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I have had low hemoglobin since last June in Oct 2011 my rheumotolist suggested I go see a GI doctor because my hemoglobin had dropped to 8.9 and it was appearing on the blood work thayt I was having internal bleeding . I had an endoscope and colotosopy. They were normal. I then has a capusle endoscope that was normal. I had blood work done in Feb. my hemoglobin had dropped to 7.9 still indicating internal blleding. On May 12th I went to the Er with rapid heartbeat , vomiting , and shortness of breath, My hemaglobin had dropped to 7.1 and rock bottom iron. I was admitted and given blood transfusions and iron. The doctors have now ordered a constant CT can of my adoman. I have been going to the hemotologist and getting feronine infusions weekly. My iron is still low and my hemoglobin has dropped from 10.3 in the hospital(after transfusions) to 8.3. They did do another endoscope in the hospital and that was fine. My family doctor, the GI and Hemotologist all seem to think i am having some type of GI bleed. What could it be.
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Hello and thanks for the query. This is an excellent question. It does appear that you have a significant anemia. I am not sure that your doctors can conclude that you have actual bleeding going on. It is possible that your body is somehow destroying the red blood cells. This can sometimes happen through an autoimmune process. I am, sure you're hematologist has considered this. He may have requested some special laboratory studies to rule this out. It is important that you continue to receive your iron supplementation. As long as the other blood cells in your body, including platelets and white blood cells are within normal limits. It is most likely, your bone marrow is functioning normally and that some type of processes going on whether it is some type of bleeding that has yet to be discovered or whether your body is actively breaking red blood cells apart somehow through this immune process. Thanks again for sending your question. I can appreciate, that you're dealing with a very stressful and frustrating situation. Please let me know if you have any additional specific concerns.
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i have a bump on the inside of my left knee. it is on the inside of my left knee in the middle sort of ontop of the knee cap. its very painful, and hard? i can t really put pressure through my leg. i have patellar subluxation, but this is different. i was wondering, what do you think it is?
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Hi, Welcome with your query to Chat Doctor virtual Clinic. I reviewed all the details of your query. Based on the facts of your query, the cause of the sore knee hard lump seems to be-Painful Patellar Bursitis(Housemaids Knee) with accompanied Patellar subluxation /or it could be Synovitis as you had history of knee trauma which led to Patellar Subluxation, formed due to hard hit, as you don't deny having hard hit. Would suggest USG/X-ray knee left/right to fix this ambiguity. As I don't have direct information and as you haven't yet shown to any doctor except your cardiologist, I would suggest taking Second Opinion from your Orthopedic Surgeon/ or General Surgeon. He would investigate /check and treat it accordingly. Hope this reply would help you to plan treatment with your doctors and resolve your worries. Will appreciate writing excellent review and feedback comments to help the needy patient visitors like you at Chat Doctor. Welcome any further query and information in this regard. Contact at My Chat Doctor Clinic, with direct Premium question for further suggestions if need be. Good Day!! Chat Doctor. N. Senior Surgical Specialist. S. Genl-CVTS
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Hello my name is Ruth a couple months ago I had an endoscopy done because I been having stomach pain.. Certain things I eat become painful .. My results came back normal..my biopsy came back that I have inflamed esophagus.. My pain is still there what can I do to make it feel better
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Thank you user for your query. There are many cause for inflamed esophagus mainly Candida, Herpes, HERD etc. All you have to do is to start taking any antacid to avoid acid production such as heart burn. An antibiotic or antifungal or any antiviral can also be taken but under physician's guidance. Try to gargle after eating anything as this reduces inflammation. While treating for esophagitis you should follow certain sesamoid spicy oily, hard foods. Avoid alcohol, and acidic fruits like grapes, oranges, tomatoes. Instead, try eating soft mashed food as this will help in healing of your esophagus. Liquid diets can also be taken. God Bless
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My 11 week old daughter is eating about 10-20 minutes, 3 times a day and about 2 during the night. She s really fussy. Drooling. Puts her hands in her mouth. And now she is laying on top of my chest but seems like she is having a cold sweat. She does not have a temperature and has been like this the past 4 days. She has not had a bowel movement the past 5 days either. I ve heard some breastfed babies don t have a bowel movement for up to 10 days. I do give her about 2 oz of apple juice mixed with water throughout the day through a dropper. She is very gassy and cries out before she poots. I m a new mommy and could use some advice or input, please?
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Hi... This is called evening colic and is quite common in this age group. This happens when the baby sucks at the breast very fast and in eagerness to Chat Doctor. Unless the air comes out like burping or flatus this discomfort will be there and next time check if she is sucking too fast and gulping in air too. You will be more convinced. Usually I don't advice any medicines for this as they give only temporary relief. The two best ways to relieve this distress is - 1. Do not put her in lying position after feeding till she burps out the swallowed air.2. If she is still crying - put her in prone position and keep patting her back gently so that she passes off the flatus and gets relieved. Regards -
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lower back pain going down the sciaticLower back pain going into my buttocks then down the sciatic Pain worse when sitting walking standing.its been hurting for around 2 weeks it hurts going from a laying down position to a sitting position or from sitting to standing.
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Hi, Thanks for using Chat Doctor In my opinion it might be early signs of sciatica. You should not take them lightly. For immediate relief have some painkiller along with a muscle relaxant and have proper bed rest for 2 weeks. Do not lie down on soft mattress use hard one instead, do not sit for longer durations and do not travel long distance for 2 weeks. You can also apply some good anti-inflammatory painkiller gel on your back. If the pain increases do some hot fermentation locally and make a routine of doing some back strengthening exercise daily. After 2 weeks start with some back strengthening exercise. It will help you build your back muscle, and you will be able to continue with your daily work with no pain but do not overlook at the symptoms right now. As it is still early days for you, and you can be fine and back in action with these small things. Good luck
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Went to dentist on Jan 26 for routine cleaning and a white filing on a wisdom tooth. It was not a big filing. Had to be frozen with, i believe, 3 needles. Drilling was short and everything was painless even though I was told it was a difficult area in the mouth to reach. I was fine for a couple of days then on the 29th Jan. I started feeling some tenderness around tooth. This escalated to soreness in upper and lower gum/jaw area on side of filing. Went to dentist on Feb 1st and he told me everything looked fine and to take Advil for pain and wait and see. Pain got worse and it was dificult to open mouth or eat. Went back on Feb. 3rd, dentist had a look and I was told there was an infection. I am now taking Amoxicillin. Dentist said I probably chewed on that side while I was still frozen(which I didnt). What are your thoughts. Does this happen easily and often?
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Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Read your query. Pain in the filled tooth continuously and increase in swelling can be probably due to the presence of underlying infection in the last tooth. Amoxicillin can be continued as advice. I would advise you visit your oral surgeon and have a radiograph done. If the tooth can undergo root canal treatment, please go ahead with. If not have it extracted. Removal of the filling will provide relief. Do salt water gargling. Hope this was useful. Thanks and regards.
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Hi Doctor I have a question please . My SGPT (ALT) 56* and SGOT (AST) is 42*. could you please tell me what does it mean ? Thanks HBsAg 1649.00 HBsAb HBe-Ag 257.00 HBe Ab 1.82 HBcAb(Total) 0.01 HBc Ab IGM 0.06 SGPT(ALT) 56* SGOT(AST) 42*
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Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this abnormal results. These results are suggestive of hepatitis B infection with increased liver enzymes. I will recommend you follow up with a gastroenterologist and get the follow-up care you would require following this diagnosis of hepatitis B. I hope this helps. Furthermore, I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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I have had a cold for 5 weeks(also have asthma that flares up with colds). Have a bad cough & greenish yellow mucus in nose & cough. I also have occasional black flecks in my mucus....I have done a course of Cefdinir & now am on Augmentin. All this with neb treatments & a steroid inhaler. What to do next?
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Hello are an asthmatic patient and taking many Chat Doctor. In spite of this all symptoms present with greenish phlegm with black flecks in mucus. The possibilities of these symptoms may be, these include
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all day today i have had a pain in my chest which feels like it is from my heart, every 5-10 seconds i get a dull pain which lasts maybe only a second. i am currently traveling, and have been in very smoggy cities for 2 weeks now, also the food i have been eating recently is quite salty and fatty, so just wondering if it could be because of this or could be more serious?
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Since you are traveling and eating salty and fatty food, possibility of acute gastritis related chest pain is more. So follow these steps for better symptomatic relief in acute gastritis. 1. Avoid hot and spicy. Avoid junk food. 2. Avoid large meals, instead take frequent small meals. 3. Avoid stress and tension, be relaxed and calm. 4. Take pantoprazole tablet on empty stomach. 5. Quit smoking and Alcohol if you have these habits. You will mostly improve with all these in chest pain in 2-3 days. If not improving after 2-3 days then consult doctor and get done ECG to rule out heart diseases. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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I have been under a lot of stress, with my business slowing down, money making ends meet. I now just have no energy form thinking and worrying I am not even happy with life it seems so hard every day. My sister said she felt like this and is now taking prozak and she has calmed down and she seems happy. I feel I cannot deal with anything. I sleep a lot naps, no energy and just confused. I argue with my son all the time. Just wondered what I can take to ease the stress
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Hello Patient, Stress happens to everyone. Although Stress is actually a reaction of the mind, its effects are seen in the entire body. As of today, stress is something nobody can escape from. Simply because we need to understand one important thing-Things or people do not give stress. We CHOOSE TO TAKE STRESS. The moment we accept this fact, it becomes clear to us that we have a choice- whether to take stress or not. After all, taking stress will neither improve your business, nor your relationship with your son nor your energy. I would suggest this for you
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I have been told to take proferrin at max dosage for this. Will it change cbc levels to mask the levels? I mave hemoglobin level of 12.4, up from 11.9 and ferritin of 11 and dropping. RBCs are fropping. Blood counts last taken at end of Sept and began dropping in July or earlier.
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Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to Chat Doctor. I read and understand your concern. I am Chat Doctor answering your concern. Natural blood loss is common in females via menstrual cycles. So if you are female loss is common in you. If you are male than the thing is worry some. In both the cases it is necessary to know the exact cause of hemoglobin loss. Final treatment of such a cause is the treatment for hemoglobin loss. Till you search the cause I advise you to take the preferring as you are taking. It is also advice you to take vitamin B12 and folic acid. As this is also important in boosting up your hemoglobin level. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/ Chat Doctor. Please hit thank you for me if you are helped. Thank you, ChatDoctorInfectious diseases specialist.
