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I have dyspepsia and digestive discomfort. What to do?

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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I am a 34-year-old male weighing 165 lbs.

I have been suffering from indigestion, fullness, loss of appetite, burps, bowel sounds, and loose motion for the past three days.

Please help me.

Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Basuki Nath Bhagat

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Basuki Nath Bhagat is an experienced General Practitioner with expertise in primary care, preventive health, and the management of acute and chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and respiratory conditions. He is skilled in clinical diagnostics, patient education, and holistic treatment planning. Known for his compassionate and detail-oriented approach, Dr. Bhagat is committed to providing accessible, personalized healthcare for patients of all age groups.

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Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I read your query and understand your concern.

1) Do you get watery stool or diarrhea? If yes, how many times or episodes of loose motion?

2) Do you have any history of eating outside food?

Other symptoms, like stomach fullness and burps, are due to ingestion or dyspepsia. Stomach fullness is primarily caused by excessive gas formation.

I would suggest you,

  1. Drink an adequate amount of water and maintain adequate hydration.
  2. Take a tablet of Pantoprazole 40 mg once a day before food to control gas formation for one week (consult with a specialist doctor, talk with him or her, and take medicine with their consent).
  3. Avoid oily, fried, and fatty foods.
  4. Take every meal on time. Do not skip breakfast or any other meals, and avoid an empty stomach for a long time.

Please reply to the above questions about diarrhea to guide you with proper treatment, and mention if you have any antibiotic allergy history or allergy to any other medicine.

Thank you.

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

Thanks for your response.

Yes. It is mostly watery stool after eating something, not many episodes, and two or three in a day. Yes, I had lunch outside for two days, and it started from there only.

Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Basuki Nath Bhagat

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Basuki Nath Bhagat is an experienced General Practitioner with expertise in primary care, preventive health, and the management of acute and chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and respiratory conditions. He is skilled in clinical diagnostics, patient education, and holistic treatment planning. Known for his compassionate and detail-oriented approach, Dr. Bhagat is committed to providing accessible, personalized healthcare for patients of all age groups.

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Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

The most likely reason could be a stomach infection from eating outside food.

I would suggest you take (consult with a specialist doctor, talk with him or her, and take medicines with their consent),

  1. Tablet Norflox-TZ (Norfloxacin, Tinidazole, and Lactobacillus) one tablet two times a day after lunch and dinner for four days.
  2. Take plenty of oral fluids and oral rehydration solution (ORS) to deplete electrolytes. Avoid outside food and take home-cooked food only.

I hope you have no allergic history to the antibiotics mentioned above.

Thanks and regards.

Medically reviewed by iCliniq medical review team
Published At June 6, 2022
Reviewed At November 5, 2025

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Basuki Nath Bhagat is an experienced General Practitioner with expertise in primary care, preventive health, and the management of acute and chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and respiratory conditions. He is skilled in clinical diagnostics, patient education, and holistic treatment planning. Known for his compassionate and detail-oriented approach, Dr. Bhagat is committed to providing accessible, personalized healthcare for patients of all age groups.

This doctor is not available for online consultations on the platform anymore.

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Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Basuki Nath Bhagat is an experienced General Practitioner with expertise in primary care, preventive health, and the management of acute and chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and respiratory conditions. He is skilled in clinical diagnostics, patient education, and holistic treatment planning. Known for his compassionate and detail-oriented approach, Dr. Bhagat is committed to providing accessible, personalized healthcare for patients of all age groups.

This doctor is not available for online consultations on the platform anymore.

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