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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: bette1 on April 13, 2010, 07:09:55 PM

Title: Stomach problems
Post by: bette1 on April 13, 2010, 07:09:55 PM

I have been having upset stomach and the runs for about a week.  I am tired and cranky.  I don't have a fever or anything, and my neph says that "there's a virus going around".  What am I supposed to do with that? 

How long do you ride things out before you go see another doctor?

Title: Re: Stomach problems
Post by: thegrammalady on April 13, 2010, 07:17:26 PM

call your gp right away. i always let my neph know about any problems but my gp always takes care of whatever. believe it or not dialysis patients can become dehydrated just llike everyone else.

Title: Re: Stomach problems
Post by: KICKSTART on April 14, 2010, 04:45:33 AM

Sometimes i think its just part of hemo ..the bad part ! I get like that a lot !

Title: Re: Stomach problems
Post by: cloud393 on April 14, 2010, 08:31:13 AM

Have you been on antibiotics or hospitalized recently?  Beginning of March I had upset stomach and diarrhea and wound up in the hospital in isolation for a week because of a bacterial infection called C-diff.  I would see you GP just to make sure it's not more than just "a virus going around".  Better to be safe than sorry.

Title: Re: Stomach problems
Post by: sullidog on April 14, 2010, 06:11:28 PM

I get that off and on, I think it's just dialysis and all of the meds and stuff all mixed together.
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