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Hi, I am 30 years old and me and my husband are trying to conceive for the past 2 years now. All tests have indicated that both my tubes are blocked which also got re-confirmed by laparoscopy surgery that I underwent last week. My Doctor has suggested IVF. Can you kindly let me know is IVF the only solusion in my case. How good is the success rate of IVF at Oyster & Pearl Hospital in Pune. All other things have been confirmed as normal by my doctor.
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Hi welcome to Chat Doctor. I have gone through your question. Both tubes are blocked that means you can't conceive naturally. But options are there to conceive with your own eggs. GUI intrauterine insemination, in that your husband s washed semen and your ovum inserted in your uterus. And can bypass the track/fallopian tubes. Ivf is also a good option. You should consult a gynecologist for which is a better option for you. Take care.
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I am a 21 year old female with several unexplained, hard, painless lumps. When I noticed the first one, I thought it was just a cyst, but now I have 2 in one armpit, 1 in the other armpit, and 3 on my mons pubis. Does this sound serious enough to see a doctor, and, the obvious question, how likely is cancer (family history for several types of cancers).
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Hi! Thanks for writing to us and sharing your health concerns regarding multiple unexplained, hard, painless lumps in different lymph node regions of your body. When a person comes to my clinic first I examine him/her if these are matted lymph nodes or not and then I go for FNAC/BIOPSY TEST from at least two different nodules which are larger! In such cases I think of few possibilities like
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I feel pain often exacly below testis.This is since from the past 2 yrs I must say but I thought it was some kind of natural phenomenon.But now it hurts.I usually feel this pian after urinating or during the time of erection.I am 25yrs old,single & havent indulged in performing sex tillnow.
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Hello, Cyst if the scrotal area are very common, and mostly they are self-limiting and does not need any further treatment or management. It is good news that you felt the lump to be on the side of the testicle and not on it because this will point to a very benign condition. That being said I think it is still best to see your urologist so that he may be able to do a complete physical examination on you. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care
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I have a diastasis recti, found by dr after pregnancy years ago dx by a surgeon 1 year ago had no problems until the other day. I have had some discomfort, the other day I pushed on my stomach to try to push the muscle back in, it was hard instead of regular soft, I have a light redness around my belly button, it went away and came back, I have NO pain just feels uncomfortable when I get up & down, some pinching by belly button & inside belly button looks like belly button pushing out a little. its been 3 days and feels little better each day, is it possible I irritated the muscle & how long until it feel normal again
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Hi. The umbilical position of just pushed out indicates that you have an umbilical hernia along with diastase recto. This indicates you be examined again by a General Surgeon, get a diagnosis and if required get the defect and umbilical hernia corrected by an operation. Only surgery can correct such type of pains, till then you can consult a Physiotherapist to get abdominal wall exercises as may be required for your condition.
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Hi i have got a fungal infection as well as allergic swell. how well propygenta can be helpful if i use it with micogel
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Hi!moving, Welcome To Chat Doctor forum, Fungal infection and allergy are two different things and both require different kind of treatment. Correct diagnosis of the two is important. Propygenta is a combination cream of steroid and antibiotic cream, used in case of allergy or eczema and not for fungal infection. Micogel is an antifungal cream. So both these cream have their own indication. Together they should not be used at the same place. But if one wants to use it at two different places then it can be used. It would be good to consult a dermatologist before using these creams. Regards, Chat Doctor.
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Hi.. my baby is 3 months turning 4 in a weeks time.. I am currently giving her isomil milk because she had diarrhoea last week so the doctor suggested I give her that milk... so since since from yesterday she doesn t pee normally even after hours her diaper is still dry, nd she also had hard poo.. must I be concerned
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Hi.... if the kid is not having loose stools and feeding actively you need not worry. Many of the formula milk can cause hard stools and constipation. A normally growing Active Baby of this age should pass urine at least 6 hours once. If that can be observed and positively be documented then you need not worry. But if the kid is not passing urine once in 6 hours then you consult your pediatrician. Regards -
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Hi , My semen test result Could you help out the below mentioned of my Semen Test result and is it normal result ?About my semen results,Volume
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HelloMentioned semen analysis may indicate normal findings but major component i, e sperm count is not mentioned in your query. Motility is normal. Normally it should be at least 55 %. Your findings suggest 64% motility, so it is normal. Sperm count should be at least 20 millions/ml. Other findings like viscosity, pH etc. are normal. Morphology of sperms are also normal. Fructose is normally found in semen. Low volume of semen need evaluation. It may be due to transmission loss etc. Take Care Chat Doctor.
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Hello Doctor.... Yesterday my wife experienced a stiff neck , a severe headache and naussia during a bowl movement. She claimed that the BM was loose so there was minimal to no straining but she thought she was going to explode. She went to see her MD and no issues with blood pressure, sinus nor ear infection was identified. An appointment for a catscan has been made. Now this afternoon, she had a similar situation but ONLY a strong neck ache resulted. Do you have any ideas on the root cause? Just another tidbit, she also felt nausseous when driving home 2 days ago (1 day before headache) and vomited. Not sure if all of this is tied together with some sort of allergy or virus but would love your opinion.
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Haiall symptoms except loose bowel can be attributed to some sort of pathology related to head and neck region likely within the head but will need more history and clinical evaluation then further a ct scan. Seems to me loose stools r all together a different pathology. Straining is there at defecation however mild it may be, and such straining can increase a head pathology. Cannot comment more with just such lithe info. Needs a very close careful look - take her to a specialist neurologist God Bless take care.
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Hi Doctor, Good morning. I took nordette as an ecp after an unprotected sex last December 26 and 27. I took nordette at exactly 8
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Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. After the Corvette one will have the period like discharge, may be the dark, or not. Next month you will have period, only on this day. There won't be bleeding on the previous day of the cycle. The sleepy less may not have any relation with the pills. Take more of green leafy vegetables, pulses, sprouts, and protein rich foods to have good health. Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. Thank you.
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good morning DOCTOR My name is khalid khan, I adopted gutkha before 18 months. but my mouth is not full open properly. only 2 finger are feet in the mouth. and a major problem that sometime (in 1 time in a Month) mouth are starts side RED patches and some pain. but after only 1 day it is clear. 2 times i do exercise with wood spoon which 20 spoon are set in my mouth but after 15 days my upper jaw teethes are feel pain so i adopted that exercise. so Doctor plz consult me that What i Do...
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Hello, thank you for consulting with Chat Doctor. The symptoms which you are mentioning it looks that you might have a disease which is known as oral submucous fibrosis, it occurs because of habit of chewing tobacco and Gurkha and there will be gradually decrease in mouth opening with burning sensation to spicy food. For the treatment you have to start with an antioxidant like lycopene twice daily for two months and topical steroid ointment in both the cheek mucosa. Hope it will help you.
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Hi iam a40 years old married man from last month I am sufferig from penis erection diorder during sex with my wife and now iam unable to full fill her desire I have the excitement of doing sex with her she ecourages me but i fail plz guide me with proper treat ment.
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Hello misunderstand your concerns think you have erectile dysfunction. Three are various causes of it, so you have to find out the cause of it. Causes are
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after eating fish and chips at a not so good restaurant, approximately three hours later I developed muscle ache in my legs and neck, and then starting have severe chills and shaking. I had bad headache also. Although my stomach seemed upset, I had no diarrhea, or vomiting. After several hours of rest the symptoms abated but I still have headache
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Hello, Thank you for asking at Chat Doctor. I went through your history and would like to make following suggestions to you
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I have a stress test tomorrow at 8
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. No need to worry about coffee intake. You had taken it before 15 hours of test. So it will metabolize in the body and excreted into urine and stool. So it won't cause any effect of your stress test report. So don't post phone or reschedule your stress test date. Don't worry, you will be done great I'm stress test. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Dear Doctor my age 28 yearsheight 6 fitweight 58 kg i have TB in my past Presently iam healthy seminal report is quantity 20mlcolour milky whiteconsistency thick liquidreaction alkalnePH 70 total cout of sperms 10 million Dear Doctor my age 28 years,height-6 fit,weight 58 kg, i have TB in my past Presently iam healthy seminal report is quantity 2.0ml,colour-milky white,consistency-thick liquid,reaction-alkalne,P.H-7.0, total cout of sperms 10 million/ml of semen Motality after 1/2 hours total motile-10% active motile-10%,moderatelymotile-10%,sluggeshly motile-20% ,non motile-60% after 1hour total motile-8% active motile-5%,moderatelymotile-10%,sluggeshly motile-25% ,non motile-60% after 4hour total motile-2% active motile-00%,moderatelymotile-5%,sluggeshly motile-15% ,non motile-80% micro scopic morphology-10 to15% immature forms 08 to 10% tail less-02 to 04 %,pin head 01 to02%,W.B.C-4-6/hpf,R.B.C-no found, epithelial cell-not found,trichmonous-not found so pls tell sir i can be a fatheror not if not treatments are avilable for me. and duration as per abnomality which shows in my report.
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Dear Her, Welcome to Chat Doctor. Your count is low and motility is also less, so you will need to get a Color Doppler study of Scrotum done, to rule out or confirm varicocele which could be the cause for this. For this you will have to consult a Urologist who will advise you. You can certainly become a father after proper treatment. Do not lose hope, have a positive attitude. Wish you all the Best.
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Hi, I introduced my fiance (girl) to my friend and made her feel confident and my friends too. In the other way, she doesnt have much friends but the only two she is hanging out with are boys who are interested in her. She told me that she loves me and it is just a meeting with friends but I cannot stop feeling bad about it. We spoke about it, she said that she understand my point of view and would not like if it was the contrary but she is still doing it. I am torn because I want her to have some her time but it with boy who are interested in more with her. I trust her but I know that a man is a man... if he has a chance he would take it! Am I wrong to feel that way?
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Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. I can see your possessiveness towards her. Possessiveness is normal with everyone in the case of girl and boyfriends. But nothing to worry in that aspect. In due course, you will learn how not to be jealous about these happenings. You are a versatile person. God made us like that. We know how to adjust with every situation. Therefore, be confident, you will change., If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http
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Today I had the most sharpest pain on my left side of my stomach. I thought I was going to collapse with the pain which lasted about 20 minutes and this was as I was doing the groceries. It was my left side about middle and spread half way across my stomach. It drained me for some time after. I am fine now. Have never experienced that before.
