Diarrhea no fever

I am 25 years old, male.
Approximately 4 days ago I became very ill. Diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, nausea, weakness, fever, and gas/bloating. Possibly the worst “stomach bug” I have ever endured. Non stop vomiting couldn’t keep anything down. Ended up sleeping in my shower literally. I believe it was norovirus, but I am not sure.
Anyhow, my fever and most symptoms subsided on day 2. Here I am day 4 going on 5 and I have extreme discomfort in my stomach. It borders on being painful. It is a sensation of having a “full stomach.” I forced myself to eat a couple of times thinking maybe I was hungry to no avail. I’m passing very little to no stool even though I did eat full on meals. The discomfort subsides for the most part so long as I don’t sit upright or stand. I thought it could’ve been gas so I tried drinking some fizzy drinks to belch and tried antacids and gas x with no change. I’m not sure what this is or if it’s just a symptom of what I had that has to go away on it’s own?
TIA

35M, relatively healthy. Wednesday woke up achy, temperature through in ear showed 101. We have our kids birthday party tomorrow and our anniversary was on Thursday so I wanted to get ahead of this so I went to the Kroger little clinic. Went there in the morning, all vitals were good, they took a forehead temp and no fever showed. They tested for Covid and flu an and b. All came back negative. Said probably some sort of virus and sent me on my way.
I should say my kid is 2 in daycare is constantly sick.
As Wednesday went on the feverish feeling lasted and started to get a little lightheaded when I would turn my head to quick. Started taking otc severe cold medicine that seemed to help a little.
Still no real congestion or cough.
Thursday no more body aches or lightheadedness but I started to get a tension headache kinda like a sinus headache.
That lasted all day.
Fever never got above 100 mostly in the 99’s. Didn’t sleep well being in the guest bedroom.
Now Friday the headache isn’t as bad but there is pain in my eyes. Especially when I look up to the extremes. Also to the touch if I put pressure on them. No fever though.
Should add no nausea or diarrhea. My appetite is less than normal but I can eat.

Hi, I am a 22 year old female, 110 lbs, 5’2. I never drink alcohol or use recreational drugs but I do smoke (nicotine vape, recently moved down to 2.5 mg of nicotine vape). I am on birth control (copper IUD), and there is no possible way I can be pregnant. I have moderate asthma but am otherwise healthy.
On Tuesday night I had my first bout of diarrhea. I went to the bathroom twice that night before I went to sleep, and didn’t think much of it. Wednesday morning the diarrhea continued throughout the day, I must have gone around 8-10 times that day. The diarrhea was yellow/green in color and extremely watery (literally almost all water) and very smelly (sorry for that description, but it might be important?). I also experienced some cramping and stomach discomfort. On Wednesday night I started my menstrual cycle (not sure if this is relevant but thought I would include it).
Thursday morning the diarrhea was still present and was the same as the day prior. I went around 6 times by 3 o clock, and at around 3:30 I couldn’t take it anymore so I took the recommended dose of Imodium (2 tablets). I did not go to the bathroom at all the rest of the night, but did experience a lot of gas and some mild stomach pain (sharp pain in my upper stomach and grumbling). This morning, the diarrhea is back. I went once this morning, and it seemed to be less watery, less bright yellow/green, but a lot more passed.
The diarrhea had been occurring anywhere from 30 mins to an 1 hour after I had a meal and continued for awhile until I was empty and ate again. Since this began I have been eating bland foods, like soups, crackers, bananas, and apple sauce. I made sure to drink LOTS of water and clear fluids to ensure I didn’t become dehydrated. I don’t think I have experienced any symptoms of dehydration.
I am seriously confused on what this could be because I have not had any other traditional symptoms of being sick (no fever) and I have tested negative for Covid twice. I have not traveled outside of the country, and my eating habits have not changed dramatically. I will list some of the out of the ordinary things I ate recently just in case this could be food poisoning related,
1.) Saturday night I ate at a sushi restaurant in my city (I live in arizona). I did not have any uncooked fish. I ate imitation crab, eel, scallops and lobster. 2.) On Tuesday afternoon before the diarrhea began I ate wingstop. I had corn, spicy fries, and some very spicy wings (I eat very spicy food extremely frequently and never have had diarrhea from it).
My questions are, when should I go to the doctor for something like this and what could this be caused from? I do not have a primary care doctor so if I were to see a doctor, should I go to urgent care or the emergency room?
Thanks!

