When Does Diarrhea Start After Hiv Infection

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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 Loss of Appetite Gas, Bloating and Heartburn Taking Care of Yourself Gut Basics The gut includes the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, andanus. It is also called the gastrointestinal or GI tract. The gut plays an important role in keeping you healthy. It is where food isdigested and nutrients absorbed...

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Unexplained Chronic Diarrhea - Start Treatment?

I developed diarrhea after a round of antibiotics for a pulled tooth in August. After this, I tested for HIV and found out I was positive - 405 Tcount and 2,900 VL. The diarrhea has continued now for three and a half months. My doctor has...

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

Thank you for your post.There certainly are HIV-infected individuals who suffer from chronic diarrhea in the absence of identifiable causes. Consequently, there are times when this might be an indication for starting antiretroviral therapy.... Read more »

DIARRHEA/BOWEL INFECTION

I RECENTLY STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A CHANGE IN MY BOWEL HABITSWHICH WENT FROM A NORMAL STOOL TO A STOOL THAT IS GREEN. IT IS SOLID, BUT THE TEXTURE AND THE COLOR GIVE ME CAUSE FOR WORRY. I HAVE HAD THE HEMOCULT TEST. ITS NOT COLON CANCER.WHAT...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Green is the color of bile (the digestive juice stored in your gall bladder), and I suspect that for some reason your gall bladder is dumping a lot of bile into your GI tract. I don't think it's an infection, from what you say.... Read more »

HIV and diarrhea

OK, this is new for me. I'm 42 and was diagnosed with HIV 5 months ago. I've been responding very well to Trizivir and Viramune, going from a vl of 11,500,000 (yes, that's correct) to 1100 and CD4s of 400 to about 1300. I've...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thank you for your question.Diarrhea is a common problem for many with HIV infection. My general approach to the issue is divided among several separtate fronts-- HIV, secondary complications or drug side effects.First, HIV itself can cause a... Read more »

Diarrhea - HIV- or GI-related?

My primary care physician is an ID Specialist. He wants me to see a GI specialist because he thinks my continued problem with diarrhea is GI-related and not HIV-related. I was diagnosed in 1991 and went on meds and was doing extremely well with...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Treatment with effective HIV meds can certainly mask HIV-related neuropathy. Increase visceral fat in the setting of HIV infection (+/- treatment) is a complicated situation. Exercise, diet, stopping or switching HIV meds, growth hormone or growth... Read more »

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diarrhea - sign of recent infection?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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Morning diarrhea and other issues.. a sign?

Posted by worried_dude, 2 Replies

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 »

HIV Symptoms does not indicate HIV Infection

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I wanted to share briefly with everyone that just because you may have symptoms of HIV does not necessarily mean that you are HIV positive.

I would come onto this website everyday for hours and surf the web for the risks, symptoms, exposure rates,... Read more »

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