My stool is yellow and uncontrollable, and I have nausea at times after taking antibiotics. What should I do?

Question

Hi doctor,

I have had bad stomach cramps for one week and diarrhea for four days. It is yellow and uncontrollable. I have nausea at times. I had taken Amoxicillin for a wisdom tooth infection for two weeks. I am really worried. I have also got a mild fever. Not sure if it is a virus or something else. Really concerned about not getting better. I can eat and drink but have stomach cramps and diarrhea and feel a burning pain in the stomach 60 % of the day. I find it difficult to sleep.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

I have reviewed your case history, and there are two possibilities:

Drug-induced diarrhea (antibiotics-associated diarrhea).
Infective diarrhea (relatively less likely).

I suggest the following:

Increase your water intake, have a soft diet, and stay hydrated.
Tablet Mebeverine (anti-diarrheal) 135 mg half an hour before each meal three times a day is a very good anti-spasmodic which will help relieve pain and improve your loose stools.
Take regular yogurt and banana. Naturally occurring probiotics help to regain normal good bacteria in your gut.
If there is no improvement with the above, get a stool examination for infection, then you may need antibiotics.

But in my opinion, the recent use of antibiotics is a less likely chance of infective diarrhea.

Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

Cramps and loose stools are usually not because of stomach ulcers. A stomach ulcer causes upper abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. For precautions for your stomach, you can have:

Syrup Gaviscon 10 ml (Aluminum hydroxide) after every meal for three to four days.
Capsule Pantoprazole 40 mg (proton pump inhibitor) once daily a half hour before breakfast for three to four days.

These two medicines can protect and treat your stomach.