Virtual Clinic v6
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I want to apologize, me and the other mods have overseen the latest posts, we have been really busy in our lives outside the internet and the recent not nice happenings in this forum captured our attention.
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Is the feeling similar to the feeling you get when water enters your ear?Originally posted by sinicker:my left ear is experiencing this feeling that i do not know how to describe.. "numb".. "going-to-be-deaf" feeling.. what is happening? i don't swim. water didnt enter my ear..
Do you feel any pain in your ear?
Have you been sick recently?
Do you hear some sounds like tinitus or something like ssshhhhh (hiss) in that ear.
Your post has been done some days back, do you still have that problem?
One of the reasons can be changed pressure in your ear, when the eustachian tube can't balance the air pressure properly due to some inflamatory process. -
The gas is produced by the baceria living in your colon. Those are harmeless bacteria who help us to digest food. They even provide certain positive health benefits to the body. These bacteria rely on the indigestible food we eat for their own nutrition. Certain foods are more likely to cause certain bacteria to thrive. Gas forming bacteria generally feed on certain carbohydrates and sugars. So if these carbohydrates are reduced or eliminated from the diet, the gas can usually be significantly reduced. Individual response to certain foods is also a factor in producing gas. For example, two people can eat the same amount of the same carbohydrate. One forms large amounts of gas, while the other only little or none.Originally posted by gorby107:Hi Doctors
How to prevent your intestine to have no or lesser gas???
Sometimes I have this problem, if I eat very little for breakfast and don't eat for a long hours then I will have gastric which embarrass myself(you know what I mean)
So should I eat more???? Or prevent those foods that produce gases???
Thanks a lot
Try to reduce food which is rich on carbohydrates and sugars. Like beans (soya, peas and so on), cabbage, radishes, onions, broccoli, cucumbers and similar, milk and cheese, foods that contain wheat and wheat products.
Don't eliminate them from your died, they are healthy and important for a balanced diet, just try to reduce them.
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Browniebaobao, I am really sorry that we have overseen your post.Originally posted by browniebaobao:Gd morning~
I was at SGH A&E last night.
The stomach and back pain was killing me, no choice but to rush down to hospital. I had stomach pain for 1 week already. The stomach pain led to back pain.
Doctor gave me a jab and medication and observed me till 1am.
Then she gave me a prescription.
Antacid mixture (Polysillic III)
Hyoscine-N-butyibromide tablet 10mg
My question is, for how long should I take the medicine given to me? She nv ask me to finish all or what.. I dun really feel the pain now. And I know the medicine has a strong drowsy effect on me.
Juz had diarrhoea.. but did not take medicine for diarrhoea. Should I take Colodium or Librax if the diarrhoea dun stop?
Do you still have these problems? In other forum you said that you have been diagnosed with some disease for which is no cure. Is it related to these problems? Do you know now how you should handle it? -
HI,
just want to know is having ball game training at 1pm under the sun fine??
i thot ppl can get heatstroke...
haizzz....i tot i have always been told its very bad for health to be out in the sun in the afternoon sun....and wats more the training is 2 plus hours....yesterday my girl come home with a looks like sun burnt face....i m wory and this will be weekly training...they have another weekly on the following day at 3plus..that one i think is ok...
had written to the teacher in charge but she insist she had done that with other groups of student, they were fine.....haizzz....it seems like i m the only parent complaining....
i try to search for topic on this so that i can attached and send to the school again...this time i m going to 'appeal' to the principal to look into this...
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Well, it's not wise to expose oneself to the direct sun for a long time when the temperatures are high, but a healthy person can manage that without getting a heatstroke, unless the temperatures are extremely high (Over 35 Celsius). Small children are more sensitive towards the direct sun and heat. They can get heatstroke, sunburn and dehydratation.Originally posted by a_splash:HI,
just want to know is having ball game training at 1pm under the sun fine?? i thot ppl can get heatstroke...
haizzz....i tot i have always been told its very bad for health to be out in the sun in the afternoon sun....and wats more the training is 2 plus hours....yesterday my girl come home with a looks like sun burnt face....i m wory and this will be weekly training...they have another weekly on the following day at 3plus..that one i think is ok...
had written to the teacher in charge but she insist she had done that with other groups of student, they were fine.....haizzz....it seems like i m the only parent complaining....
i try to search for topic on this so that i can attached and send to the school again...this time i m going to 'appeal' to the principal to look into this...
any article for me??
