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My father is 78 years old and has been suffering from constipation for the last 2 years. He has also lost a lot of weight around 10 kgs in this time span. In the last couple of months he has been complaining that his abdominal muscles have torn due to bowel straining and now he says there is loss of muscle in his stomach area. Which is why when he lies down everything is fine but when he sits up and walks around he feels like he is carrying a weight in his stomach. After intake of food it becomes worse and he also gets bloating. We have done all possible tests - colonoscopy, CT scan, ultrasound sometime last year and everything was clear. The doctors gave a verdict of idiopathic constipation and left it at that. His blood work is fine, haemoglobin levels, cholestrol etc. He still suffers from constipation. His prostrate is enlarged but results are fine. What is the solution to his stomach muscle problem ? Is it lack of exercise, lack of protein ? He doesnt have a pot belly and has never had and had always been physically active and fairly slender.

Hi, History told by you favours irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS ). There are two alarming signs in your case : Firstly, loss of weight and that to10kg approx. Secondly, sensation of carrying a weight in stomach. Both of them do occurs in IBS. But to be on safer side,I would suggest you to go for colonoscopy again because it was done 1 yr back and symptoms have aggravated few months back. Treatments available for IBS - - Increase the level of physical activity. - Have regular meals and take t ...

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Hi , My dad is 68 years old.He is diabetic and suffering from blood pessure. Also he has Sleep apnea issues..Offlate he is sleeping excessively, speaks while sleeping and also speaks assuming that a person is nearby (while the person is nt in the vicinity)..What can be the reason for the same?..A friend of mine asked me to check sodium levels..If that has to be tested , should that be done before fasting...

Hi, You told me that your father is having hallucinations(he sees what is not there actually),these are commonly seen due to hyperosmolar, hyperglycemic , nonketotic syndromes. The cause of hallucination is usually rapid rise in blood sugar.(the cause might be some exisiting infection in body). I have never heard of hallucination due to electrolyte imbalance,however you may get it checked as(electrolyte imbalance) definitely can cause confusion. Rest if he has very high blood sugar, dehydrat ...

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My period is extreamly irregular I bleed all month with a day or two with no bleeding which has been happening for a year...my prolactin levels are >700 and of this started straight after I had the depro Vera injection... Could this be its happening or is it just by chance... Can it be fixed because I wish to have another child

Increase in levels of prolactin can be due to thyroid hormone deficiency,drugs like antidepressants,antacids,opiods,hormone problems like polycystic ovarian syndome,intake of estrogens,oral contraceptive pills and tumors of the pituitary gland called prolactinomas. ...

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I let an abcessed tooth go untreated for about six months and during that time i had an exam for a life insurance policy. The blood test revealed that I was having liver function problems, everything on the test was perfectly normal except my ast and alt levels were really high. Could that be because the infection had gotten into my body?

Not just the tooth but infection on any part of the body will surely lead to changes in antigen- antibody levels. The retained infectious tooth needs to be treated as soon as possible and you need to start with antibiotics. Based on the extent of the damage either a root canal treatment, apicoectomy or extraction maybe needed. ...

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my daughter with age of 10 months having fever from last five days ,i consultated many doctors and they told me go for following tests urine xamnations which reported heavy traces of albumin andleucocuytes 0-1 and amorphours phosphates (+) and some blood tests like tlc =15500 and neutrphilli= 75 mcv=79.8 and mch= 24 which are marked yellow and pbf comments was=RBCS ARE MICROCYCTIC HYPOCHROMIC.AND WBCS SERIES SHOW NEUTROPHILIC LEUOCYTOSIS AND ALSO WIDAL TEST SHOWS YELLOW MARKED REPORT LIKE A TITAND RISE IS TITER AFTERER OF 1;80 OR MORE IS CONSIDERDERD SIGNIFICANT AND RISE IN TITER AFTER FEW DAYS WILL CONFIRM THE DIAGONASIS. KINDLY TELL ME ABOUT THE DIEASES OF DAUGHTER AND PROPER DIAGONASIS .OR WHAT WILL I DO NOW .. RIGHT NOW DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED MONCEF 200MG INJECTION TWICE A DAY AND CALPOL SUSPENSION . BUT FEVER DIDNT GOES OUT .. IF SOMETIMES IT LOWERS BUT AFTER SOMETIME IT WAS 103 DEGREES