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Hi. Thank you for your question. Before coming to any particular diagnosis I will like to inquire certain questions. What is your age and sex? Can you describe the quality of pain? Are you an alcoholic? Was the pain associated with nausea, did the pain radiate to back? How is your bowel habit and appetite. Abdominal can be due to several reasons
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I am a 48 yr. old man, recently had an ultra sound done due to a couple of UTI s. have a history of kidney stones. everything checked out fine, but I notice my prostate measures 3.9 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm. is this considered to be enlarged? do I need to follow up with a doctor?
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HelloYour ultrasound findings suggests mildly enlarged prostate. It is an age related finding. Mildly enlarged prostate need clinical correlation and further investigations.PSA(prostate specific antigen)should also be assessed in enlarged prostate. After clinical evaluation, you may need medicines to take like alpha-blockers and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors. You can consult nephrologist. Get well soon. Take Care Chat Doctor.
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I started my first dose(one pill) of metronidazole tonight but I forgot I am going out saturday niht drinking. Did not know this pill had such an adverse reaction with alcohol. I was hoping I could stop taking the pills and restart again on sunday after I have enjoyed my night out?
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Hi, Based on the history you seem to had developed harmful interactions between metronidazole and alcohol. It takes roughly 48 hours for metronidazole to be cleared from the body of an average adult so the interaction between metronidazole and alcohol can continue for up to 3 days after the last dose. So in view of the above it is better to continue the course of metronidazole, and you may take alcohol 3 days after the last dose of metronidazole. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care
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Hi, my boyfriend is telling me about a lump in between his leg and testicles, just above the gap between his leg and testicles. it;s on the left side, and there is no colour or anything. it hurt a little bit to touch it to begin with, but now it doesn t. What could it be?
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Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor. I studied your query. I understood Your concerns. Dear your boyfriend could be suffering from Boil (as it was painful to begin with)in pubic or groin area, which seems to have resolved on its own due to body defenses. Your Query being very scanty, I would suggest physical check with your Surgeon/ or GP doctor, who would examine and fix the diagnosis of it. Hope this reply would satisfy and would help you to plan treatment with the right consultant doctor. Contact with a Followup Premium question to ME. Will appreciate your Hitting thanks and writing excellent review comments to help needy patients like you. Good Day!! Chat Doctor. Senior Surgical Specialist M.S. Genl-CVTS
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i lost my virginity to my boyfriend. he wore a condom and even pulled out before he came. this was in july. my periods in august and september have been a little abnormal. I have bled heavy but for only 2 and a half to three days. my periods usually are heavy and last any where from 4-5. Can losing your virginity cause a change in your period, or could i be pregnant? I have had trouble with cysts and missed periods occasionally before but nothing like this.
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Hello dear, I understand your concern. In my opinion though the period was different from usual it can be considered as normal. This difference could be due to hormonal imbalance due to stress or any. But nothing to worry. There is no chance of pregnancy as the period has come regularly. The loss of virginity might not affect directly, but it might induce the stress regarding the thought of pregnancy leading to alteration in bleeding. So relax. Overall there is no chance of pregnancy. Best regards...
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Our grandson has the hsp purpura virus for over 3 months now it is now affecting his kidneys with high levels blood and protein in his urine. Dr s currently are treating him with predizone for over a month now and no signs of improvement. Grandson is now showing signs fo achy joints and feeling cold all the time. Right now parents have made the decision on consulting with the University hospital on a different treatment plan and waiting for an answer. Have any of your dr s heard of this virus and other treatment plans? Thank you!
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Hi... Henoch Schooling Purpura is not a virus, and it is an autoimmune disease. Rarely it can affect the kidneys too. There are several treatment options and one of which is steroids, and it should be used only when the kidneys are getting affected. I am glad that the doctors there have started steroids after renal involvement. Achy joints are usual in the natural course of this disease. I am glad that you are in right direction and safe hands. Regards -
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SIR I 28 YRS OLD FROM ORISSA, I AM MUCH HABITUTED OF TOBACCO LST 5 YR BUT I FORGET TOBACCO FROM LAST 1 YEAR SIR MY PROBLEM IS PRESENTLY MY MOUTH NOT OPEN FULLY OPEND ONLY JUST ONE INCH KINDLY SUGEST ME WHAT I CAN DO FOR MY MOUTH PROBLEM?
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Hi, welcome to Chat Doctor, yes as the other doctors told you, u have subbed mucous fibrosis, now this condition has to treated, but treatment depends on the stage of oral submucous fibrosis, in the early cases injection therapy helps but in the latter stages surgery has to be done, it is best you see an oral maxillofacial surgeon who specialists in treating submucous fibrosis you can contact me on 9879834033 Chat Doctor.
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my lmp may10th 2012. i hava 5year baby. i trying second praganancy for the past2years. i havn t succeed. now my doc advised me take ovecare 10tablet & my husbend to take oligocare tablets and than10 progestrontablets from 18th day. after 40days home test was negative and give another 4 suten100mg tablet..at 56days i take scane that also negative than doc advised gestofit100inj... now still i have no periods . my first praganancy was 80day get postive result via scane not ChatDoctor .. simillary result get positive or not?
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Hi, you may be having some underlying problem like poly cystic disease or any hormonal abnormality, so better you once discuss with your doctor what is the actual cause of your problem and if needed to undergo hormonal evaluation, then depending on that you can plan your treatment, meanwhile you and your husband continue the tablets given by your doctor, if you get ovulation with the Chat Doctor. Take care.
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My son is 7 years old and was diagnosed with Autism when he was 4 years old. He had hernia repair surgery as an infant and it seems since then he has never had regular bowel movements. Sometimes he can go as long as a week without a bowel movement. We give him enemas but, sometimes even then nothing happens. Im extremely frustrated and would really like to resolve his gut issues so he can begin developing at a more rapid pace.
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Hi, Thank you for your query. Constipation has nothing to do with the hernia repair but is a nutritional problem. You need to ensure that your son has increased roughage in his diet along with increased water intake to control the constipation problem. Diet modification needs to be done, and I suggest that have a look at the article on constipation and high fiber diet at http
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My 12 yr old son 150lbs 5 4 fever
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Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Regards -
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Hello - I have several external lumps inside and around the opening of my rectum (each is about the size of dime is diameter). Every time I have a BM there is blood on the stool and toilet paper. Also, there is a daily foul-smelling discharge from the anus. There is another similar looking lump on the lower part of the penis which is much larger but no discharge.
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Hi, Dear,Good Morning from India. Thanks for your query to Chat Doctor Virtual Clinic.-I studied your query in depth. I understood your concerns.-In my opinion-you may be suffering from -mostly from-? Multiple Piles ? Or with fissure ? With fistula in ANO with foul smelling discharge-? Or could be hi Chat Doctor. -You need to consult your Surgeon-and get FBS/PPS done to rule out the diabetes issue with you-which could be causing it.-You should definitely be concerned of this issue.Hence, I advise you to take care as advised.-This would help to recover fast.-Not to worry about its recurrence and It's definitely not a Cancer for sure. Hope this would help you to recover fast. Wellcome to Chat Doctor again for any more queries. Have a Good day.
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mild dextroscoliosis is seen of the lumbar spine. The osseous structures have decreased density. There is a 7mm anterolisthesis of L4 relative to L5. Narrowing of the L4-L5 disc space is noted. Mild anterior spurring is seen of the upper lumbar spine. The vertebral body heights are fairly well-maintained. My question is, does this qualify a person for social security disability benefits??
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HelloYour findings may suggest degenerative changes in lumbar spine. There is mild dextroscoliosis in lumbar spine, it means lumbar spine is mildly deviated towards right side. There is also mild osteopenia(decreased calcium in bone). There is 7 mm anterolisthesis of L4 relative to L5 means L4 vertebra is moved forward by 7 mm. There is also decreased inter vertebral disc space at L4-5 level. There are also mild osteophytes in upper lumbar vertebra. Majority of degenerative disc disease patients are benefited by conservative treatment in the form of physiotherapy, analgesics and muscle relaxants. Physiotherapy helps in strengthening of para spinal muscles, and it prevents further changes. Since you have mild findings, I expect you may require physiotherapy only. You need proper evaluation by a neurologist. Get well soon. Take Care Chat Doctor.
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I have mild pain in lower right abdomen, lower right back soreness( not felt during lying down), and mild chest pain where heart is located when under stress. The swelling in the lower right abdomen increases when I hold my urine for extended times at work. I also lift constantly and stay on my feet all day at work.
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Hi. Thebest way is to get the preliminary ultrasonography done to see the status of the kidneys and whole urinary system and other organs. This would help to get a proper diagnosis which is so much important to get the right treatment. Clinical examination would see for the swelling, whether is due to kidney/ hernia or so. It points to the area to be investigated thoroughly. The chest pain due to stress can be due to costo-chon Chat Doctor. Please share this with your treating Doctor.
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my mother is having serve back pain and her stomach is also getting fat like a balloon, my doctor have earlier prescribed Ultracet and pan-d, but my mother is not getting relief from that. Now one my my known doctor told me to give her zule forte. Can I give both of these together or suggest me some good remedy for her
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You must get to the root cause of pain. And the abdomen increasing in size is a concern. She must have testing, beginning with an x-ray to begin with, not only to look at the lumbar spine, but to look at the bowels and seek a reason for the bloating. But for acute pain relief, attract is for pain, and Zulu forte is a muscle relaxant, and you can give them together as long as she is not Chat Doctor.
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I have been having chest pains and shortness of breath for about a month and a half, as well as an increased heartbeat at abnormal times. I Have also felt dizzy and have fainted for the first time today. I have not been eating properly do to the fact that I have felt so nauseous.
