Helped Over 500,000 patients with 98%+ satisfaction.

Connect & Get Personalized 1-to-1 Answers from Expert Doctors

DoctorSpring > Question Home

Vomiting, fatigue, frequent bowel movements after RAW OYSTERS.

Resolved Question:

Hello, goodnight. I'm a 3rd year medical student who consumed raw oysters two Fridays ago. By Sunday, I was experiencing severe vomiting, horrible fatigue & frequent bowel movements. My provisional diagnosis was Hep A. Still waiting blood work results but have pale, clay colored stool as well. This week, I began to feel normal once more & symptoms were non existant. I had 3 glasses of wine last night & I can't sleep. I've also vomited twice. Can you please assist me? Thank you

Category: Gastroenterologist, Medical

Ask Your Own Question

Dr. Ratnakar Kini
Category: Hepatologist
View Profile
 28 Doctors Online

Expert:  Dr. Ratnakar Kini
View Profile

Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I understand your concern.
There are couple of possibilities here:
1) It could be an acute gastroenteritis, and the infection has not resolved till now.
2) It can be hep a/ e, both are possible.
The Hep A can only be diagnosed from the reports.
Prophylactically, you should take an antibiotic course like Tab. Ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily for 5 days, in case it is due to a bacterial infection, it will resolve on taking the first couple of doses. You can take Tab. Ondansetron SOS ( to control vomiting ) and Loperamide SOS ( for increased BM ).
Kindly wait for the results and share it with me once they are ready.
Regards.

Dr. Ratnakar Kini
Category: Hepatologist
Experience: 
Fellowship - DM - TN Dr.MGR Medical UniversityResidency - TN Dr.MGR Medical University Medical School - Stanely Medical College, TN Dr.MGR Medical University
Dr. Ratnakar Kini and 4 other Medical Specialists are ready to help you

Users who read this, also read:

Make informed and better medical decisions.

Get me answers from Doctors now
28 Online Doctor

Join the 500,000 people who found a smarter, quicker way to get Answers, Recommendations & Expert Opinions.

Expert Doctors at fingertips

Recommendation on next step. Second-opinion.Multi-specialty.

Save Time

Average time for answers: 6 hours.

Save Money

$35 for typical specialist consult vs. $120 for a local appointment.

Free Follow-ups

Clarify, ask further questions for free in private conversation.

100% Satisfaction

Money back guarantee for the 1st reply. MEDNET Quality Board.

Start My Consultation

CHAT NOW

About DoctorSpring.com

Doctor Spring is a novel online Doctor consultation platform where you can get your medical questions answered by leading Doctors. Just Submit your question and rest assured that you will consult a Doctor easily. Once you submit the question, the Doctor from the concerned specialty will reply within hours. You can always ask more questions or add details with follow-up question options and make it an online doctor chat. You may use this service to consult a specialty or for getting medical second opinion. All paid services come with a MEDNET quality assurance and 100% money back guarantee.

DoctorSpring in news