I had diarrhea and gas problems yesterday most probably due to food poisoning. Situation yesterday: I started with digene in the morning. No relief. Then in the evening, I took 1 tablet of ranitidine 150 mg and 1 tablet of norflox-tz (norfloxacin 400 mg, tinidazole 600 mg, lactic acid bacillus 120 x 10^6 spores). Before sleeping I took 1 tablet of nutrolin-b plus (40 x 10^6 spores of lactic acid bacillus, pyridoxine hydrochloride 1 mg, nicotinamide 25 mg, cyanocobalamin 7.5 mcg, folic acid 750 mcg). Had a good night's sleep. Situation today: much better than yesterday. No gas. No diarrhea. But did not pass stool the whole day (opposite situation). I took 1 tablet each of norflox-tz and nutrolin-b plus after breakfast and dinner (total 4 tablets). Even lots of lemonade, water, and coffee did not help pass stool. How to cure this constipation? For the next 3 days I plan to: 1) have 1 tablet of ranitidine 150 mg every morning immediately after waking up. 2) 1 tablet each of norflox-tz and nutrolin-b plus after breakfast and dinner. But I am confused if I should replace each nutrolin-b tablet with the following two tablets: 1) darolac (which has multiple species of "good" microbes unlike nutrolin-b which has only lactic acid bacillus. This is to refill the gut with good microbes as the antibiotics have been doing mass destruction. 2) zincovit (multi-mineral and multi-vitamin) also, is it a good idea to have nutrolin-b plus / darolac with the antibiotic or after one hour of taking the antibiotic (or some other such delay in time)?
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In your case, you need to cut down a bit on the medications and time them appropriately. The antibiotic you have taken has an additional effect of causing constipation to some extent and because of that reason it is often included in diarrhoea treatment plan. Also, you need to give the probiotics some time to act as you are currently on antibiotics and you won't receive the same effect as when you take probiotics independently. So wait for the course of antibiotics to finish. In the mean time you need to pay attention to your diet as well. You need to increase your intake of carbohydrates and fibre rich food to increase stool bulk. In case any further concerns, please feel free to have a consult.
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Avoid outside food, fried, masala and fast food. Take ORS for preventing dehydration. Drink boiled/ treated water. Homeopathy has very good treatment for your problem. No side effects. Homeopathic treatment is painless and safe. Please take homeopathic medicine Podophyllum 200-once daily in the morning for 5 days. Consult me through Lybrate by booking online consultation-(commencing from text consult Rs 149) for further more comprehensive prescription and treatment.
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