10:54:55 AM

Sounds like food poisoning. Have you had any trouble eating, like not feeling hungry or not able to keep food down?

4/25/2008 10:58:16 AM

sounds like muddbutt

good use of "ride it out" though

4/25/2008 11:00:06 AM

have you went camping lately?.....ingested any unpurified stream/lake water? Gardia's a bitch.

4/25/2008 11:03:39 AM

I'd lay off the immodium and let your system flush out what ever is irritating your guts. Food poisoning should have cleared up by now. Drink water and sports drinks, they'll hydrate you and help to flush the system out.

OR

You're fine, You've only been drinking water or light meals for the past four days, start eating bulkier food to slow your intestines down.

4/25/2008 11:06:20 AM

you drinking lots of gateraid or something with electrolites? Drink lots of that

gastrointestinal bugs like e. coli alter the membrane permiablity of the cells in your intestines, causing large amounts of fluid and electrolites to be lost and thus causing you to shit your brains out. Theres a cool video animation video of this on youtube somewhere. Anyway, i dont know how well that will work to stop the shitting but it will help replinish some of the important stuff you lost.

4/25/2008 11:27:08 AM

see, wouldn't we all better off if we could check with an actual doctor without having to worry about how much it was going to cost?

4/25/2008 11:27:40 AM

yes

[Edited on April 25, 2008 at 11:42 AM. Reason : ]

4/25/2008 11:42:00 AM

^^ NCSU students can see an actual doctor without worrying about how much it costs. The care sucked from what I've seen personally and heard from other people. I'd rather pay and go to a doctor who gives a damn.

Government health care will be like that, but much much worse.

[Edited on April 25, 2008 at 12:12 PM. Reason : s]

4/25/2008 12:11:32 PM

oh god

that norovirus was awful

4/25/2008 12:12:37 PM

Cholera? Seriously, just go to the doctor and get some antibiotic like Cipro and you're good to go.

4/25/2008 12:13:03 PM

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"that norovirus was awful "

No kidding. It was terrible, and it lasted about 4 days when I had it. Sounds very much like Ryan's problem.

I seriously destroyed the toilet with diarrhea, which caused me to turn and vomit into the diarrhea filled toilet. It was so disgusting it made me vomit more. Like a downward spiral of vomit and diarrhea.

4/25/2008 12:18:30 PM

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"Seriously, just go to the doctor and get some antibiotic like Cipro and you're good to go."

to treat what?

Assuming it's an infectious gastroenteritis, most cases are viral, and even the typical bacterial ones are generally self-limited. In some cases antibiotics can also cause complications that are worse than the original illness.

4/25/2008 12:23:55 PM

COULD BE LUPUS

4/25/2008 12:28:30 PM

yeah, it's probably lupus

you can learn a lot from watching HOUSE

4/25/2008 12:30:58 PM

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"No kidding. It was terrible, and it lasted about 4 days when I had it. Sounds very much like Ryan's problem. I seriously destroyed the toilet with diarrhea, which caused me to turn and vomit into the diarrhea filled toilet. It was so disgusting it made me vomit more. Like a downward spiral of vomit and diarrhea."

god

that strand that year almost killed me

only time since i've left diapers i shit all over myself

(of course i was already laying on the floor, vomiting into the toilet, and with the heaving it couldnt be stopped)


that was so terrible

4/25/2008 1:23:55 PM

That's terrible. Maybe I'll create a website chronicling the true life stories of the NCSU norovirus tragedy.

4/25/2008 1:30:44 PM

Dysentary? Have you been out of the country lately?

4/25/2008 1:36:17 PM

***dammit Otto, You've got Lupus

4/25/2008 2:27:03 PM

Looks like someone has some amoebas.

4/25/2008 2:30:48 PM

At the vet clinic we often advise pets owners of pets with diarrhea to limit how much the pet eats, and stay on a bland diet for a few days of rice & chicken or of something like I/D or EN gastrointestinal diets, and if it doesn't clear up then its time for an appointment. At which they usually get a standard antibiotic, or something stronger depending on what the tests reveal. And on occasion they just need a dewormer. This is in no way medical advice, and just a sharing of my most common experience with medical professionals dealing with diarrhea in several mammal species.

4/25/2008 2:56:58 PM

legionnaires disease

4/25/2008 3:17:51 PM

Consider yourself officially cleared out you faggot


...