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Hi. I can understand your concern. Ideally ECG and 2d echo should be done first in your case. If both are normal than no need to worry about heart diseases. HERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) can cause similar kind of chest pain. HERD is due to laxity of gastroesophageal sphincter. Because of this the acid of the stomach tends to come up in the esophagus and cause central chest pain and nausea. Take proton pump inhibitors. But along with Chat Doctor. Avoid stress and tension. Avoid hot and spicy food. Avoid junk food. Avoid large meals, instead take frequent small meals. Quit smoking and alcohol if you have these habits. Go for walk after meals. Keep 2-3 pillows under head in the bed to prevent reflux. Lose weight if you are obeseDont worry, you will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Hi, I m 32 years old, I m 5ft7 and weigh about 128lbs, although I m about 138 now since I m little over 6 months pregnant. This is my second pregnancy (first one was in 2008 and had no complications). Since my first trimester I ve been suffering from PET (patulous eustachian tube). In the beginning I was still able to control my condition because I knew what could trigger it (like fatigue, certain activities, etc), but unfortunately for the past 3 weeks it s changed for the worse and I ve been having PET constantly throughout the day with now relief, unless I lay completely flat on my bed, which I can t always do having a 2-yr old boy jumping around me all day. With my first pregancy I only started having PET around my 8th month and it wasn t constantly, I could easily control it so it didn t control my life like it does this time around. Although I ve read a lot about PET and I know that the tissue around the ET can soften during pregnancy causing it to open up, I was still wondering if low blood pressure could have anything to do with it, too. I ve always had low bp and now that I m pregnant I lack a lot of energy and I m always out of breath. My bp is about 100/50. I know that before, being tired was one of the triggers for my ET to open up. Anyway, even though I can rest assured that this annoying problem will go away in 3 months after I give birth, I still would love to get some relief now, because it s driving me crazy. Is there anything I can do to get my bp to go up? Not only to see if my PET would go away, but also to get more energy. Thank you for your time.
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Hi, Chat Doctor. I welcome you to Chat Doctor VIRTUAL CLINIC. I have gone through your question, and I think I have understood your concern. Furthermore, I will suggest you the best possible treatment options. 1) First do not worry. 2) I will suggest you to practice breathing exercises. Indian traditional technique of Panama will be of help. 3) Also try to avoid precipitating events. Avoid cold water and cold beverages. Use of vitamin C tablets 500 mg twice a day for ten days will be of help. I hope this answer helps you. Wish you a healthy pregnancy. Thanks
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I have trouble with balance-I don t have painful feet as some acquaintenances who felt I have neuropathy
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Cellophane you for posting your query. I have gone through your query and understand your concern. You may be having neuropathy. For which you may require to undergo lumbar spine MRI, thyroid function test (T3, T4 and TSH), Blood sugar test to search for the cause. Mecobalamine will be useful in reducing numbness and tingling caused by neuropathy. Hope your query get answered. Wishing you a good health. Take care.
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what causes pancreatitis and what can help with abdominal pain till I see gastro on Feb 6,2014. was diagnosed via MRI Sunday via emergency room at Gadsden hosp. was given strong medicine (oxycodone),which only constipates and gives little help for more than an hour or so after getting in my system about 35-45min after digesting. Imm about to turn 67, female, told by em room dr to stop niacin until I see dr. also taking sotalol (ar), atorvastatin (high cholesterol & triglycerides),40mg, ranitidine 300 hiatal hernia + otc fish oil, flax oil, multi vit, calcium, magnesium, v\"D\", + 500mg v\"C\". Pain level was about 8 when reaching hospital and got down to about 3 after meds at em room. now about 4-5 w/o med. i(last Friday) had 2 spinal steroid injections in back, also recently put on c-pap, and diagnosed w fibromyalgia, and severe bone loss and arthritis. In great shape for a 95 yr old. not 67!
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HIT hank for asking to ChatDoctorLooking to the age of patient, the multi-system organ failure would start, and no one can stop this, giving medicine at this stage may jeopardizes the condition, if patient does not have any major pathological condition then no need to give any medicine, and if it has a major pathological condition then it has to be treated according to the age and taking the rate absorption of Chat Doctor.
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hello you see I just had an intercourse with my hubby last night but then after, we discovered that the condom which he used was broken.. I just bought a 21 bedded pill of nordette a while ago but dont know what to do with it.. we dont want to have another baby for now because my son is to young and we cant support another child in our family... please tell me how to use it as an ECP and how many times should I take it.... and is it really effective? cause Ive reAd good comments about it..
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Hi, Nordette 28 contains both estrogen and progesterone, in case of an emergency a dosage should be taken right away (4 light orange pills), a second dose should be taken 12 hours later, no sooner (also 4 pills). If taken the right way and in the right way, you shouldn't get pregnant. But if you show any symptoms that you are worried about, call a health care provider right away. I hope this answered your question.
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Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... Hi, I consistently show BP of 140 over 90. I ve started monitoring it myself and have gotten between 151 over 105 (middle of the day) and 128 over 70 (first thing in the morning weekend) I m 60 yo, and I m 5 8 approx 215 lb. I ve been going to doctor for regular check ups for 3 yrs., and she has not put me on medication. Is she doing me any favors, or should I seek another opinion?
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Hi Thereafter going through the details provided by You, I would like to tell you that a blood pressure of 151/105 mmHg is considered high for which medicine need to be started along with lifestyle modifications I would have been your treating doctor I would like to start you on some ACE INHIBITORS or CCS. Its advisable that you should go for a second opinion and get your meds started. I wish you good health
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My 12 year old daughter had an appendectomy a month ago. 10 days later she had a procedure to drain an absess from infection due to the appendectomy. She completed PICC line antibiotics a week ago, but has had urinary issues for a couple weeks. Today urine test came back that she has strep in her urine (UTI). Is this related to the appendix/absess issues? Why didnt the IV antibiotics kill any bacteria present?
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HI appendix with mild ascites.... can cause ureter to get infected.....and secondly strep and staph are skin germs and rarely the ureter can be injured during operation....... they can be due to scar mark access if fistula is formed or simply SHE GOT DIFFERENT STRAIN OF STREP FROM THE ANTIBIOTIC U GAVE.EVERY ANTIBIOTIC HAS DIFFERENT SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITY.... JUST BY NORMAL ASCENDING URINARY TRACT INFECTION ...............TAKE CARE
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Hi, my name is Judy I was in a severe car accident back in 1981-82 which left me with a shattered left femur. After being in bone traction for almost 3 weeks the Dr. performed surgery putting a rod that connected to my hip went in through my femur just before the knee. I must have had a growth spurt which made my leg a bit shorter than my right. I did not walk on my leg for a year. Had a great Dr. stayed very active for many years. Over the last 6 years I ve been in a lot of pain with my back left leg and hip I ve waitressed and bartended for the last 30 years don t think I have many good years left. I ve been taking pain meds. over the past 6 years the last year been having a problem trying to get them I m paying over $1,000. a month and just recently lost my home over the high price of my medication. My email YYYY@YYYY . Thank You for your time Judy
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Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history. As your history indicated about the shortening of on limb and then the pain in the back. This could be directly related to the shortening of the spinal muscles as you have shortening of one lower limb. Due to this there might be a chance of nerve impingement and radiating pain. I will advise you to undergo physical therapy by which your pain levels can be reduced and the correction of the spinal muscles can be achieved. Regards Jay In Chat Doctor.
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Hey the other day at around 4 I was watering my lawn and the pathway got wet. I slipped and fell very hard on my knee. I have a big bruise on the front of my knee. The bruise is not what is giving me the trouble though. When I fell I pulled the muscle on the back side of my lower leg. If I straighten my leg out it hurts and if I bend my knee up to much it hurts. Ive had pulled muscles before but none as bad as this. Any recommendations on what to do besides rest?
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Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised. As you fell on the knee and now flexion and extension is giving pain it could be meniscal sprain. Meniscal is a ligament in the knee joint when it gets sprain it may lead to this kind of symptoms. Using a knee brace to stabilize the knee joint is to be advised. Also, for a week or two only rest. Post which physical therapy should help to regain the Range of motion of knee and also strength. Within 2-3 weeks of proper physical therapy you should be fine.in my clinical practice the meniscal sprain patients recover with physical therapy within 2-3 weeks with full mobility. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor.
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my nephrologist says that I have acidosis. I take 2 sodium bicarbonate twice daily. I do not know anything about this condition. my creatinine and my nephrologist says that I have acidosis. I take 2 sodium bicarbonate tablets twice daily, my creatinine and my nephrologist says that I have acidosis. I take 2 sodium bicarbonate tablets daily; my creatinine and bun are also elevated, can you help me understand acidosis?
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Hello, If your creatinine and blood urea are high, your doctor would have told you that your kidney function is reduced. Acid is normally produced in the body by the metabolic processes that sustain us. This is excreted by the kidneys so that the blood is kept at the normal pH. When the kidney function is reduced, the kidneys cannot excrete the acid and acid builds up in the blood and the pH Chat Doctor. If it
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I have had a dry hacking cough since xmas. Im a carpenter and exposed to dust always. Coughing is getting worse and is putting stress and causing pain in my back as coughing is getting more persistant. saw a doctor two weeks ago and giving some anti histamines but has not helped
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, we should rule out bronchitis in your case. Chronic exposure of any form offers dust can cause bronchitis (inflammation of airways). And this can cause further cause constant coughing. So consult pulmonologist and get done PFT (Pulmonary Function Test). You will mostly improve with inhaled bronchodilators (formoterol or albuterol) and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) (budesonide or fluticasone). Better to wear mask at work place. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Hello,one day my toes began to move involuntary.and 16 months later they are still moving and also my right toes are beginning to move.I have seen a neuroloigist .She really dont know what s causes this maybe painful legs moving toes syndrome.I take Requip xl 4mg not working.I do think my fingers are beginning to quiver and move .When this first started it also affected my left arm from my elbow down my fingers on one side.My balance is off some.Here lately i am having some pain in feet and hands.I had a very bad day i just felt like i wanted to get out of my body.I have had mris blood work spinal tap everything comes back fine.Hopefully you can think of something Thanks Renee .....im am a female 51 years old
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Hi, Thank you for posting your query. It is difficult to ascertain the exact nature of your disease without examining you. If possible, you can upload a small video of your involuntary movements. However, the good point is that your MRI and lumbar puncture have come out as normal, which rules out any serious underlying neurological disease. It is possible that you have mild tremor predominant Parkinson's disease. A careful examination would be helpful. Best wishes, Chat Doctor.
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i keep hearing a voice inside my head, i dont know if its my voice or not because ive had it for so long. it calls me by my own name and thats why im not sure. for example if i was standing in a que and theres someone stood infont of me doing nothing wrong at all i get this voice and it tells me to hit the person or pick somethin up and hit em, even though they havent done anything wrong. i picture myself doin this aswell the voice like encourages me and i see myself doing it. i never get hurt back though. i just hurt them. and sometimes it makes me do the things i see, sometimes i cant stop myself. i get really paranoid aswell like i think somethings watching me and im always looking around me in everycorner and behind me to see if somethings there.