Hi, The history you have given to me suggests that she got fever and infection since 5 days or may be a little more which has also affected her kidneys as that shows albumin in urine. Tlc is not significant in kids, and exactly it can be told only by blood culture,but we can wait and see is she responding to drugs or not and if she does not respond then we can get a culture done. The blood indices should be done in more details so as to know the cause why rbc's are microcytic and hypochromic. A ...

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pls prescribe best homeopathic medicine for loering bilirubin levels.

Lycopodium 30 three times a day for 2 weeks ...

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1. My grand daughter 2 yrs of age having severe lose motion or diarrhea for the last 4 days and passing watery yellowish stool every 5 to 10 minutes. Had slight temperature max 101.5 Deg F, for the first two days. Now there is no temperature. 2. She is being hydrated and has been passing urine occasionally. She is 11kg by weight. 3. Urine and stool tests have been carried out. There is no infection. 4. Urine : Albumin- Trace, Ketone Bodies-Present +, Red Bllod Cells-Absent, Puss Cell-4-5/HPF, Epithelial Cells-2-3/HPF 5. Stool: reducing substances- Present +, Puss cells â€“ 2-3/HPF, Epithelial cells-Occasional. (Oval Cysts not seen) 6. Local doctor says she will be all right but her watery stool continues unabated and we are extremely worried. She is losing her body weight and becoming cranky. Her skin around anus has become swollen & reddish. 7. She has been put on liquid O2 Suspension from today (Ofloxacin and Orindazole) 8. Please let us know: a. How can we stop the lose motion of such high frequency. b. Is O2 has some side effect? Do you suggest any other medicine c. Is it normal that such watery stool can continue for such log time? d. Please advice what should be done now.

Thanks for your query Since your granddaughter is having such high frequency of loose motions,she may become dehydrated anytime,so please take her to a health facility and get her examined.She might need admission and fluid drip.Till the time being please give her ORS solutions to drink 100 ml after each loose stool.She is having reducing substances in her stools which suggest she is having osmotic diarrhoea most likely due to lactose intolerance so avoid milk in her diet till she recovers.Stoo ...

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my bilirubin (total) is found 0.97 mg/dl, bilirubin direct is found 0.33 mg/dl, SGOT is found 41 iu/l, SGPT is found 80.9 iu/l, alkaline phosphatase is found 101 iu/l & albumin is found 4.2 gm/dl after going through a liver functioning test. I am very much worried about the SGPT count which came abnormal. i do not take regular alcohol, but i do take some medicines like norflox tz or ciprowin tz whenever i came across stomach upsets. Sir, please suggest me what should i do now and shall it be dangerous that the count came abnormal? please help.

Hi, Are you facing any symptoms like itching,fever,any accident you had or any problem with muscle or something or may be any problems with urine. Although only alcohol can also raise the tests like this,but if you would be facing any symptom then we would get your more further tests to tell you how serious they are. You don't have to prescribe antibiotics to your self or have them to frequently and also always complete their course whenever you start there course. How frquently you have alcoho ...

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DOES MASTRUBATION EFFECT SGPT AND SGOT LEVELS.

Hi, Common causes of raised levels of sgpt or sgot are 1)Liver inflammation due to any infection involving liver 2)ALCOHOL 3)Injury to the muscles 4)excessive drugs preventive measures 1)avoid excessive unwanted drugs 2)avoid alcohol Do you have fever or any other problem ? Are you an alcoholic ? Do you take unwanted drugs ? Also tell me values of all components of liver function tests,depending on your awnser i can tell you further investigation ...

