Self Assessment for Vomiting and/or Diarrhea

Have you had any of the following symptoms accompaning your vomiting and/or diarrhea?

	Yes	No
Coffee ground substance or blood when you vomit?
Bloody or black tarry diarrhea?
Abdominal pain?
Loss of appetite?
Vomiting with abdominal pain and no diarrhea?
Fever?
Swollen abdomen?
Inability to keep down clear fluids (water, apple juice, Gatorade, clear soups such as chicken broth etc)?
Antibiotics within the past 2 weeks?
Recurrent diarrhea, nausea and/or vomiting over the past several days, weeks or months?
Weight loss?
Have you eaten any food that is old or has been out of the refrigerator for longer than one hour within the past 3 days?
Recent travel outside of Canada and the US within the past 6 months?

 

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above questions, please call 650-3400 to make an appointment to see a provider.

 

If not, please review the following information for self-care:

Viral Gastroenteritis

Call 650-3400 for an appointment if you are not better in 2 days or if you develop any of the symptoms on the checklist above.

*Please note that by answering ‘NO’ to the above self evaluation questions we are comfortable with you trying self care options before being evaluated by a health care provider.  However, if you still have concerns, you may call for an appointment.