Your daughter should wear a cap, it protects her against the sun stroke and she also should use a sun blocker to protect her skin. It's important that she drinks enough water before and during the training to prevent dehydratation. It should be mineral water as the body loses the electrolytes in the heat.
When your daughter complains about headaches or she feels not well after the training, then it's a real reason to be worried.
I too would suggest that the training for children is timed before 10 - 11 am or after 3pm when the temperatures are over 33 C.
I tried to search for some sites for you. Try this one
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it's ok, my doctors have given me medicine that will last me 6 months.Originally posted by thinkdifferent:Browniebaobao, I am really sorry that we have overseen your post.
Do you still have these problems? In other forum you said that you have been diagnosed with some disease for which is no cure. Is it related to these problems? Do you know now how you should handle it?
well, i dun feel stomach pain so often now..will go for an ultrasound scan on gastric this coming sat.
and fyi, the diagnosis is not in any way related to my gastric problem.
how should i handle it? will consult my doctor. should be no problem.
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Dear thinkdifferent,
Thank you very much for your reply and for helping me found the website.
I had sent her another email and it seems due to their coach timing and others she is unable to change the time.
So its like given no choice, the children had to bear with the hot sun.
I will just have to take all necessary precaution to lessen the sunburnt and dehydration.
So mineral water is a better choice than our boiled water. ok noted. What about those sports drink?? (maybe once in a while?? are they necessary? is it fine for young children to take them?) (excuse me for so many questions)
I will find a good sunblock for her.
umm i wonder if the teacher mind i get her to put on cap (with the front reverse to the back)
i will check that out...
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You are welcome, you can ask as many questions as you need.Originally posted by a_splash:Dear thinkdifferent,
Thank you very much for your reply and for helping me found the website.
I had sent her another email and it seems due to their coach timing and others she is unable to change the time.
So its like given no choice, the children had to bear with the hot sun.
I will just have to take all necessary precaution to lessen the sunburnt and dehydration.
So mineral water is a better choice than our boiled water. ok noted. What about those sports drink?? (maybe once in a while?? are they necessary? is it fine for young children to take them?) (excuse me for so many questions)
I will find a good sunblock for her.
umm i wonder if the teacher mind i get her to put on cap (with the front reverse to the back) i will check that out...
Thanks!
Sports drinks are meant for hard training athletes, they improve their performance and help the body to recover faster after the training. An isotonic drink contains those minerals which are sweat out during the training. I think it's ok if a kid drinks it once in a while after a hard sport training in heat, but the concentration of minerals should be only as high as it is needed to supply the minerals which were sweat out during the training, if the concentration is too high, it can over burden the kidneys.
Proteine drinks are meant for body builders, not suitable for your daughter.
And beware of energy drinks, they contain caffeine and taurine which may cause strong and fast heart beat and arrhythmia (irregular heart beat) in kids and taurine causes also hypoglicemia (low sugar level in blood). These effects are dangerous for children.
I think the teacher should atleast respect the wish of a worried mother to protect her daughter with a cap when changing the timing of the training is not possible. -
thanks for the reply thinkdifferent.Originally posted by thinkdifferent:I think the teacher should atleast respect the wish of a worried mother to protect her daughter with a cap when changing the timing of the training is not possible.
well i m not so sure if they will think this way. Another parent was surprised that they hv netball at 1pm, cos she ever asked her children's cca teacher-in-charge why want to put the cca at 3pm (cos their indoor) and she got the answer that its the school's regulation that all ccas are to be at 3pm cos 1 to 2plus are reserved for supplementary or remedials....so if the teacher can break this rules, well...... -
Can someone please tell me a number of things that pains in the stomach could mean?
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Stomach ulcers, helicobacter pylori (it cuases ulcers), stress, empty stomach producing the digestive juices which started to digest the walls of the stomach (the ulcers are developed this way), some strange object in the stomach swallowed by accident, food which is very hard to digest, food irritating the stomach (very spicy or very sour like a vinegar), cancer (I don't want to scare you) or some virus you caught which causes the "enteral flu".Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Can someone please tell me a number of things that pains in the stomach could mean?
The stomach ulcers are the most common reason.
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Don't know if this constitutes a health problem but just asking to be safe.
Nowadays, whenever I'm climbing the stairs, occasionally, one of my legs will just like "forget" to lift itself up to the next step and almost causing me to trip.