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Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. If the symptoms you gave are correct and accurate, then you must be experiencing a mental disorder named paranoid schizophrenia. It is a complicated mental disorder and needs expert psychiatric treatment and proper management. Please visit a psychiatrist in this early stage itself and start the treatment. Please do not delay. If you need more of my services, please post a direct question to me in this website. I am happy to serve your purpose. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.
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Hi i had an upper hernia surgery 8 days ago through my navel My question is would it be ok to experiance an ejjaulation so soon after this type of suregry could this cause damage to the stomach area since the mesh was put in to protect this area . I tend to have a large ejaculation when i do orgasim.
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HelloThanks for query. You have undergone probably hernia repair with mesh for Umbilical hernia or Epigastric hernia. You seem to have forceful ejaculation which may be due to abstinence for prolonged period. During ejaculation only the muscles in pelvic floor are involved and there is no involvement of muscles of the anterior abdominal wall, so there is no danger at the site of surgery. Chat Doctor.
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Hello!!! I had my mirena Iud removed because I was constantly bleeding at the end ( had IUD for a year and half)... Bled for a week after removal, stopped for a few weeks. Then started my period but i ve had heavy bleeding for about 12 days now.... Is it just an imbalance of hormones?
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Hi Hope this message finds u in good health. I have gone through your msg and understand your concern.it may be due to some sort of hormonal imbalances or variations in the body, though there may be other reasons as reclothing to worry about, You should eventually get back to normal. Take multi vitamin and calcium supplements Do consult a gynecologist if symptoms worsened back to me for any FOLLOW-UP QUERIES anytime. Chat Doctor. .(MBBS, MS,MCH)
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hello, i want to know the advantage of unibody implant and the regular dental implant, which one is better, my front bottom tooth is really small, and I heard unibody is better for me, but when I search for unibody on google, i can t find good information, can you please help me?
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Hello, I generally prefer to allow the implant to heal under the bone and avoid any initial loading. The single stage or unibody advantage will allow you to have a temporary crown placed for the anterior tooth immediately. Ask your dentist for additional information and the particular brand. You want to see some clinical studies for the implant that you are considering. Consider a second opinion with a periodontist. The most important consideration is bone support. You want to do everything possible to have the best surgical outcome for the implant placement. Consider a removable temporary tooth while the implant is placed and heals as an option. Icon dental implants use short implants. There are MDI Mini dental implants designed for dentures by 3M. OCO Biomedical and Fischer Dental are some implant brand names to search for more information. Thank you for your inquiry.
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Hey, I have a tickling sensation in my scrotum; it seems to be isolated to the location behind my left testicle. Ive been researching online and it seems to be either the epididymis or veins which are in that location. If you could offer some advice that would be much appreciated. Regards.
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HIT hank for asking to ChatDoctorI really appreciate your concern as you said here that you are experiencing the tickling sensation in your scrotum then this could be delusive phenomenon just similar to the hallucination, the epididymis is the internal structure of whole scrotum and that does not cause anything like that try to forget this every thing would be fine, and no need to worry about this, hope this information helps you, take care and have a nice day.
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I am taking levoxyl and cytomel for hypothyroid. I had a physical with my general practitioner and she tested my blood and found that I was low TSH and my liver enzymes were up a bit high. Will that clear up once my thyroid levels come back to normal?
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Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You have hypothyroidism and mild liver damage. Your TSH level will come back to normal once your thyroid hormone become normal. But you should search the cause of high liver enzymes. Hepatitis, alcohol, Chat Doctor. You should search the cause and take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.
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This only happens on occasion, but is concerning. I feel dizzy and like I am off balance, when this occurs I think I get anxiety because then I feel short of breath and my chest feels a bit heavy. It doesn t last long but is scarey. I sometimes have heart palpitations, I am 51 and wondering if could be peri menopausal symptoms
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Hi, Your symptoms may be explained as presyncope. I want to know about 1) Presence of diabetes, high blood pressure problem, cholesterol problem if any. 2) Current medication if any. 3) Habits like smoking, alcohol. 4) Any recent illness like loose motions, vomiting, excessive sweating, high grade fever. I will suggest you to undergo following test1) ECG electrocardiogram preferably during episode. 2) Holders monitoring, electrophysiologist study of heart. 3) 2DEcho (echocardiography) 4) Complete blood count, hemoglobin level. 5) Blood pressure check in supine position and In standing position to know postural hypotension. 6) If all these tests are normal then there may be need of MRI brain with angiography and carotid artery Doppler. In your case there may be possibility cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal electrical activity of heart), postural hypotension, problems related to blood supply of brain. These symptoms cannot be explained as premenopausal symptoms.
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Hi, My 22 yo son has had a very itchy rash all over his body for quite a while. He was allergy tested, and went to a dermatologist. All have tried many things, and he changed his soap, shampoo and detergent. Still has rash. He has crohns, so he takes the following
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Hi, The possibility of Allergic contact dermatitis is ruled out as the rash persists even after changing cosmetics. The rash could be a side effect of one of the medications that you have been using. Another condition which improves with sunlight is atomic dermatitis. Final diagnosis could only be made by ruling out other conditions after proper clinical examination. For that purpose, I request you to consult your Dermatologist. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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So, the top three ribs on the right side of my chest are inflamed and have been for about 3 days now. (It starts at my sternum and ends about 1 1/2 inch away) It is not as noticeable when I sit up, but when I lay down you can feel the height difference between the right and left sides of my chest. It seems as if they are just elevated as they do not cause any pain. Occasionally, there is a bit of pressure but nothing major.I am a 22 year old female and just trying to figure out what it is before wasting money at the doctors. Any ideas would be wonderful!
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Hello rearward welcome to Chat Doctor.come have evaluated your query in details .* Primary guidelines for better recovery-Local application of ice pack 5 min. each 3 times a day.- Intake of tab. Ibuprofen (400) mg 3 times a day after meals preferably with antacid tablets.* Follow up after 2 days about the progress. Hope this will help to clear your doubt . Wishing you fine recovery. Always welcome for any further assistance anytime. Regards .
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I ve just woken up with severe pains in the centre of my chest and in my throat, my throat feels like it s really dry and I ve drunk a pint of water and it hasn t helped the chest pains lasted about 5 mins and are now are a dull aching pain. I m taking fluxocillin due to an infected insect bite is this relevant? Thanks
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. By your history and description, in my opinion you are having mostly upper respiratory tract infection (URI). It is mostly viral infection. And treatment is symptomatic only because it is self limiting. Antibiotics are given to prevent secondary bacterial infection. So no harm in taking flucloxacillin. Along with this you need to follow these for better symptomatic relief. 1. Avoid oily and spicy food. 2. Avoid hard to chew food. 3. Chat Doctor.
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I have most of my top teeth broken off in the gums and need them out but dont have a job and cant afford it I get to hurting a lot need some advice please. I need all of the top ones I have left pulled out.Thank you,Jeff SineI dont have money to fix my teeth and you want me to pay someone over the internet to tell me what to do lol
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Hello there, Welcome to the forum, I would like to tell you that you best option will be to go extraction of the teeth, since you cannot Ford it you can search out for any charitable trust or dental school where the treatment will be carried out at very low prices. At home, you can maintain a good oral hygiene, use lukewarm saline and antiseptic mouthwash rinses. If having pain you can start with the course of antibiotics and analgesics only under Dentists prescription. Take care!
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One of a poor guy from a hilly region is suffering from polio where by his right leg has been affected and he walks with a help of a stick which is very bad to see and feel. so I need to help him in some means where he can walk with out the help of the stick .So can u give me an suggestion for it.
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Hello, I appreciate your concern for the polio affected person. Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that affects the person in the infant stage and causes weakness in muscles. Though it is a preventable disease by timely administration of polio vaccination in childhood, it is not curable. There are treatments that can make a person live life little more comfortably. The person can be given antibiotics to prevent infections in the muscles and analgesics to relieve pain. Moderate exercise and nutritious diet are necessary to stay healthy otherwise. The person can be given rehabilitation therapy. That includes occupational therapy, physical therapy, corrective shoes, braces etc. I do know the region you are living in. There are certain charity organizations that provide these treatments free of cost to poor patients. You can find them online and refer the patient there. I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. Best,
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Dear doctor My father is diagnosed with uknown primary tumor in the lumph in the stomache. He got the diagnose last year sep. 1. 2010 after beeing sick in pain for 4 month. He was treated with kemo for about 6 month and i shrank, but nok the last time in the month April, so they started giving him a new type of kemo, and we just got the result yesterday that til got 20% bigger that in may, now they say that they have given him the only 2 types of different kemo treetment they have in Denmark, and the only thing they can offer him is to put him up as candidate for an experiment ( not kemo ) Do You have any experience with that type of disease or know anyone in the world that has? Regards Heidi
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Good morning. Your father seems to be suffering from cancer of unknown primary, and he has already taken two lines of chemotherapy. As the disease grows the chances of further chemotherapy working on the tumor become less. As your doctor rightly said, best for your father would be to put him on some experimental therapy. You should go ahead with this trial form of therapy as only this can lead to best results. Regards
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Hi ,i am nisar , my age is about 25 years, i am about 5 feet and10 inches in height and my weight is about 70 kg,sir, i am suffering from hair loss in patchs from last 4 months ,at first patch appeared on right side of head ,the doctor diagonosis it as Alopacia areata and he priscribed compound dithranol ointment and vitillex and i used it for three months and hair start comming on that area,but now i am loosing hair in patchs ,about 6 patchs of hair loss appear under my chin and i am undergoing same treatment from last three months but no improvement occur ,now what i have to do ,so that hair comes on these patchs
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Hi, For your knowledge, I would say that alopecia errata is a chronic autoimmune relapsing disease of unknown cause. Stress might precipitate the disease. The disease process may be active in your case which may be responsible for the appearance of new patches. I would recommend you to take immunomodulator like camisole or till the cure. Apply trioxsalen lotion on the patches on scalp daily. Apply tacrolimus lotion on patches of beard area. Intradermal steroid injection may be considered in unresponsive lesions. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care. Chat Doctor.
