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Heces con olor fétido - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Heces malolientes

Cuidados en el hogar:

Los cuidados en el hogar dependen del diagnóstico. Siga al pie de la letra las instrucciones del médico y persista con las dietas indicadas. Si tiene diarrea, beba más líquidos para evitar la deshidratación.

Se debe llamar al médico si:

Consulte con el médico si tiene:

  • Heces negras o pálidas
  • Sangre en las heces
  • Cambios en las heces relacionados con la dieta
  • Escalofríos
  • Cólicos
  • Fiebre
  • Dolor abdominal
  • Pérdida de peso

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y hará preguntas acerca de la historia clínica. Las preguntas pueden ser:

  • ¿Cuándo notó el olor fétido en las heces por primera vez?
  • ¿Tienen las heces un color anormal (especialmente de color pálido o color arcilla?
  • ¿Son las heces difíciles de vaciar?
  • ¿Qué tipo de dieta ha ingerido recientemente?
  • ¿Mejora o empeora el olor al cambiar la dieta?
  • ¿Qué otros síntomas tiene?

El médico puede tomar una muestra de materia fecal. Se pueden necesitar otros estudios.

  • Reviewed last on: 7/7/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Proctor DD. Approach to the patient with gastrointestinal disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 134.

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