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I have suffered with the runs and sometimes throwing up for about 22 days now. The only thing that was suggested to me was the frog that i caught may have given me a form of saminilla. My doctor prescribed Cipro for a week but it did not help. The blood test shows my white count is up so there is something going on. Could it be caused from a form of saminilla that would cause my white count to go up or should I insist that the doctor run more tests than just blood and stool cultures?

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the brat diet and cipro for antibiotics

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Do you have severe abdominal cramping with diarrhea? Do you have any known health problems? Has this ever happened before? Do you know the results of your blood and stool cultures? That sounds like a pretty good place to start. I would wait to hear results. Salmonella wouldn't last this long that I've heard before. You may have irritable bowel syndrome or something wrong with your stomach or bowel itself. Maybe ask for a colonoscopy at very least if your cultures are negative. Abdominal problems are very hard to diagnose. Does anything make it better or make it worse? Does it come and go or is the diarrhea and vomiting always there?

Reply to Mia's Post: I have got the test results back and things were negative. The doctor took more blood for more tests. I have had a colonoscopy with normal findings of healthy tissues, no polops or hemriods detected. I do get cramping with the diahrea as well as a lot of gas and that's when I throw up is with the pain. The doctor listened to my belly and pressed on it. He asked if I had surgeory before and I had my appendix out years ago. There was some pain on both sides of my pelvic area, an inch and a half or so down fom my belly button, when pressed on. My dads side of the family has been diagnosed with diverticulitis. Sometimes I feel like I've got something stuck in my throat, headaches too. My blood pressure was up at 154/101 at my appointment today. Thanks for time.

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