The patient complains feeling like vomiting and loose motions. The patient is alcoholic and is a smoker also. His weight has also reduced as he was not having much food from 1,2 months he preferred fruits only. After going for various tests in the hospital all reports are normal. The liver reports are near the normal levels. But under chest x-ray PA veiw there is some kind of infection or damage found in chest. And after sputum test TB is also found. The potassium and sodium ratings are : potassium On 16/6/2016 - 2.5 On 18/6/2016 - 1.9 Sodium On 16/6/2016 - 130.6 On 18/6/2016 - 128 The blood pressure of patient is low from last 4,5 days near by 100-70. The hospital has discharged the patient saying he is normal now. His TB medicine started but he after taking medicine he feels like vomiting, loose motions starts and he also had 2 vomits after 1st dose which came out with some orange substance with some liquid. He is also getting fever everyday around 100-101�. Can anyone please guide me what should be done now, why he feels like vomiting & loose motions and what diet can be given to him as he is not in a condition to take heavy diets as nOw also he feels like Vomits and loose motions sometimes. Please guide and help me out regarding this.

Dr. Pritam MohapatraAlternative Medicine Specialist22yrs exp

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Hi Mr. Lybrate-user, I appreciate you seeking help for your father. Presumably, the present complaints especially diarrhea, vomiting, nausea etc all, as you describe, may possibly be due to the anti-tb medications that your father is currently on. It would have helped me understand correctly had you had explicitly mentioned the tb medicine names as well. However, for diarrhea/ dehydration, I would advise electrolytes (who recommended ones) to correct the condition. Simultaneously, you can also try apple & rice toast or our indian'kichhdi' (made of rice and dal spiced with litle bit of fresh turmeric, ginger, black pepper, oregano etc all) to control diarrhea, nausea etc all. Taking probiotics (containing'lactic acid bacilus' spores) daily also helps maintain gut health. For convenience and also ease of digestion, it is advisable that you feed him multiple small meals than three large ones. This will help prevent any kind of anorexia that he may likely develop in the said condition. As regards daily diet, whole wheat chapattis, steamed vegetable stew, fresh fruits including apple, grapes, pears, peaches, oranges, pineapple or any other seasonal juicy fruit can be taken on a daily basis. Custard apple, if available, is especially beneficial in this condition. Daily consumption of a tsp of fresh amla juice mixed with a tsp of honey also benefits. As and how he gets to do better and the symptoms as mentioned above are controlled, you can slowly introduce warm milk in the diet regimen too. Foods that he must avoid include bananas, white bread, white sugar, refined cereals, puddings, cakes, pastries, preserved & processed foods, any kind of oily, greasy foods including fast foods, coffee, tea, pickles, hot chutneys etc all. Hope this helps your father and wish he recovers soon. Take care and all the very best. 

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