Samsung Seoul One Internal Medicine Clinic

My stomach had been hurting continuously since last night, and I was feeling nauseous, so I went to a local Internal Medicine clinic in the morning. In the exam room, the doctor asked where and how it hurt, when it had started, and what I had eaten, then examined my abdomen by pressing on it. They said it seemed like symptoms of gastroenteritis and recommended getting an IV because I could become dehydrated. It stung a little when they inserted the needle into my arm while I was lying on the bed in the treatment room, but it felt fine soon after. The IV took about 40 minutes to an hour, and while I was resting under a warm blanket, I ended up falling asleep before I knew it. While I was receiving the fluids, my stomach gradually started to feel more comfortable, and I felt my energy coming back. The nurse came by from time to time to check on me, which made me feel reassured. After the IV was finished, my abdominal pain had eased a lot, and the dizziness had improved too. While taking the prescribed medication, I rested for about a day and ate easy-to-digest foods like porridge and thin rice gruel. I think it would have been even harder if I had kept putting off going in despite the stomach pain. If your symptoms are severe, don’t wait—go to the hospital and get checked out!