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I'm having stomach pains. They have been off and on for 5 days.
Sent to Health Experts April 10 02:23 PM

Sharp pains when I have to move my bowels.

 

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April 10 2:27 PM (4 minutes and 2 seconds later)
         
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What have your bowel motions been like?

Have they changed from normal?

Any blood, mucus or pus in the motion?

Have you been taking any medication or changed your diet this week



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April 10 2:37 PM (10 minutes and 32 seconds later)
         
Reply to Pauline's Post: I've been going more than normal...It wasn't solid for the first 2 days. But now its solid but not alot each time. No blood, Mucus, or Pus.
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Its possible that this started off as a bout of food poisoning which has left your intestines in a cramping and spasming mode. I would stop the imodium now and ensure that you are drinking about 6 to 8 glasses of water each day.

You can use mebeverine 135mg three times daily or hyoscine butylbromide 10 or 20mg three times daily to relieve the cramping. Peppermint oil capsules and pepermint oil tea are also very good a relaxing the digestive tract.

I would try three or four days of using the antispasodic treatment and if the problem has not improved then see your family doctor.

If you have been abroad recently see your doctor sooner. It may also be useful to keep a food and symptom diary for the next few months in case this is the start of a wider problem such as irritable bowel syndrome.

Hope this is helpful



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