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Dear doctor, I am 26 years old female. Suffering from right lower abdomen pain while I am moving. My urin analysis showed presence of occassional puss cells and 10-12 HPF epithelial cells. Do I have kidney or urinary test infections? Other reports are normal. I dont have any urin related problem like difficulty in urination etc. Please help
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Cellophane you for your query pus cells may be present in the urine at any time and does not necessarily diagnose urinary tract infections (UTI). We need to get a urine culture done and if it grows any organisms, then we can think in terms of UTI. Pain of UTI is usually just below the umbilicus. Only if it is very severe it goes to the flanks. And usually associated with fever. Usually the pain does not increase with movement. So i don't think you have urinary infections. However, it will be a wise idea to get a culture done. Also get an ultrasound abdomen because there are so many reasons for the kind of pain you are describing. A cyst in the ovary, appendicitis, colitis, gall stones can all cause such kind of pain. Hope that helps God bless you
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Hi, I am suffering from Typhoid Fever diagnosed three weeks before, I had chocolate color (Thick blood cause of internal bleeding) I consult with doctor and he suggest l some medicines. But even after taking medicines from three weeks, I am not feeling well, extreme weakness (including sexual weakness) I feel too tired, and lazy enough to do daily jobs. Please advise me are all these are Typhoid effects or there can be some other problems. I shall be thankful to you. Best Regards, Hassan.
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Hello Assani share your concernInternal bleeding leading to low hemoglobin could be a reason behind your weakness Which can be a complication of typhoid as well In my opinion you should consult a gastroenterologist for examination and an endoscopy or colonoscopy as well as blood test for hemoglobin CBC and nutritional assessment for the confirmation of diagnosis you can have multivitamin supplement shave plenty of fluids If you can upload me a complete medical history I will be able to help you even better you can write back to me by asking a direct question to methinks for your question best regards
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I have numbness and tingling in my right forearm down to my fingertips. I have been going to a chiropractor for neck issues but have never had any numbness or tingling. Do you think this could be a pinched nerve or something else? I usually eat very healthy and the past two days I have not had my normal vegetable intake. I read that a nutrition deficiency could also cause this. I have another chiropractor appointment scheduled for 8/6 but I was wondering if you think I should move it to a closer date or try and rest it/ focus on nutrition aspect?
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Hello, Thanks for your query. According to your symptoms it looks like there is compression of nerve in cervical [neck area] spine. This leads to numbness and tingling in your hand. Most probable reason for your symptoms could be postural problem as you are sitting for long time and working on computer for long time. You may need to take x-ray spine to see for severity of nerve compression. Some medication like methylcobalamine with muscle relaxant and analgesic will help, you can take them consulting your treating doctor. Some exercises which can be done after pain has reduced include-gradual neck rotation, touching your ears to shoulder, shoulder shrugging exercises. You may consult physiotherapist for further guidance. He may start INTERFERENCE THERAPY, ULTRASONIC THERAPY, which are helpful in your case. I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care
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At first, I stretched in wrong way by accidently and had a shock pain around two months ago; between elbow and shoulder muscle. I didn t take seriously, and than one night after a week later I felt pain by moving wrong. I thought it is OK. it will heal naturally if I careful not to use or move that direction. and it was OK to other activity. One morning I woke up and I stretched my both arms for just trying to wake up and I had serious pain in that arm. I realized that point I couldn t stretch my left arm until heal. it was OK, I just need to wait to heal because I didn t have any problem other activity. Due to stressful personal situation, I rearranged furniture often, and my mattress is very heavy to move around than other furniture, so I forced to move; pull action. I never had a problem doing that before, I often do it but this time was a little different than before. I tried not to use injured part and felt more hard than before for pulling the mattress. but it was OK. about next day I felt pain top of shoulder to. I wait and careful from that point any movement of my left arm. one day I couldn t lift my arm so I slowly did exercise to soft my arm. it seems improved for short while but it got worst and pain spread to between elbow and hand. once in a while my hand was hurting also. I called the doctor s office after long time pain and my self exercise didn t work but more pain but the doctor s office was first visit so I need to wait long time, by the way next week, finally I can see the doctor. now I have a shock pain to open door, twist to turn water that kind of activity also. pretty much I only use my right arm. lay down increase more pain, and morning time the limitation of my arm is very little, pain is never go away, moderate to severe. morning is worse afternoon got a little better and but that is not even everyday. sometimes all-day without got any better whole arm is hurting. I tested my arm and I think it is damage to three parts of my left arm, cartilage or ligament or both. left back of should is hurting too. I don t know what is best thing to do heal. I thought the time will heal with right exercise(movement) but it didn t get better but worst. I am sorry the way my writing, it took wrong time to write correctly so I send this to you. hope you understand this. I need to know the right exercise and how long it takes time to heal, generally. thank you.
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Hi, You have a rotator cuff injury on your shoulder. The pain is radiating to your elbow and forearm. You are not supposed to move your arm, no kind of exercise is to be done with that arm, it will worsen the condition. If you was good if you use a shoulder sling and avoid sleeping on that shoulder. Using contrast bath (ice packs and hot packs alternatively) will help in reducing pain. For pain relief you can take Diclofenac tab twice a day. Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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hi i want to know most effective medicine for treating eczema.it vanishes temporarily after applying ointment recommended by doctors but it reappears after sometime.so please recommend me some effective medicine which helps to cure eczema permanently.
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Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. As you mentioned that you get ease of eczema as soon as you apply the medicine. But it reappears as you stop applying. That means that the physician is able to treat you symptomatically with the beat possible way. Now what you need to understand is there are few things which needs correction here to help to get ease of eczema. First talk about the proverb which all knows - prevention is better than cure. Now let's begin. It looks like symptomatically the medical plan is working good, but the metabolism of your body is disturbed which needs correction. Now for this you need to manage your diet, like, less oily food, less junk food, always hot served food etc. Coming to boosting the metabolism - you need to perform regular physical activity. Which will help your excretory system to excrete the metabolic waste through the skin pores and make the channels proper. Now there are no technical ways to clean this channels until the bodies internal mechanism does it. For which exercise is the only choice. With exercise started slowly and gradually increase to the maximum levels for producing excessive sweating will clean the channels and allow them to perform better. Medically what can help the symptoms control is being getting done, but metabolically you need to boost your own system by exercises. You can discuss the same with your dermatologist, and I am sure he will be able to answer in much detail the benefit of exercises in eczema for more question on exercise you can contact me regards Jay In Chat Doctor.
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I am very light headed and dizzy, specially when I read , I am on Crestor and wonder if this med. can cause this. I had a spell one night of a severe headache and very dizzy, they took a MRI and I have a Schwannoma , very small and non cancerous close to my ear, nothing wrong with my ears just deaf more on the side where the Schwannoma in on . I have no ringing in the ears, and when I turn around in bed no dizziness just when I read it stays with me for about 40 minutes. So looking for a cure. Now I had cataract they were removed 3 years ago, now my eye docter says I have a dirty lense, so waiting for a Eye Surgeon, could this be theGen problem??? Please give your option, just now just writing to you I am very lightheaded and dizzy. Thanks for your opinion , this is really bothering me.
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I read your question carefully, and I understand your concern. Regarding Creator I would say no, that Chat Doctor. As for the Schwann, while it is a benign tumor, if big enough it can cause dizziness, it seems to have affected your hearing, so I would not exclude a contribution of it to your condition. However since it is a small one doesn't explain all your symptoms. Coming to the eye issue, given the fact that the symptoms surface when you read it could well be the cause. It can cause headache and dizziness due to the strain on the eyes and the muscle tension it leads to. So it must be consulted with the eye surgeon. I hope to have been of help.
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I have twin girls of 3 months completed of weight 5 kg each. They only breast feed. I try so many time to give them expressed milk from bottle but they dont take from bottle. Will my milk be enough for them? Or i can give them cerelac or anything else. One more thing to mention that they dont like formula milk as well.. It causes constipation to them so i dont give.. Please suggest me some good tips regarding feeding.
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It is best to give breasts milk since it not only contains carbs n all but also immune protective agents that increase your children immunity. U can store your breasts milk in the fridge and use it for 24 hrs. Warm it a little before giving it to the baby. If your able to feed both your babies and your getting sufficient milk then store your expressed milk and give that only. Formula feeds shut be used when your milk is inadequate. U can use far or lactose stage 1. Usually they don't cause constipation. No solid foods yet please. it's better to start them when your twins turn 6 months
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Hello, I am 15 years old and I suffer from anxiety . I also suffer from an infected tooth . Anyway, my cheeks feel tight, if I move my jaw, smile, or laugh too much, I start feeling pressure. Also, my ears feel clogged. My mom tells me not to think about it but how can I ignore an uncomfortable feeling? It s honestly driving me insane that I don t know what it is. Can it be from my infected molar? It doesn t hurt anymore, and I haven t got it treated in almost a year. Then again, maybe I might be stressed? Please help me. I ve been feeling this for almost a month. Thank you.
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Hi, Anxiety and stress are major factors in bruise i.e.
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I am due on Dec. 4th so im just shy of being 36wks pregnant, This is my third baby. my first two i went into early labor the doctors had to stop it with medicine. with this child i am basically in limbo right now, for the last week or so i have been having ALOT of Braxton Hicks contractions. My question in can Milk of magnesia start labor? I havent had a bowel movement in over a week, they had given me a bag of fluids threw IV because i was dehydrated but since then nothing. I took the M.O.M cause the birthing center said its safe during pregnancy but since i took it i have been having more and more contractions.
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Hi there, I have understood your concern and I will suggest you the best possible treatment options.It's good to know that you are nearing term pregnancy. Constipation is usually seen in late pregnancy in many women. I will suggest you to Chat Doctor. This helps in easy bowel emptying. Milk of magnesia and Lactulose are very good bulk laxatives. You can consume them with a couple of glasses of water. They are mild in action and do not initiate labor pains. I will suggest you to opt diet changes first before going ahead with laxatives. Once you cross 37 weeks, there won't be any risk of premature delivery. May God bless you with a bundle of Joy. I hope this answer helps you. Thanks.