Hey everyone,
I'm three weeks postpartum and I've been experiencing chills, diarrhea, headaches, and a fever that comes and goes. I went to the ER, but they couldn't find any infections. They suggested that my symptoms might be related to breastfeeding because my breasts were full when I arrived (but I had been waiting for the doctor for about 1.5 hours and had fed my newborn 2-3 hours ago, so it's no surprise they were full). Has anyone else experienced something similar? I'm really worried because this is the second time it's happened to me.

i can even feel it, the aura, the way she looks at me with disgust, from the moment she wakes up i feel uneasy, in my own room i feel uneasy, as if she’s watching me, i can feel not being welcome, being hated by my own mother. i dont want to stay, i really want to leave, i’d rather be homeless than live with this fucking narcissist any second. she wishes i was never born, she wishes i’d disappear, she wishes she never i was never even conceived, i can see it in her eyes.
this is the first time i call my mother that, i have never insulted her, never yelled at her or even raised my voice, in every “argument” it’s her screaming at me or saying very harsh things and me sitting there, taking it. but calling her that word after years of torment feels good.
she never smiles at me, i dont remember the last time she did, everytime i try to talk sweet to her and show her i love her, she says “i dont talk all lovey dovey” and implies she only knows how to communicate in insults and arguing.
im 18, im supposed to be in college, i cant afford it. i dont know what to do. do i apply to a college abroad? would they take me with my weak passport? my father died in august 2022, things went downhill from there, she became more bitter, she became harsh, and while i understood at first, it is taking a toll on me and i cant take it anymore.
she now torments me for the smallest of things.. like one time i came back from the gym, poured a cup of water, then poured another cup of water because i was thirsty and i had finished my water at the gym. she yells “who drinks like that!!? drink like a normal human.” and while that seems like just a minor inconvenience, the issue is it happens with every small action i make, over and over, daily, every single muscle i move, she has a negative comment about, and that was when i told her to just give me a fucking break.
how about that one time when i was 15, i came out to her about the fact that i was raped as a child, and couldnt say anything because of the extreme fear, and as any normal mother does, she had zero empathy and her eyes and just said “well why didnt you defend yourself?”. im not going to say how that made me feel. im just going to let you guess.
today i came back from friday prayer and got the car washed like she asked, she sees i came home wearing the home sandals instead of the main sandals i wear to go out, both normal sandals, but one is plastic sort of like a croc. she glares at me, raises her voice and says “is this what you wear to friday prayers? wont you dress like a normal person?” implying people were going to stare at my sandals which are taken off during prayers and judge me. i just cant. and when i told her i couldnt find my main sandals and was in a hurry, she said “fucking look for them, i put them right here in this drawer, use your head.”
when i forget small things she mentions, she gets pissed and talks to me in that same tone she always does, and that same glare, even though she knows im riddled with ADHD, but she doesnt care enough to learn a single thing about her son’s mental health problems, not the ADHD, not the BPD, not the chronic depression, all of which im not being treated for, and all of which i have been diagnosed with, all of which she was told and warned about.
did i mention, this one time? i had an insane tooth infection, the right side of my face was VERY swollen for days, i was in the worst pain of my life, i was terrified, and having already experienced an extreme panic disorder and health anxiety, god knows i was afraid of sepsis, and when my blood test results came back and i saw my white blood cell count was high, god forbid.. i panicked. i couldnt control it. i wanted to go back to the dentist, just to let him look at the report and tell me im okay, which was for free, in a dentist that was very close to my home, she didnt like that. she didnt like that i was riddled with health anxiety after spending 30+ minutes on top of my dad’s dead body trying to revive him, she couldnt accept that i had been traumatized. she kicks me out. so here i am, on the streets, face swollen, sleeping and shitting on the street with a fever and diarrhea, wiping my ass with pieces of cardboard, hoping to god nothing bad happens to me because that infection was sucking the power out of me.
