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[quote=Anonymous]My parents (early 80s) are currently on vacation in Grand Cayman. Now my mom is in the hospital and my dad is having a hard time.  I live in SE Asia and am trying to advise remotely. Please help me figure out what to suggest- medical team won’t talk to me on phone.

Mom is anal cancer survivor of 6 years, as a result her digestion is tricky. She is overweight and has been taking Januvia to help with blood sugar. She is not very active.

For the past week she has been feeling quite nauseous and having intermittent diarrhea more than usual. She had thought it was due to some probiotics and fiber pills she had started taking.  She went to her doctor in US who told her she needed to lose weight and start Ozempic when she returns from vacation.

She went to urgent care before leaving and they sent her for abdominal scans where they said everything looked fine and no obvious reason for nausea. Her pancreas was hard to find, but it didn’t seem inflamed. So they gave her Zofram and they went on vacation.

Now after traveling she has been vomiting and is in the hospital for dehydration. She is getting IV fluids.

She had a similar episode 18 months ago when she visited me. She ended up in the hospital with Bali belly. There were no tests done then as she recovered after IV fluids etc.

This is our first remote health care crisis and I am more flustered than I expected. My dad is also having an unexpectedly hard time. What would you suggest to advise?[/quote]

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