Is Loose Stool An Early Sign Of 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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Not Diarrhea...loose stool??

I have had AIDS since 1995, positive since 1986. I took no drugs for HIV until 1995. After starting Crixivan in 1996 I first started to notice wasting and lipodystrophy, especially in the face. Im not on Crixivan now, but the lipo effects remain....

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Sounds like your BM's are not normal...the problem could be due to HIV effect on your intestines, side effect from antiretrovirals other than crixivan, side effect from other medications. You could have a malabsorption workup to assess... Read more »

Loose stools, not on meds!

Dear Doctor Frascino,I was infected with HIV in December `08 and diagnosed in March `09. I currently have CD4 of 729, and a VL which has dropped form over 10,000 to 1,400. According to `resistance tests` , i have a virus which is resistant to most...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,That you have contracted a virus that is "resistant to most meds" should be a warning and wakeup call to everyone reading this forum. It is indeed possible to contract a strain of virus that is already resistant to one or even many HIV... Read more »

perhaps ShamanBotanicals.com has a solution to loose stool

So many of the people's concerns or problems have been regarding BMs. Perhaps shamanbotanicals.com has a solution to the loose stool problem. I'm also addressing the person with the question about SB Normal stool Formula. This website...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Thanks for the information. Shaman is an interesting company that does have some biopharmaceuticals under development for HIV diarrhea. Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.... Read more »

Loose stool remedy?

I have 5 to 6 bowel movements with loose stool per day since starting treatment (Ziagen/Viread/Lexiva) and was hoping to find a natural remedy???...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Different patients may respond to using a calcium supplement, fiber tablets, oat bran, or yogurt. On the medication side use of Lomotil or Immodium at low doses can help some. If persistently annoying may consider discussing whether a switch to an... Read more »

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loose stools

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

can hiv cause loose stools im very nervous about it , the only unprotected sex i had was oral performed on me . i had unprotected sex for vaginal like two years ago Read more »

loose stools and nodes?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

ok so here we go.......i have had loose stools now for about 2 weeks, they have not been completly runny, more like pieces (sorry i know thats alot maybe too much info) and i am on antibiotics for what my doctor thinks is a infection that is... Read more »

Nutrition and HIV: Loosing rights to choose

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Nutrition and HIV: Loosing rights to choose Dietary Supplements!

Are you aware youre loosing your rights to choose? Have you noticed your choices of natural health products for optimizing your health are disappearing?

Why? Because of legislation... Read more »

Early signs of HIV infection - article in Genre

Posted by ScotCharles, 2 Replies

Genre magazine has an excellent article in the April 2006 issue on the early signs of HIV infection. Check it out. Read more »

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