she wants me to provide, im trying to provide, im trying to pay her back for the money she spent on me ever since i turned 18, but i JUST got qualified legally for work, and im JUST now able to even look for work, yet she has been shaming me for it before i was legal. so for now, until i find a job, im getting money from my ex, which im not so proud of, but so far i sent her 300 dollars hoping she shuts up, and 300$ is a good amount in my country. but she questions how i got that money, she thinks im selling my body for it. which honestly, im very willing to do at this point, i have a nice body and even though males are not as valuabe in that field, if it makes me money until a place im applying at accepts me, i dont have any morals and i’ll happily do it.
about the money she spent on me, usually food, and gym subscriptions, and an amount of money she spent to get me my driver’s license (which was in her best interest, by the way), did you know that i got nothing of my father’s inheritance? she took it all, no, i didnt even look at it, i didnt ask for it, and she sometimes even reminds me that i didnt deserve it, even though i never fucking had it, and it was a GOOD portion of the inheritance too.
and by the time i was 18, she claimed i blew all my side of the money on going to the fucking psychiatrist to stop me from killing myself, and gym memberships, she loves to talk about some “legally you owe me”, but arent you supposed to spend that much until im 18? legally speaking, since we wanna go that way. legally speaking, dont you OWE me that money? i didnt spend any of it, YOU did, and you’re way more happy to let me drive 140kms to get you packs of cigarettes that are cheaper that arent being sold here, spending a shit ton of gas money, every two weeks, rather than letting me see my girl who by the way offers to pay for any inconvenience for her because she knows how my mother is. but no, its not just the money that bugs her, 25 minute drive to see my girl is too much, but a 2 hour round trip just to spend more money on cigs isnt, right? no, she doesnt want me to be happy, she KNOWS she doesnt pay anything out of her own pockets when i go see my lady, she KNOWS seeing her gets me out of that depressed state, but she doesnt want me to, and when the money excuse gets old, she says “maybe 6 months ago i would have been happy for you, but you simply ruined it, your actions did this”.
actions, she says, or basically, my lack of action, yes mother, im terribly sorry i was born in a country that will not allow me to work until a month ago, im sorry that i couldnt apply to college because i cant afford it, and because i knew nothing about life, lived in the middle of nowhere my whole life and didnt start learning how the world works until i turned 17. you didnt teach my how to ride a bike, you didnt teach me how to defend myself, you didnt teach me how to speak english, you didnt teach me how to fucking swim, you didnt introduce me to any physical activity and fucking locked me at home my entire childhood, with just internet access, until i became overweight as a child, and until i took matters into my own hands and changed that. and guess what? my other two sisters? 9 and 16, one is overweight and the other is OBESE since she was a child. great fucking parenting, leaving a 9 year old glued to an ipad because you never knew how to be a mother. and when i tried to take matters into my own hands and restrict the 9 year old from spending 12 hours plus a day on the ipad doing god knows what with god knows who, so she can have real fucking friends, real life fucking experiences, “give it back. im her mother, not you”. well you’re the reason she’s fat, you’re the reason we all got bullied. maybe introduce the poor kid to a fucking sport? fuck.
and guess what? i kind of hated my dad too. he always called me useless, always had that same fucking stare in his eyes, always yelled at me to shut up and be a man if i ever cried as a kid, so much so that i WISH he beat me, i wish they beat me as a child rather than getting neglected, after my face got swollen at 5 years old from being slapped hard by him in a barbershop, they were too scared to do anything else because of the consequences it would cause them. so they decided to neglect. i wish you fucking taught me how to fight, i see all these dads teaching their boys how to defend themselves and you never taught me how to throw a punch, i had to do it all myself, i had to workout myself, i had to fill that lack of sense of masculinity up by getting as big and scary as possible, i had to teach myself how to not be a fat slob like you taught me anymore, because guess what? they were both fat slobs themselves, no fucking wonder they didnt know how to show their kids healthy habits.
if you think that these stories are just minor inconveniences, i agree with you, but imagine it happening every single day, every single second you’re at home, for years, it slowly builds up and becomes unbearable.

