Diarrhea And Hepatitis

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Diarrhea for a Year

I am an HIV positive male, have a CD4 count of about 4 and a Viral Load of 160,000. I have had (sudden onset) diarrhea since July 13, 1998 (when I was staying in a hotel in London, England last summer) and I have been off all anti-HIV medication for...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Is the diarrhea due to Crohn's? If so there is specific treatment for Crohn's which is unrelated to anything we might try for HIV-related diarrhea. I don't think the use of antibiotics is wise...you do have something to lose and that... Read more »

hepatitis b and glutamine

Is it safe to recommend glutamine to help treat diarrhea in a pt with Hep B?Thanks!Karen Geronymo RDLD/N...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

This forum is exclusively for the discussion of the side effects of antiretroviral medications.... Read more »

RE: HIV, Hepatitis, Mono?

I have had symptoms of lack of appetite, exhaustion, sore throat, and diarrhea. I was afraid of being exposed to the HIV virus but these symptoms occurred one day after I had unprotected sex. What are the possibilites of these being HIV,...

Response from John A. Bartlett, M.D.

Duke University Medical Center

I sympathize with your anxiety. The symptoms of these three have substantial overlap, and this undescores the need for a careful evaluation and testing. One day after unprotected sex would be too soon for any of these viruses to be related to that... Read more »

Stages of Hepatitis B

HiI am a little confused about the stages of Hepatitis B. My doctor is a really nice person but seems a little shy to talk to me about my Hepatitis B. I get the impression that she thinks I am under a death sentence, but the things on the Internet...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Unfortunately, the one test that I need to know to tell you whether this is acute or not is not in your list.If there is a suspicion that someone has acute hepatitis B, the hepatitis B core IgM antibody should be drawn. If the Ig M is positive then... Read more »

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diarrhea in hiv

Posted by anonymous123, 3 Replies

can diarrhea be the only symptom for hiv or do u have to have multiple symptoms? Read more »

Diarrhea Question (yeah sick..)

Posted by scared83, 1 Reply

I've posted this before but got an incorrect answer (the person believed I was already infected and was experiencing this because of meds).

So I post once again. Diarrhea AS A SYMPTOM, how bad is it normally. ON and OFF? Does it give you several bowl... Read more »

AIDS related diarrhea

Posted by Anonymous

AIDS-related diarrhea? I am interested in learning more about its
prevalence, causes and possible treatments. Any feedback is
welcome. Thanks

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Question about Diarrhea Symptom

Posted by scared83, 1 Reply

When someone gets a symptom of Diarrhea, how bad is it normally? Is it on and off? I haven't been eating anything out of the ordinary or taking any meds and I seem to have to need to visit the bathroom twice daily and the stool is sometimes loose... Read more »

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