Patient's question:
I've had diarrhea for three days now. I've tried intravenous fluids and medication, but it's not getting better. My stomach is rumbling. I've been on intravenous fluids and medication for two days, but it's not improving. What should I do? How should I be treated?Doctor's answer:
I believe you have a gastrointestinal type of cold, which is often caused by catching a cold, consuming extremely cold and hard stools, or unclean diet, or accumulation of undigested food. The clinical manifestations include nausea, dry vomiting, and vomiting. I suggest you take Jianwei Xiaoshi Pian and Huoxiang Zhengqi Ruan Jiaonang orally, drink more warm water, eat light and easily digestible foods, avoid extremely cold and hard as well as spicy and irritating foods, eat small meals frequently, avoid overeating, pay attention to preventing colds, especially catching a cold, particularly in the stomach and abdomen.