I’m 20 male, a week ago I went to a barbershop to get a haircut. I was the only customer and after 15-20mins my haircut was done and the barber finished up by using a razor to trim my side and back of my head. It did not bleed but i feel a little pain at the back of my head, I did not see the barber changed the blade. After 4 days i have a mild fever around 37.5 to under 38*C, i felt very tired and i have a mild diarrhea that went away after two days. There were no rash or swollen lymph nodes. I went to the doctor yesterday which is the 8th day after my haircut and tested negative for HIV but i’m still scared cause it is still early. What are the chances of getting HIV from uncleaned razor and in my case specifically. Thank you everyone!

hi! F13 here. I don’t have endometriosis. However, my aunt does. My mom and I went to lunch with her recently when I’m on my period. I was in severe pain. My period cramps are equally horrible the entire week, usually being a 7-11/10. She was mentioning that she thinks I could have it since I fit a lot of the symptoms, so I’m wondering what to do. I’ll put my (period) related symptoms down below, plus a few other things to know.

• extreme rib pains, it feels like someone stepped on my chest.
• heavy flow, sometimes finding myself having to wear MULTIPLE pads at a time.
• a lot of discharge?? Like when I’m not on my period I sometimes think I get it because there’s so much discharge.
• a lot of lower back pain as well.
• either bad diarrhea, or severe constipation, even when I’m not on my period.
• urinating issues. It always hurts, sometimes I just can’t at all, and I’ve had a burning sensation is down there like 85% of the time and has been for a little over a year
• super dizzy, I almost always pass out when I stand and I’ve passed out twice recently prior to my period though
• awful nausea, so bad that I could also pass out
• terrible bloating, looks like I’ve gained 20 pounds every time
• extra fatigue. Even prioafter my period, I’m always tired no matter how much I sleep.
• super bad migraines that make my head spin -muscle soreness/numbess??

extra things to speak on

• I got my period when I was 9, the month before my 10th birthday
• I don’t remember my pain ever being this severe, it’s definitely worsened over the past two-three years.
• I do have ed history, so I may have just done some irreversible damage, I’m not sure.
• I have been having other health issues recently. To sum it up, for the past few weeks I’ve had severe stomach pain that traveled to the right side of my abdomen and my side, + daily fevers. Not sure if the two are connected though because I’m currently waiting to see a urologist which could take months
• nothing works for that long. I’ve taken Advil, ibuprofen, mitol, Tylenol, etc. it doesn’t work. Heating pads help a bit but that’s all.

23F, 165cm, 40kg, diagnosed with chronic inflammation of the small intestine (going on for about 5 years), and fat malabsorption.
I'm not taking any medications for now, in the past the doctor told me to take UDCA because I had bile issues (bile sitting in the stomach, bile diarrhea, and mild gallbladder sludge), but the medication wasn't tolerated from my body so I had to stop taking it.
Right now I'm limiting my fat intake because every time I eat fats I have these symptoms: bile diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever and chills.
I checked my gallbladder through ultrasounds, blood work, MRI, it has nothing wrong, so my doctor said it's the small intestine that can't absorb fats because it's inflamed, and it also created new intolerances (lactose, eggs, some grains. I didn't have these intolerances before the inflammation). So he told me to take prokinetics (I also have slow gut motility).
I have to mention that because bile was sitting in the stomach, I've had a chronic gastritis that is now healed, so my only GI issue is the intestine, the walls look enlarged from the ultrasounds and it hurts when pressed (at the left and the right of the belly button).
Currently, I'm taking ginger and artichoke supplements, and my bile issues stopped. I'm still limiting my fat intake though, I will try to implement them later. The stomach and the small intestine are working better than before, but I'm afraid it won't be enough to heal the inflammation, so I'm asking here what else can I do to heal my small intestine?
Additional info: I don't smoke, I don't drink alcohol, my diet is very clean (protein, carbs, fruit, vegetables. No caffeine, no candies, no processed food, no raw food, no junk food). I walk every day, my life is still active and my mental health is good, I keep my mind positive and at peace.