4/25/2008 3:20:14 PM

BRAT diet ftw

(bananas, rice, applesauce, & toast for those who don't know)

[Edited on April 25, 2008 at 4:03 PM. Reason : desc]

4/25/2008 4:02:42 PM

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"NCSU students can see an actual doctor without worrying about how much it costs. The care sucked from what I've seen personally and heard from other people. I'd rather pay and go to a doctor who gives a damn."

it's sad b/c it's true

4/25/2008 5:54:12 PM

1. Stop taking Immodium, there is a reason you have the poops and you are not letting your body fix it.

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"BRAT diet ftw (bananas, rice, applesauce, & toast for those who don't know)"

2. ^ Exactly. Also add yogurt (The good stuff, go to Whole foods and get the Cascade something yogurt, its in a white container with a blue mountain on it, it has 8 active cultures). I had this a few months ago for a week and within 2ays of eating Organic Applesauce, Cascade Yogurt, crackers, and banana chips, I was back to normal. Makes you feel like an infant, but its so worth it to not be runnin to the bathroom every 5 minutes.

4/25/2008 6:09:13 PM

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"see, wouldn't we all better off if we could check with an actual doctor without having to worry about how much it was going to cost?"

hell yeah man, i'm with ya. make all the smart people work for free

4/25/2008 9:09:38 PM

way to troll, jackleg

4/25/2008 9:21:22 PM

if it doesn't resolve in the near future, you should go back to your M.D. and ask for more testing. Most GI problems (viral, bacterial) should clear up in 3 days or so unless you have cholera or something, which is unlikely. Make sure you drink your gatorade or some other drink with nutrients and some calories in it, and be sure to brush your teeth after doing so we don't have to deal with cavities!

4/25/2008 9:24:43 PM

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"COULD BE LUPUS"

It's never lupus

4/25/2008 9:50:00 PM

wisely the one (will be an MD in a few weeks) doctor on here has had little to say




seriously giving advice based on the vets office?

suggesting antibiotics?


good lord... way to practice medicine without a license


i wish all Dr TWW threads would go away.


the only sound advice that can be given is



hydrate and go to the doctor


go to urgent care, go to the ED, go to the minute clinic


http://www.minuteclinic.com -- its cheap and fast


go to the doctor because 4 days of unchecked diarrhea means you probably are in a negative fluid balance at this point... your electrolytes are probably screwy and you probably need a liter or two of Normal Saline


and you cant get that unless you go to the doctor...

4/25/2008 10:30:46 PM

Going to the NC state doctor is the equivalent of going to your mom when you're 5. They can do about as much and if its slightly serious you end up going to see a real doctor. I swear i could be a doctor at NC state.

4/25/2008 10:51:10 PM

^ not true for all doctors @ Student Health

4/26/2008 1:04:16 AM

It would help if I knew whether you had a fever or not.

4/26/2008 5:45:35 AM

i must have this too.

I'm on day 2 of butt pissing.

at least i can sit up for more than 2 minutes at a time.

and my fucking kidneys hurt.

4/26/2008 8:02:44 AM

-lots and lots and lots of fluids...anything without caffeine is fine, but caffeine can actually make dehydration worse

-try getting some of that Pedialyte for kids and drinking a bottle of it...get the grape, it tastes the least bad, but still it's not exactly tasty...this will effectively restore your electrolytes

-eat bananas...diarrhea will deplenish potassium...bananas help with that

-BRAT diet is good

-yogurt does help restore bacteria to your intestine, but be careful as milk-containing foods can sometimes make it worse

-instead of immodium, try some kaopectate...I've found this much more effective for me than immodium

-if this doesn't stop in a day or two, I would definitely go to the doctor...at the least, the doctor will want to check your electrolyte levels and maybe even want a stool sample.

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 1:02 PM. Reason : .]

4/26/2008 12:58:06 PM

when i was on antibiotics i was pooping liquid

4/26/2008 1:01:00 PM

gaaaatorade....

gaaaaaatorade....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBk7xTXOPjc

4/26/2008 1:04:36 PM

i hope he doesnt have O157:H7


if so, y'alls "excellent" advice has either killed him or put him on the kidney transplant list.

or what if its c.diff........and is eating a hole in his large intestine setting himself up for deadly peritonitis, or surgery with a really painful recovery period.



or maybe he is fine and y'all got lucky..........THIS time

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"-if this doesn't stop in a day or two, I would definitely go to the doctor...at the least, the doctor will want to check your electrolyte levels and maybe even want a stool sample. "

he's already been pissing out of his ass for 4-5 days at this point -- you suggest he wait a full 7 days before he goes to the doc? AWESOME!!

yes, i am actively being a bitch in here.


