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

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.

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:

1. Syrup Gaviscon 10 ml (Aluminum hydroxide) after every meal for three to four days.
2. 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.