i am 12 weeks pregnant. 2 weeks ago before i went to bed i started to feel really ill. i had a temp of 104 that only went down if i took tylenol. that lasted for a few days. congestion, no appetite, chills, nausea. then it went away so i didn't seek medical care. but then after a few more days the 104 fever came back so i went to the minute clinic and they tested me for strep, covid, and the flu and all came back negative. the next day i ended up going to the ER. they ran:
-covid, flu, strep -bloodwork -ekg -mri -ultrasound -urinalysis
everything came back good so they chalked it down to a viral infection. fast forward 5 days later and my fever came back again at 102, i called the nurse on my insurance card and she said to come back to the er. at this moment i am typing this.. i am 103.5 and i am so helpless. tylenol is the only thing that helps me. i have chills, nausea, diarrhea, etc but they can't find any infection in the three times i have been seen in these two weeks.
i feel so helpless, i just want to complain and maybe get some answers.

Hi all! I'd appreciate your advice. I'm trying to gauge whether I should book another vet appointment or wait and see.
Species: Dog
Age: 4 years
Sex/Neuter status: M/Neutered
Breed: Dachshund/Chihuahua (probably)
Body weight: 18 lbs (I know, he was on a diet before all this happened and has undone all the progress)
History: My dog is just finishing a round of medication for a nonspecific issue. Basically, he woke up at 4am and regurgitated blood once, no fever or other symptoms. I talked to the emergency vet who advised me to wait and observe and keep him on a gentle diet. This was affirmed by my primary vet later. This resolved into what I interpreted as constipation followed by diarrhea. But he was acting normal the whole time, and was very excited about his new diet, so I gave it a few days to clear normally. Then, one morning there was blood in his diarrhea (which I was unable to collect - I had to get a different sample later) so I took him to the vet, who took a look at the sample and did an overall checkup but didn't find anything in particular, suggesting that maybe he just ate something funny. The vet prescribed Metronidazole, which is finished as of this morning, and that's where we are today.
I ran out of the chicken and rice I had been using (I'm vegetarian so I had to go buy chicken specifically for the dog) several days ago so I transitioned him back to dry food since he was eating well and his symptoms seem to have cleared. Even today his stool were normal and totally healthy in a typical amount. He eats in the morning and evening, and had breakfast like normal and finished it. Then, just as I was walking over to go feed him dinner, he regurgitated what looks like most of his breakfast. (I guess it can't possibly be most of it since he went out etc. But it looked like quite a bit of undigested food.)
On one hand, the regurgitation looked pretty normal, although he doesn't do it often normally, and he's not acting any different. On the other, he's just coming off of a possibly-related issue. So I can't decide whether I should make him another appointment or just continue as normal and see if it happens again. Everything was totally normal during the entire week of medication, except for now.
Clinical signs: Relevant previous/resolved symptoms in history. Currently - regurgitation of undigested food.
Duration: Either 1 day, or 10 days, depending on your interpretation.
Your general location: PA
Thank you!

I have had non stop bloating, feeling of fullness, belching for 4 days and started today day 5 with watery diarrhea. No fever or additional symptoms. Nvr experienced this. I do have acid reflux.

I have had non stop bloating, feeling of fullness, belching for 4 days and started today day 5 with watery diarrhea. No fever or additional symptoms. Nvr experienced this. I do have acid reflux.

