What causes vomiting and shortness of breath during medication for an infection?
Patient: iv had surgery on my ankle to have metal work removed and a few days after surgery its became infected ,swollen, my hole foot is red and feels under pressure iv been to a & e they said it was boarder line infected and sent me on my way .iv been put on antibiotics and im now vomiting i hav stomach pains and dissiness also shortness of breath can u shed some light on this please Doctor: Hello You are passing through a trauma , initially you operated for metal work removal , got infection , took antibiotics . These all developed hyperacidity or gastritis and that is main reason of vomiting  and stomach pain .Since you are also complaining of shortness of breath ,this may be due to hyper acidity or forceful vomits . You should take some proton pump inhibitors like pantoprazole-d ,once or twice in day ( although normal dose is once in a day ). Also take some antacid .If you got relief in infection stop antibiotics . You can use local antiseptic solution ,if infection is localized and minor as it will not produce any hyper acidity or gastritis.Still feel problem or vomiting then consult a physician and get his opinion.Good luck.