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Name â€“ Biman Das Age â€“ 28 years Indian origin, stays in Bangalore, India. 9th July 2012 - hemoglobin electrophoresis suggestive of Homozygous Hemoglobin E disease Complaint â€“ Weakness since 1year. Hiâ€¦. Below are the complete tests I have done two days backâ€¦.. Blood Urea Nitrogen â€“ 11.00 mg/dl Serum Creatinine â€“ 1 mg/dl Serum Glucose â€“ 94 mg/dl SERUM LIVER FUNCTION TEST Billirubin Total â€“ 1.30 mg/dl Billirubin â€“ direct â€“ 0.30 mg/dl SGOT/AST (P5P, IFCC) â€“ 63.00 IU/ml SGPT/ALT (P5P, IFCC) â€“ 142.00 IU/ml ALP â€“ 74 IU/ml Total protein â€“ 7.80 g/dl Serum Albumin â€“ 4.90 g/dl Serum Globulin â€“ 2.90 g/dl ALB/GLOB Ratio â€“ 1.69 g/dl SERUM TSH (ECLIA) â€“ 6.240 IU/mL COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT WBC â€“ 9300.00 /cu.mm RBC â€“ 6.15 million/cu.mm Hemoglobin â€“ 11.90 g/dl Haemotocrit (PCV) â€“ 37.00 % MCV â€“ 61.00 fL MCH â€“ 19.40 Pg MCHC â€“ 31.30 g/dl Platelet count â€“ 135000.00 /Cu.mm DIFFERENTIAL COUNT Neutrophils â€“ 52 % Lymphocytes â€“ 43 % Monocytes â€“ 3.00 % Eosinophils â€“ 2.00 % ESR â€“ 4.00 /1st hour. PERIPHERAL SMEAR EXAMINATION RBCâ€™s â€“ Show moderate anisopoikilocytosis, are microcytic hypochromic with few eliptocytes, target cells. WBCâ€™s â€“ Leucocytes are normal in total count and distribution Plateletes â€“ Plateletes are reduced. Macroplateletes noted. Impression â€“ Microcytic hypochromic blood picture with thrombocytopenia. (Kindly correlate with serum iron,TIBC, ferritin and Hb variant analysis [To rule out hemoglobinopathy]) OTHER TESTS â€“ Routine Urine analysis â€“ All values are normal ECG â€“ Normal study X-Ray of chest â€“ PA View â€“ Normal Study MY HABBITS â€“ Non veg 3 days a week Beer â€“ 3 days a week( 700ml per day) drinking since 10 years. Smoking â€“ 12 cigarettes per day (Smoking since 10 years). More Anxiety and less physical activities. Last one year I am inside my house, just for half an hour I go outside in the morning. MY HISTORY AND TESTS DONE EARLIER â€“ History of acidity, constipation and digestion. 9th July 2012 - Haemoglobin electrophoresis suggestive of Homozygous Haemoglobin E disease. 16th October 2012 - Ultrasound of liver â€“ Fatty Liver 18th October 2012 â€“ Liver function test â€“ All values are normal 18th October 2012 â€“ Pulmonary test â€“ Normal spirometery 18th October 2012 â€“ Complete Haemoglobin â€“ Haemoglobin 12.5 gm/dl, WBC â€“ normal in number and morphology, RBC â€“ Anicocytosis with microcytic hypochromic erythrocytes, mild polychromasia, elliptocytes and taget cells, platelets- adequate Please let me know is it very serious and also let me know some medicines and diet... Regards Biman Das

Hi, I am not sure,your doctor must have examined you so he can might be telling better,but i belive you should have complet liver tests including pt aptt and coagulation profile and billirubin levels and also repeat the tests you already have. Although yellow eyes can also be due to mddy sclera,some people have muddy sclera. Your tsh is also raised so he might be telling you for some test or may be you could be directly be put on medicines for this. Time taken is different for diffirent person ...

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