How To Manage Diarrhea When You Have Hiv

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Caring for Your Gut: Dealing With Diarrhea, Nausea and Other Stomach Problems if You Have HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents Gut Basics The Gut and HIV Diarrhea and HIV Coping With Diarrhea Nausea, Vomiting and Anorexia Gas, Bloating and Heartburn Taking Care of Yourself Gut Basics The gut includes the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. It is also called the gastrointestinal or GI tract. The gut plays an important role in keeping you healthy. It is where food is broken down, digested, and the...

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Management of diarrhea

Are there long term affects in the use of standostatin? If there is what are they, and how long can it be used? Is it better or no difference to use opium tincture? I have a patient who has 3 t-cells, cryptococcus, v/l over 150,000 and can not take...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Fortunately I haven't had to use Sandostatin much recently but your questions brings back old memories for 5-10 years ago. Sandostatin used over a long time period is associated with a high rate of biliary/gall bladder problems (@ 12 months... Read more »

Death (HIV/AIDS A CHRONIC, NOT ALWAYS SO MANAGEABLE, CONDITION, 2010) ( HIV AND ACCELERATED AGING, 2010)

I think the p.c. word is morbidity . I recently had an argument with one of the very few friends iv disclosed to who stated , "people don't die from aids anymore". For whatever reason after 4 years despite three meds ( kaletra,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Pillboy,Morbidity means illness. Mortality refers to pushing up daisies.Your friend is woefully misinformed. HIV/AIDS is a slowly progressive disease that does not have a cure. That makes it a terminal (fatal) condition. Yes, we have made... Read more »

Will cornstarch stop diarrhea

I have heard of people eating corn starch, mixed with water, to control diarrhea. Is this a good option or just an elaborate excuse for pica? ...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The forum is for the discussion of side effects of HIV treatment. What is your HIV status and which HIV drugs are you taking. Management of diarrhea in the setting of HIV treatment depends on numerous individual factors. KH... Read more »

Atripla and diarrhea

Hi Dr. Henry, I've been on Atripla for 1 year now and it is my first HIV med. Everything is great except for this persistent diarrhea, which has been going on since the beginning! I've tried taking it in the morning, evening, neither make...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Loose stools are common in general population and even more common in HIV+ persons. The tenofovir in Atripla seems to cause persistent loose stools in a small minority (? < 5%) of patients-if that is the case for you then a switch to an... Read more »

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Morning diarrhea and other issues.. a sign?

Posted by worried_dude, 1 Reply

Right, so here is what happened.

About 10 weeks back, whilst on holiday, I had sex with a sex worker. At the end of the session, I withdrew and was shocked to see that the condom had totally slipped off; it was inside the girl. I immediately washed... Read more »

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/HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I live in Los Angeles and has HIV since 1982, I've had diarrhea for three weeks and got on a vitamin supplement with herbs, probiotics,colon cleanser, vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidents and enzymes. My diarrhea went away in one and a half days and I... Read more »

Diarrhea

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hey there everyone. FIrst of all i wanted to say I appreciate what everyone does in this forum, supporting each other and giving confort. I hope it will remain this way for ever since it brings ALOT of relief to people who worry about HIV, including... Read more »

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