Constant vomitting

  Hi. My husband is 30 years old. Approx. a month ago he got a flu
  bug (coughing, sniffles, etc.).It ended up infecting his lungs
  he has asthma). Finally, his symptoms went away. But for about 6
  days now, he has been vomitting very often during the day and night.
  Vomitting is accompanied by diarrhea. Two days ago he took Immodium
  which seemed to help with his diarrhea. That same day he also took
  Maxeran (but noticed later that the pill was quite old). Vomitting
  has not ceased. He was brought to the emergency room for I.V. treatment
  (Maxeran in I.V.) and some kind of liquid to help him out (and prevent
  dehydration). Apparently, he may be suffering from food poisoning.
  They don't know.In the midst of this treatment, he had an allergic
  reaction to Maxeran. Benadryl was given to counter that. He was
  told to take Gravol in suppository form from now on for nausea.
  He took one later on but started vomitting again, diarrhea is back
  and he tells me that vomit is brown. Could he be having an allergic
  reaction to Gravol now? What can I do to help? Any other possibilities?
  male, 30 years old. Non smoker. Doesn't drink alcohol.
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Dear Carole,
It is very rare for an infectious gastroenteritis or even food poisoning to persist for more than a few days.  The 6 days of symptoms would lead me towards consideration of other problems.
The description of black diarrhea and vomiting brown liquid makes me concerned regarding the possibility of gastrointestinal hemorrhage.  When your husband was in the Emergency Room they staff should have checked his hemoglobin.  Contact your sdoctor for a repeat blood count to determine if there have been any changes in hemoglobin levels.
If your husband's symptoms are still present, then he should see a gastroenterologist.  Bleeding ulcer disease and inflammatory bowel disease, specifically Crohn's disease, must be excluded as causes for his medical problem.
This information is presented for educational purposes.  Always ask specific questions to your personal physician.
HFHSM.D.-rf
*keywords: vomiting, diarrhea, gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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