I need help before I let myself feel stupid in front of my new coworkers lol.. I'm doing volunteer coding for a non profit that sees people in low resource communities.. so the documentation is not exactly proper. I'm already struggling with my first case LOL.
"6 months pregnant G3 P1 ab1. say is at 6 montyhs, nio vitamins- just throws them up. Having sharp cramping pain on the right, The pain is worse when she lays down. Good fetal movement. No bleeding.. Lots of diarrhea,6 times/ day has mucus, watery, sometimes a bit of blood. She looks well though. No fever. The diarrhea comes and goes. This far into pregnancy. Metronidazole is fine for the dysentery. Her first birth was in 2016, in Brazil. Had C section for failure to progress after 24 hours. Baby 4300gram. advised to return for eval in 4 weeks, and that she needs to be in a hospital for close managment due to risk of needing another c section-It was a large baby. Declines PN vits."
Any advice on how and in which order to code this? I might be over thinking it. The company says to code a Dx if even it says "suspected" or "possible" so idk if i'm coding dysentery or diarrhea.. SO i'm thinking either of one those, gestation, and the history of previous pregnancy? I finished my program like a month ago and feel like i suddenly forgot everything!!!

Salmonella- hopefully? 🤞🏻
37F, Asian from Canada
There was just a recall on SunChips due to possible Salmonella and of course, I had like 1/2 the Costco bag before finding out. This was probably around 6-7 days ago and since 3 days ago, I started out with some minor body aches, a low fever then a headache, then on and off cramps (very sparse). This lasted 1 day then almost no symptoms. Then yesterday, body aches are back but worse and cramps that come in waves every few mins. Today, I woke up with no more body aches but still those bad cramps. Also, today was the day the recall was in the news so I’m thinking, am I that lucky? My family of 5 all ate the chips but only I developed these symptoms.
Does this sound like Salmonella? I didn’t have any diarrhea or vomitting. Also, is it normal that I feel better then worse again? Anyone who has experienced similar patterns and it was just that?
I’m mainly wondering if this is a stomach issue that warrants a deeper dive because I had a bout of these on-off cramps about 6 months ago. I would describe them like a severe tightening/someone squeezing my insides/contraction that comes and goes every so often but lasts days at a time and went on for a few weeks. Got checked and it wasn’t gallbladder but before I got a schedule with the stomach specialist, the pain magically disappeared so we concluded perhaps it was something that got triggered and didn’t look further during the specialist appointment.
Thank you for taking the time to answer!! 🙏

Hi Docs!
I (34 female) am currently experiencing exactly what the title says, and by pulsing I mean that it’s very slow, coming in waves. Not throbbing and consistent. It’s only in the one area just under or inside of my lower left rib cage in the front but towards the outside, not near my sternum, and I get about 1 to 4 waves of pain per minute, each one last just about 3-6 seconds. This has been going on about half a day, but earlier it was ignorable (2 of 10 on a pain scale) but now it’s enough to make me wince (5 or 6 at peak) this is the second time this has happened in the span of 2 or 3 days, the first time was more intense and consistent but did subside after sleeping. The pain doesn’t radiate, it’s not worse with deep breathing and not better after taking tums, eating, or not eating. The only time I can intentionally exacerbate it is if I arch my back and stretch my torso up. I’ve had no injuries, I don’t think I have a fever, but I have been having mild diarrhea, very slight nausea, and chills just before the first episode. I recently went through IVF (retrieval only, not transfer) on March 17 and am likely due for my second period, but the pain feels higher up than my ovary. I don’t feel like this is an emergency because it isn’t crippling, it comes and goes, and I don’t really seem to have other symptoms. I really don’t want to have to go to urgent care, because my wife is pregnant and she absolutely panics if even small things happen to me, I worry so much about how her stress and panic might cause her or our baby harm. Is this probably something small like GERD or an ulcer? Or should I bite the bullet and get checked out? Could it be a lingering side effect from all the hormones of IVF? Any suggestions of what it could be and what I should do are appreciated!

Hi, I’m 31 weeks pregnant, I have diarrhea since yesterday, it’s worse since yesterday actually with no fever and I did had stomach pain which lasted for 15 seconds twice which I think is gas , whole pregnancy I was experiencing constipation .i do feel movement Thank god, I am worried if it’s a sign of an early labor , I am hungry but not sure what to eat , have messaged Dr but haven’t gotten a reply back . Please advise what should I do or have to relieve my symptoms , is it normal.