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I just had sex and the semen was brown. When I urinated later, a lot of dark urine/blood was apparent. I have sex only once a month. I am 70 years old, still working (driving a vehicle a lot, in and out of the vehicle a lot). My semen is usually a bit dark of late since sex slowed. Thanks
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HellloThanks for query. In view of your age of 70 years hematospermia (Blood in semen) that you have could be due to Enlarged Prostate or Prostatitis which is common at this age. Please consult qualified Urologist for clinical and digital rectal examination and get following basic tests done to confirm the diagnosis.1) Urine routine and culture.2) Ultrasound scanning of abdomen and pelvis3) Serum PSA. Further treatment will depend upon result of these tests and final diagnosis. Till then, you can take broad spectrum antibiotic like Definite along with anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. Ensure to
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Hi Doctor I don t know I am losing my mind my mood goes up at a moment I feel stronger like I can conquer all of my worries and the next moment my mood goes down and I feel like I should give up life I can t concentrate on a particular thing at a time sometimes I feel that my mind is in some kind of a prison family members won t understand my condition I used to be a short tempered person I found a way to control that I get up around 4
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Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. Please do not over read into these things and start assuming that you have bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder do have so many certain symptoms, of which even one you may not be having. The current situation could just be due to disappointment about your losing job. This situation can be overcome when you get a new job or when you become tired of getting disappointed. You could use a psychological counseling. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this website. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques which should help you cure your condition further. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.
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Occasionally, maybe 5 or 6 times a year, maybe more, just below left side of lower lip feels numb. All the way down to my chin. This sometimes spreads around my mouth only on left side. Then my lips start to tingle. The whole thing usually lasts 20-30 minutes but the initial numbness on lower left side of lip and chin lingers on and off sometimes for a day or two. What do you think is happening?
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The numbness of the mouth and lip and chin could be because of the nerve injury by trauma or pressure on the nerve by a cyst, tumor or impacted tooth. Consult an oral physician and get it evaluated. You need to take a radiograph to see whether any impacted tooth applying pressure or any cyst or tumor applying pressure. If there is any pathology, then get it treated. Meanwhile, you can take a nerve regenerating Chat Doctor. If the condition does not improve, then consult a neurophysician. I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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I went to see a doctor last week about a pain i ve been havin on my lower back it hurts when do certain things, they checked x rays and said everything was good, just that my muscle where my back hurts is tighter then the left and perscribed me meloxicam. I just want a medication if its actually going to help my back not just be a pain reliever. I wish the pain will go away quickly cause im still thinkin theres somethin even more worng with my lower back. I hurt it at work pullin palletsand it would come and go now it pretty much hurts everyday it hurts all the way to my right leg and sometimes vibrates, it also feels as if there somethin pressed against my back that part dont hurt both its annoying, and my lower back tickles inside sometimes.
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Hello, I have studied your case. Due to compression of this nerve root there is pain in your thigh. I will advise you to do MRI spine as nerve compression in spine can lead to pain in lower back. For these symptoms analgesic and neurotrophic medication can be started. Till time, you can consult physiotherapist for help. Physiotherapy like ultrasound and inferential therapy will give quick relief. I will advise checking your it B12 and it D3 level. These symptoms could be due to vascular occlusion around your hip and thigh. Colour Doppler may help in diagnosis. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow-up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.
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I was on the antibiotic Cipro for 10 days due to an infection in the root of my tooth. I now have a yeast infection. I tried the 1 day OTC Monistat treatment 4 days ago which helped some but still have 2 areas that burn when I urinate. Is it OK to try another OTC longer day treatment?
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Hi. Thanks for the query. It is commonly observed that antibiotic intake especially for long durations can cause oral and vaginal yeast infections or thrush. If after taking a single done of Monist at you still have infection left then yes you need to go for further dose of antifungal medication but only after consulting a local Physician. Secondly if you still continue to take antibiotics then it can cause recurring yeast infections or prolonged duration of infection. Already ten days of antibiotic intake for tooth infection is appropriate, and now you should proceed for treatment of the tooth as only antibiotics can give you temporary relief and infection can proliferate once the antibiotic intake is stopped. So my suggestion is to consult your dentist and get evaluated, and the tooth should be treated with root canal treatment for complete resolution of infection. Hope this helps. Regards.
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I am 43, I have typhoid and staph I was prescribed with ciprofloxacin and paracetamol ,after two weeks of treatment the symptoms increased with pains, Sleeplessness and high BP . I told my doctor and he changed it with Gemifloxacin which becomes worst . I am confused , what will I do.
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Hello are having typhoid fever and staphylococcus infection, after treatment your condition worsen (Cipro paracetamol) and you develop sleeplessness and high blood pressure. You mentioned that the name of disease and about medicine. You didn't mention the symptoms before typhoid, so after gemifloxacin your condition further deteriorated. So these both antibiotics are good for both infections, but it may happen that these Chat Doctor. I recommend you please get in blood for culture and
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My dad has stomach cancer. He went to the gym and swam and did water exercises. He got home and continued to vomit clear fluid. He takes oral chemo tablets and has for two years. Has blood test every two weeks and all is good. What could his vomiting bee caused by. He ate before he went swimming but says he feels very hungry now.
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Hi, Oral chemotherapy probably capacitative has been prescribed. Anyway the stage and treatment details you have not mentioned. Vomiting can be due to many causes. Chemotherapy irritates gastrointestinal tract mucosa and stimulate the vomiting center to cause the vomiting. This may be due to acute gastroenteritis too. You should observe the nature smell amount frequency and associated nausea during the vomiting episodes. If it repeats consult your oncologist.
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I have two white bumps on the roof of my mouth, they arent very big but can be painful when eating spicy foods or things like that. I do have bad allergies and have been trying to itch the roof of my mouth with my tongue a lot so it may just be irritation.
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Thanks for your query. I have gone through your query. The white bumps can be because of the fungal infection or smokers palate(if you are smoker). Nothing to be panic, consult an oral physician and get it evaluated. Meanwhile you can use topical anesthetic like lidocaine and topical analgesic like choline salicylate. If you are a smoker you should stop smoking. I hope I have answered your query. Take care.
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Hi! My second toe has been hurting for the last couple of days. It really hurts to walk on it, and today it has swelled up some. I ve been putting ice on it and some heat. I have no insurance to go to the doctor. Is there anything I can do for it? I didn t do anything to it, it just started hurting on its own.
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Hello, It looks from your details that there is no history of injury to your foot. In that case swelling and pain at your toe may be due to following
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i done a chest xray today and the findings areIII- defined reticulonodular densities are seen on the left basethe rest of the lungs are clearpulmonary vessels are within normal limitsthe heart is normal in size and configuration diaphragm and bony thoarx are intactIMPRESSIONCONSIDERED BASAL PNEUMONITISmy question is this can i cure this? can this lead to scarring of my lungs? do i have the scar already? what medicine i can take?
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Yes, this is curable. Chest x-ray picture is suggestive of pneumonia (lung infection). And it is mostly due to bacteria. So antibiotic Chat Doctor. With proper treatment, pneumonia can be treated fully without scarring of lungs. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system. You will need higher antibiotic like levofloxacin or Azithromycin or other. Along with antibiotics, other supportive
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hello, I fell down the stairs on Saturday and I am still in a lot of pain. I have a large bruise on my right check and have a constant pain on the right hand side of my back and also my shoulder blade the back and shoulder blade only have a slight bruise. When I try and get up or bend down it seems to go in spasm/shooting pain for a few seconds. I have been taking ibuprofen which has helped a bit, have been trying a heated bean bag today which I thought was helping but now think it is making it worse. Could I have hurt an organ in my back? Should I go and get it checked out?
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Hithank-you for providing the brief history of you. A Thorough clinical neuromuscular examination is advised followed by an MRI of the cervical spine. As the symptoms insist more on the nerve impingement in the cervical spine and the symptoms like pain in shoulder blade, arms, forearm and hand. Treatment of choice will be a Chat Doctor. Due to falls certain times we can expect small trauma to the cervical spine as though your explanation about the fall also mentions same. For bruise on the cheek applying ointment for healing should make a help. In my clinical post fall most patients are advised for a thorough clinical examination and an MRI if needed. Physical therapy in combination with
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hi For about 2 days now, i have a small marble sized lump beneath the left side of my chin , like where my teeth end basically, its beneath that. When i directly touch it, it can move a little. It isn t painful but the first day it felt as though i very slightly pulled a muscle there. (I have also had a cold sore right at the back of my mouth for the past 3 days, if there is any connection) Is it just an enlarged salivary gland?
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Hi...it is extremely rare for salivary gland to get such noticeable swelling in a time frame of 2 or 3 days. More commonly it can be enlarged SUB MENTAL/ SUBMANDIBULAR group of lymph nodes, which are found at the, location as you have described in your case. The incidental swelling of lymph node is common in cold sore or any other oral infection. Keep a good oral hygiene with twice a day gargle with Chlorhexidine mouthwash, it should resolve within a day or two. Alternatively you can also take amoxicillin antibiotics- 500 mg twice a day for 3 days.
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Hi, Im having a bit of trouble breathing and it feels like someone is standing on my chest. Thing is, Im only seventeen, I dont have asthma, and I dont smoke. Im not having any trouble with a cough or fever, nothing, just a tight VERY uncomfortable feeling in my chest and maybe a little in my throat. It eases every so often, but keeps coming back. Been going on for about an hour now. I sometimes have trouble with reflux (got if from my dad), could that effect it? Ive been eating pizza... Oh, and Im female, in case that changes anything.
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your. Yes, HERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) cat cause chest pressure, heaviness and breathing difficulty. HERD is due to laxity of gastroesophageal sphincter. Because of this the acid of the stomach tends to come up in the esophagus and cause symptoms of chest tightness, pressure, heaviness, breathing difficulty etc. So follow these steps for better symptomatic relief. 1. Avoid hot and spicy food. Avoid junk food. Avoid fast food like pizza, sandwich, burgers etc. 2. Avoid stress and tension. 3. Avoid large meals, instead take frequent small meals. 4. Take antacid like pantoprazole on empty stomach. 5. Go for walking after meals. Don't worry, you will be alright with all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What is best way to lower level of inflammation in one s body (elder), to combat knee osteoarthritis, and prevent subsequent damage to other organs and systems, ie. heart and brain especially. I always prefer natural solutions. Thanks so much for considering my question.
