Last 6-7 months I have been suffering from constipation and diarrhea both (7-8 times a day). Pain in the upper abdomen (upper the navel. Rectum and back sharp pain. Brownish watery thing in stool. And fatigue, dizziness. What it could be?

Dr. Subhash DivekarGeneral Physician10yrs exp

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No details given about medicines taken and medical advice received. It could be mixed intestinal infection, allergy to some food item or irritable bowels. Normal approach will be to follow simple bland diet with no spices, fried items or fast food. A week long course of medicines for possible bacterial and amoebic infection. By review trying to co relate any causative food item aggravating the problem. If these methods don't work you may have to consult gastrointestinal specialist to find out cause including a functional or psychological disorder called irritable bowel syndrome. Medical supervision of an experience physician or a gastro enterologist is necessary.  

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