Hi, I’m 31 weeks pregnant, I have diarrhea since yesterday, it’s worse since yesterday actually with no fever and I did had stomach pain which lasted for 15 seconds twice which I think is gas , whole pregnancy I was experiencing constipation .i do feel movement Thank god, I am worried if it’s a sign of an early labor , I am hungry but not sure what to eat , have messaged Dr but haven’t gotten a reply back . Please advise what should I do or have to relieve my symptoms . Or is it normal

Hi, I’m 31 weeks pregnant, I have diarrhea since yesterday, it’s worse since yesterday actually with no fever and I did had stomach pain which lasted for 15 seconds twice which I think is gas , whole pregnancy I was experiencing constipation .i do feel movement Thank god, I am worried if it’s a sign of an early labor , I am hungry but not sure what to eat , have messaged Dr but haven’t gotten a reply back . Please advise what should I do or have to relieve my symptoms

Hi everyone. A short and not-so-sweet backstory: I’m a 24F who had c diff symptoms in January of this year, treated with vanco a couple weeks later, and have slowly been getting “better” since then. I had a colonoscopy in March and then an endoscopy in April due to having some lingering digestive issues (stomach cramps, bloating, food intolerance, but no diarrhea, fever, vomiting, etc).
Well, I had my follow up GI appointment today and was diagnosed with colitis. The GI wants to do another colonoscopy in August to monitor how the colitis has progressed/if it went away. I personally doubt it went away since I’m still having digestive issues. He said worst case scenario it would be caused by an infection. I asked if it could be the c diff even though I’m not having those classic symptoms and he said probably not.
I suppose I’m just not sure what my options are from here. I’m not thrilled about shelling out for another procedure and considering asking for a blood test/stool sample instead. Has anyone else had colitis after this horrible infection? How long did it take for it to go away? Did you need to treat with medication or did it go away on its own?

More information from her:
"looking for someone familiar with a specific strain of bacteria or parasite.
Ok started with sore throat Thursday then headache body ache 101.4-102.4 fever Saturday night. SUnday began diarrhea and same range of fever all day.
Monday same symptoms but range of fever was 101.4-102.8. Cramps in upper stomach and vomiting began. Fever came down to 99.9 at midnight on Tuesday but then at 6 am temperature dropped to 95.5 and vomiting and diarrhea became more frequent. 20 minutes later at hospital temp increased rapidly to 103.3 and heart rate to 130. Diarrhea became bright green and VERY frequent. Fluids administered, doctors determined it's not sepsis, Covid, flu, or strep. So far have no concrete answers. She is 5 weeks postpartum and breastfeeding.

Tummy Must Die
30F Visited Mexico 2 weeks ago.
Had flu symptoms beginning 1 w ago.
Got diagnosed w Influenza A. Have had diarrhea 10+ times per day for 8 days. Doctors haven’t tested for stomach bugs I’ve lost 11lbs (142-131). I’m tall, so I don’t have much weight to lose to begin with. Flu symptoms are mostly all gone (no fever, slight cough, slight runny nose).
I can’t keep losing weight like this and running to bathroom multiple times a day - I have no energy.
Doctor said to let my body flush it out on its own.
What is it flushing out? I’ve never had stomach issues with flu or Covid or anything like this so I think it’s something in my stomach.
Please let me know what I can do

Tummy Must Die
30F Visited Mexico 2 weeks ago.
Had flu symptoms beginning 1 w ago.
Got diagnosed w Influenza A. Have had diarrhea 10+ times per day for 8 days. Doctors haven’t tested for stomach bugs I’ve lost 11lbs (142-131). I’m tall, so I don’t have much weight to lose to begin with. Flu symptoms are mostly all gone (no fever, slight cough, slight runny nose).
I can’t keep losing weight like this and running to bathroom multiple times a day - I have no energy.
Doctor said to let my body flush it out on its own.
What is it flushing out? I’ve never had stomach issues with flu or Covid or anything like this so I think it’s something in my stomach.
Please let me know what I can do