hi doc, My mom had severe abdominal pain on friday and she was admitted to the hospital, She was treated with an injection of drotin. She felt very weak, however, her pain was gone. has back pain with nausea and she has b. Coli infection. Her age is around 60 yrs and she has a recent blood glucose of 290. I was wondering what should be the next step
Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to Chat Doctor. I read and understand your concern. I am Chat Doctor answering your concern. Usually B cold won't cause any infection until the patient is dedicated or diabetics. As you mentioned that your mother is diabetics, it is possible that infection can occur because of it. If the clinical condition is correlated with B cold infection than you have to treat the infection. I advise you to take the metronidazole ANF Doxycycline as a treatment option. Please maintain optimum HY Chat Doctor.  Plenty of fluids can help clear the organism. Maintian good hygiene as good hygiene can be helpful in curing the infections. Maintian optimum blood sugar it is equally helpful in the treatment as antibiotics do. By considering infection as a gastrointestinal infection I suggest you to take ORS and mineral water to 