"DR TWW's" gonna kill someone one of these days!!! and he doesnt have malpractice insurance-- or a license to lose.


none of you have any labwork of his to look at. none of you are in his presence to give a physical exam(not that you even know what to look for) none of you can dip his urine to see how dehydrated he is.


fact is: he had diarrhea that immodium couldnt stop......THAT AINT RIGHT, IT AINT NORMAL and a fucking BRAT diet isnt going to fix that.


hopefully for his sake its not serious and has already run its course...

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 4:31 PM. Reason : .]

4/26/2008 4:24:07 PM

"This is in no way medical advice"

seriously giving advice based on the vets office?


I guess you didn't read that part. But thanks for playing.

4/26/2008 5:08:22 PM

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"Sounds like when Norovirus nearly killed NC State. "

yeah, that sucked. thankfully i only had it for about a day or day and a half.

4/26/2008 5:56:09 PM

damn Duke I know advice on TWW (even if it's The Lounge ) isn't intended to take the place of a licensed physician

and it's not like I don't have health insurance, but the doctors really aren't gonna give me anything but cipro or a z-pack and it'll take even longer for my gut flora to regulate and me to start feeling better...I just wanted some insight into anyone that may have had diarrhea for 4 days cause that's an unusually long time

and to all that replied I thank you and I feel much better...24 hours off the immodium means it's back to grilling bratwursts and drinking beer

and I was a student at state when the norovirus went around, I'm so glad I was living off-campus then and dodged the bullet

4/26/2008 6:09:12 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigella

Thos shit damn near killed me in 4th grade, couldn't keep anything in any oriface for about a week.

4/26/2008 6:12:27 PM

^^ that wasn't me who was breaking balls

and i lived off-campus, too, but still managed to catch it. i think it was going around UNC at the same time, too.

4/26/2008 6:18:15 PM

When I had salmonila that was the exact symptoms I had, except it lasted 3 weeks.

4/26/2008 7:23:03 PM

"In many cases, acute infectious diarrhea is a mild, limited annoyance. However, worldwide acute infectious diarrhea has a huge impact, causing over five milliondeaths per year. While most deaths are among children under five years of age in developing nations, the impact, even in developed countries, is considerable. For example, over 250,000 individuals are admitted to hospitals in the United States each year because of one of these episodes. Rapid diagnosis and proper treatment can prevent much of the suffering associated with these devastating illnesses."

Salmonella typhi--- typhoid fever
enteriditis.... you poop a lot... no MAJOR complications other than a risk for dehydration.


Campylobacter... poop a lot, feel like death and has been linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome --get this and its VERY likely that you'll get to know me personally. other complications: "Campylobacter may also cause appendicitis or infect the abdominal cavity (peritonitis), the heart (carditis), the central nervous system (meningitis), the gallbladder (cholecystitis) the urinary tract, and the blood stream."


e. coli --nasty common lil bugger... E. coli O157:H7.

Shiga toxin is one of the most potent toxins known to man, so much so that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists it as a potential bioterrorist agent (CDC, n.d.). It seems likely that DNA from Shiga toxin-producing Shigella bacteria was transferred by a bacteriophage (a virus that infects bacteria) to otherwise harmless E. coli bacteria, thereby providing them with the genetic material to produce Shiga toxin.

Although E. coli O157:H7 is responsible for the majority of human illnesses attributed to E. coli, there are additional Stx-producing E. coli (e.g., E. coli O121:H19) that can also cause hemorrhagic colitis and post-diarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS). HUS is a syndrome that is defined by the trilogy of hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells), thrombocytopenia (low platelet count), and acute kidney failure. "


They are hardy organisms that can survive several weeks on surfaces such as counter tops, and up to a year in some materials like compost. make sure you wash your veggies!!

c.diff -- quite foul smelling "# Kidney failure. In some cases, dehydration can occur so quickly that the kidneys shut down (kidney failure).
# A hole in the bowel (bowel perforation). This results from extensive damage to the lining of your large intestine. A perforated bowel can spill bacteria from the intestine into your abdominal cavity, leading to a life-threatening infection (peritonitis).
# Toxic megacolon. In this condition, the colon becomes grossly distended when it is unable to expel gas and stool. Left untreated, your colon can rupture, causing bacteria from the colon to enter your abdominal cavity. A ruptured colon requires emergency surgery and in some cases may be fatal.
# Death. Even mild to moderate C. difficile infections can quickly become fatal if not treated promptly with the appropriate medication."



most diarrhea just makes you miserable for a while .. but sometimes it can kill you

just stop and think a few seconds when it comes to your health

4/27/2008 1:06:56 AM

brainy you rock

4/27/2008 2:00:20 AM

drink some pedialyte....

and go see a doctor...

[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 5:22 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2008 5:21:55 PM