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Hi there. Combating inflammation knee osteoarthritis in elderly can be tough, but not impossible. First you have to understand that osteoarthritis mainly arises due to normal degenerative processes that occur with ones aging. So the best way to reduce inflammation and pain is to reduce the factors that cause them. The most important aspect of the treatment that I prescribe to my patients is physiotherapy. Not only does it strengthen the qua Chat Doctor. Secondly if the muscles are strengthened the surface of the bones that rub against each other and cause pain in osteoarthritis are less prone to do so and the further rate of degeneration comes down. Analgesics can help control acute flares. But like you, I prefer less of allopathic treatment for osteoarthritis and more of exercises. With their muscles becoming stronger they become more confident of ambulating around the house as well. I am not very certain of the extent natural remedies and alternative medicines can help. And rest assured that inflammation arising in osteoarthritis is least likely to affect the heart and brain. There is no correlation. Some lifestyle changes like avoiding too much of climbing stairs or squatting can be avoided.
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1. Why exactly is Deriphyllin retard 150 tablets taken in Mild Asthma? Is it an antagonist or a drug that creates a reaction with some element in the body? 2. The same question for Montelukast 10 mg. 3. Which is the primary drug and which is complimentary? Deriphyllin 150 or Montelukast 10mg 4. Is there any difference in effect of a chewable tablet viz a viz non-chewable one? Thank You.
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Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor .1) Deriphyllin is a bronchodilator medicine (relaxes the airways), which is being used for treatment of asthma and COPD. Because of frequent side effects (commonly stomach upsets, palpitations, headaches etc.) and interaction with other Chat Doctor. For mild asthma, first choice treatment is use of albuterol inhaler whenever required. 2) Montelukast is a controller medicine which is to be taken regularly to prevent asthma attacks. It reduces inflammation of always, which is the cause for asthma. It can be taken alone or in combination with steroid inhalers depends on severity3) Deriphyllin cannot be considered as a primary treatment of asthma4) Montelukast is available as 4\u00a0mg chewable tablets for child
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HI, My mom suddenly had body pains, she is not able to eat anything or drink anything. They admitted her in hospital. The white blood cells count increased a lot upto 20K, I am not sure which WBC increased in specific. Doctors started some antibiotic treatment to check for any infection. She is not urinating though they gave cylins and liquid. They called for a kidney specialist now. Could anyone tell me what the issue could be? Thanks in advance
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Hi, Welcome to ChatDoctorWith information you have given sudden occurrence of body pain and decreased urinary out put and increased WBC count indicate infection may be in Urinary Tract or Blood which we call septicemia, and it may cause acute kidney failure. Giving adequate fluid and empirical antibiotic is correct line of treatment and once Nephrologist guides treatment/investigation may be done as she is in hospital. If she responds well to treatment it is well and good but if her renal function indicated by Blood urea and Creatinine level and serum potassium level and Kidney Ultrasonography, may be that requires dialysis, and hopefully she should improve in few days time. Take care Good Luck.
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hi doctor,iam a medical student 2nd year mbbs.since 4 months am having an allergy like condidion at night always i used to itch a lot and i have consulted many doctors they have done many blood tests and says its just an allergy but since i have made no change in my lifestyle including food habits.can you please give me your opinion.iam currently taking loratidine daily at night to avoid the itch.faithfullyamith
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Hi, thank you for posting. Your symptoms might be related to Urticaria, that is a hyper-sensibility due to an allergen. Some allergy causes are
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yes I have been on Daliresp for 8 days now and my breathing is still heavy but the little pulsometer shows my oxygen level improving is that a good thing even though i am still breathing hard when walking/also is it safe to have a beer or wine once in awhile with this medication?
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done1. Chest x ray2. PUT (pulmonary function test) to rule out chest infection and bronchitis. Even after treatment for 8 days, you still feel hard on breathing, so better to rule out above possibilities first. You may need inhaled bronchodilators too. And don't Chat Doctor. It is not a good habit. You should quit all your habits. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these and start treatment accordingly.
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Hello. This morning I woke up with a huge pain in my lower stomach area ( initially I thought it was period pain but it was far far too much pain even for that). I then became very hot, cold , sweaty, weak, nauseas, and out of it a bit. I went to the loo and had a bit of a bad tummy after about ten- fifteen minutes of lying on the cold bathroom floor writhing in pain. Now, lying down with a cold wet flannel on my head I feel a little better and the pain has gone. Is this just a bad tummy?! It s happened twice in the last 6 weeks, one was a whole day off work basically drifting in and out of passing out on the floor sweating and shivering . The other was an afternoon and passed like this. No allergies, no meds, and no link as far as I know between what I ate etc any help would be great. Thanks
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Hello! Thank you for the query. Usually such strong pain as you have described might be caused by a stuck in ureter. This pain is described as sharp strong pain, radiating from back side to groin. It can be associated with symptoms like nausea, sweats and fever. This pain can come and go spontaneously as it only appears when little stone is migrating from kidney to urinary bladder. Abdomen ultrasound should answer if there are any stones in kidney (but no always does) and if there is any HY Chat Doctor. Urine tests might be normal when there are no symptoms, but recently after pain attack there should be some erythrocytes if you are dealing with kidney stones. Your symptoms might be also caused by ovarian cyst. Trans vaginal ultrasound should tell if there are any. If these two diseases will be ruled out, there are other possibilities, that is why full blood work should be performed, and abdomen CT if necessary. Hope this will help. Regards
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Hi Doctor? My daughter went in to have her wisdom teeth removed. She was in theatre for around 4.5 hours. I was informed that there was a complication, 3 teeth were removed, the forth tooth was lost between the cheek muscle and skin.The Doctor closed her up. She was taken back into theatre 2 days later and the forth tooth was removed. 3 Days after her last surgery my daughter has developed a large lump on the back of her head and another lump in her lump node in her neck. What is this? Should I be worried? Regards,Jenni
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Respected Jenny, Hi thanks for using Chat Doctor.come have evaluated your query thoroughly.* This seems in relation with hematoma formation following procedure.* Lymph node enlargement is reactionary to the hematoma formation.* Suggested to get an ultrasound examination of the same to get precise diagnosis and further management accordingly. Hope this clears your query. Welcome for further doubts. Regards.
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hi, i am navjot sharma i belongs to hp sir my father has gone to mentle retarded he loves me lot but today he shout on me sir please tell me how itreated with him?sir please tell me about treatment sir he is also an alcohlic man . sir here doctor appllied him some medicine but he did not take it
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His understand your concern. Mental retardation present since birth, so he has this since childhood?? Many disorder in adult or elder presented like retardation but need to evaluate properly. Treatment in early phase will bring fast and better recovery. So do consultation. Still have query then feel free to ask. Thank you. Alcohol is bad for her psychological illness, and it worsens even so need to cut down it. My personal advise consulting psychiatrist for proper evaluation of her mental status and thought process.
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I have a habit of sticking my tongue in the back of my throat numerous times a day, I did it this morning to get the dried up flem out that collects back there when Im asleep..but I noticed a small bump on the left side of my mouth right behind the skin the uvula is connected to. Its in a place where I cannot see with a mirror so I dont know what color it is. I was wondering what it is and if its serious enough to get checked out??
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Hello, First try to rinse vigorously. Warm salt water or your favorite dental rinse is recommended. Recheck and see if it has been removed. You indicate that this a change from an area that you commonly examine with your tongue. It is possible some thicker mucous built up. It is possible tonsil stone dislodged. Have you had an increase in congestion? This would be the simplest answer and solution. Your uvula could be inflamed and swollen. Possible infection needing an antibiotic. Your tissue could have a cyst, polyp or growth. This would best be evaluated with a clinical exam. You can try anti-inflammatory medication to see if the area reduces. I would be glad to evaluate further with more details. Was the size of the bump? Any tenderness? Your medical history and medications? I hope this has been helpful. Thank you for your inquiry.
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Hello... I hve 1 younger brother 21 years old.hes mind is like stone if we r not hpy about smething we hve to tel in nice way if we scold him hell do mre worse things.he never get scared of dying, this days theres lot of bad things is thre so I used to advice him. one day my mom found sme pills from his cloth & giving to me m too angry dat so I scold him & hes olso very angry he went out & ate lots of pills he cme hme ..m too scared he wil die in sleep I took cre of him how much I can once he wake again he took lots of pills when we dnt kw..again he sleeping lyk anything, after he wke my dad didnt aloud to go out & lock all the doors so at nyte when we sleep he try to kill himself & cutting hes hand he loss lots of blood but I found him little early.he keep suicide note olso he never scared of dying....pls adviced..
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Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. The description you gave could just be once sided and biased one. Your brother is aged 21. He is behaving erratically. Has he been diagnosed with any mental disorders? His such erratic behavior could be just because of dissatisfaction or disappointment about his worth and his life. Lot of youngsters feel such. When the elders question their behavior, they become angry. They do not want to be questioned or to be advised. Therefore, they behave in such a way to keep others away from them. Just to avoid advises and questioning. They should know their self-worth. They have to regain their self-confidence. For that I should know what is the reason for his disappointment. Please post a direct question to me in this website. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe some psychotherapy techniques which should help you cure your condition further. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.
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Im 29. I smoke. Ive had bad panic attacks in the past. Havent had one for years though. The last couple of months Ive been haveing this annoying pain inbehind my left shoulder blade can last to a few hours or a whole day. And now twice this month ive had really bad heart pains like someone sticking you with a needle and like a burning feeling. The pain is worse in sleeping positions and really really bad sweats, all night long sweats very hard time sleeping. So what do u think?
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Hello, Brief Answer
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while working, i laid my chest on a stack of boxes to lift a rather heavy box, now, i have dull chest pain in the xiphoid process area, it has been a few days now, when i eat i get a full feeling after just a small portion of what i would normally eat at a meal, turning/twisting causes pain in my back and a self exam of the xiphoid process, the right side seems firmly attached to the rib cage while the left side there appears to be about a 1/4 to 3/8 gap and the xiphoid appears to be lower on this side
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. In my opinion you are having both muscular pain and HERD gastroesophageal reflux disease). You have history of heavyweight lifting. This cause muscular pain on bending and movements. You have symptoms of early satiety (small portioning of food gives you fullness), which is seen in HERD. So for HERD, start Proton pump inhibitors. Avoid stress and tension. Avoid hot and spicy food. Avoid large meals, instead take frequent small meals. For muscular pain start painkiller and muscle relaxant. Avoid strenuous exercise. Avoid heavyweight lifting. Apply warm water pad on affected site. Don't worry, you will be alright.
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