Question 1

i've had diarrhea for a week (started with sulfurous gas) and get dizzy when i change position (upright to lying down or vice versa).  any ideas?

Accepted Answer

Dehydrated?: Sounds like you may be dehydrated due to diarrhea. You should Increase your intake of fluids and electrolytes. If your "dizzy" occurs when you lay down as well as when stand up then you may have paroxysmal vertigo which is not likely related to the diarrhea at all. In either case both of these are self limited.

Question 2

what causes sulphur smelling burps?

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Indigestion: Well we have burping in general it usually means that we ate too fast or that you did not chew your food adequately.  When burps smell bad, it has a lot to do with what you ate.  Try chewing your food better and maybe taking some digestive enzymes.  Chlorophyll tablets are great if your burps smell like sulfur.

Question 3

does ciproflaxin contain sulphur?

Accepted Answer

No: Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is a quinalone antibiotic ANS not a sulfa containing antibiotic.

Question 4

could sulphur soap make acne worse?

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Yes: It's a poor choice for acne control. Try salicylic acid as a wash, topical benzoyl peroxide, and/or a retinoic acid derivative. If you use these as you can tolerate and they don't clear you, get with your personal physician.

Question 5

can colitis cause sulfur burps?

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NO: Colitis would not affect the quality of burps. Colitis presents with pain, fever, occasional bloating, and pain or mucus in stool. Good luck.

Question 6

the flatulence, contain methane gas and butane gas, or only methane?

Accepted Answer

No butane. Only 20%: Of people produce methane. 99% of the gas volume does not smell.  More recent evidence proves that the major contribution to the smell of flatus comes from a combination of volatile sulphur compounds (vsc).[5][12] it is known that hydrogen sulphide (h2s), methyl mercaptan, mm (also known as methanethiol, mt), dimethyl sulphide (dms), dimethyl disulphide (dmds) and dimethyl trisulphide (dmts) are present and cause the smell.Those compounds are the one percent that cause the smell. Source: wikipedia. Best wishes.

Question 7

what amino acids contain sulfur?

Accepted Answer

Two of them: Cysteine and methionine.

Question 8

intensely foul smelling flatus and poop--sick or food poisoning?

Accepted Answer

Could be either: You need to get the appropriate lab tests. Rotovirus in kids and c.Difficll enterocolitis both cause foul smelling feces. C. Diff can be fatal if not treated properly.

Question 9

can charco caps(carbo vegerabills, lycipodium clavatum, cinchona officinalis, sulphur) turn stool a charcoal color? nearly black?

Accepted Answer

? content: The problem is that these supplements are unregulated and untested for safety, purity and safety. If  this contains charcoal it could turn stools black. You in fact do not know what you are taking.

Question 10

does sulfer soap kill scabies?

Accepted Answer

No: You need prescribed medications to kill scabies.

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I've had diarrhea for a week (started with sulfurous gas) and get dizzy when i change position (upright to lying down or vice versa). any ideas?

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What causes sulphur smelling burps?

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Does ciproflaxin contain sulphur?

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Could sulphur soap make acne worse?

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The flatulence, contain methane gas and butane gas, or only methane?

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What amino acids contain sulfur?

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Intensely foul smelling flatus and poop--sick or food poisoning?

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Can charco caps(carbo vegerabills, lycipodium clavatum, cinchona officinalis, sulphur) turn stool a charcoal color? nearly black?

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Does sulfer soap kill scabies?

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