Isn't the action supposed to be a natural thing? The only reason I thought of so far is that I'm possibly daydreaming/thinking of sometime else but the thing is, how much concentration do you need to climb the stairs? -
How long have you been experiencing this? Past few weeks , days or months?Originally posted by CoolMyth:Don't know if this constitutes a health problem but just asking to be safe.
Nowadays, whenever I'm climbing the stairs, occasionally, one of my legs will just like "forget" to lift itself up to the next step and almost causing me to trip.
Isn't the action supposed to be a natural thing? The only reason I thought of so far is that I'm possibly daydreaming/thinking of sometime else but the thing is, how much concentration do you need to climb the stairs?
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Like once or twice this past week. Had a similar experience in the past but not very frequent. It happens rarely. No numbness or weakness though.Originally posted by thinkdifferent:How long have you been experiencing this? Past few weeks , days or months?
Does it happen only when climbing the stairs or also when walking? Any other similar happenings, for example numbness or weakness, feeling tired?
Peharps I'm just feeling tired? Maybe it's all the stress that's creeping into me..... -
I would send you to a neurologist if I could. Maybe it's because I'm interested in neurology that I think of a neurological problem, but I don't want to scare you so I won't tell you what is on my mind. If it continues, you should see a doc.Originally posted by CoolMyth:Like once or twice this past week. Had a similar experience in the past but not very frequent. It happens rarely. No numbness or weakness though.
Peharps I'm just feeling tired? Maybe it's all the stress that's creeping into me.....
So far, try vitamine B6 and B12. -
Originally posted by thinkdifferent:I would send you to a neurologist if I could. Maybe it's because I'm interested in neurology that I think of a neurological problem, but I don't want to scare you so I won't tell you what is on my mind. If it continues, you should see a doc.
So far, try vitamine B6 and B12.
Thanks for the advice. I'll heed that.
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Why issit that when i drink coffee (might it b from coffebean, NYDC or instant ones) and tea (esp those jasmine green tea in a can...) i get hungry v easily?
sometimes even feel lik vommiting...other times feel v bloated...feel like eating, but nausea....
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Could be a reaction on the caffeine. I too have this hunger feeling after it. Caffeine supports the metabolism, your body probably burns more energy after it and you feel hungry. It makes the BP higher, the nausea feeling could be from it.Originally posted by alfagal:Why issit that when i drink coffee (might it b from coffebean, NYDC or instant ones) and tea (esp those jasmine green tea in a can...) i get hungry v easily?
sometimes even feel lik vommiting...other times feel v bloated...feel like eating, but nausea.... but after eating stomach still feel discomfort... -
shld i avoid it then?
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Caffeine does stimulate gastrin secretion, which in turns increases gastric acid production. However, your symptoms may not necessarily be related to caffeine. H.pylori infection, gastritis, gallstones and peptic ulcer disease all can give rise to similar symptoms. Stop the coffee and see if it helps. Otherwise, see your GP and he can arrange for a breath test for H.pylori and further investigations if necessary.
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Jus wonderin, what are the side effects of the drug nurofen? containing 200mg ibuprofen.
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It's an NSAID, so side effects are similar to most NSAIDS, mainly gastrointestinal (stomach erosions etc)...here's something off the web:
"The most common side effects from ibuprofen are rash, ringing in the ears, headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, constipation and heartburn. Ibuprofen may cause ulceration of the stomach or intestine, and the ulcers may bleed. Sometimes, ulceration and bleeding can occur without abdominal pain, and black tarry stools, weakness, and dizziness upon standing (orthostatic hypotension) may be the only signs of a problem. NSAIDs reduce the flow of blood to the kidneys and impair function of the kidneys. The impairment is most likely to occur in patients with preexisting impairment of kidney function or congestive heart failure, and use of NSAIDs in these patients should be done cautiously. People who are allergic to other NSAIDs, including aspirin, should not use ibuprofen. Individuals with asthma are more likely to experience allergic reactions to ibuprofen and other NSAIDs.."
There are recent reports of cardiovascular incidents with the use of COXII inhibitor class of NSAIDS like Vioox but ibuprofen is not one of them. -
it only happens when i have coffeeOriginally posted by oxford mushroom:Caffeine does stimulate gastrin secretion, which in turns increases gastric acid production. However, your symptoms may not necessarily be related to caffeine. H.pylori infection, gastritis, gallstones and peptic ulcer disease all can give rise to similar symptoms. Stop the coffee and see if it helps. Otherwise, see your GP and he can arrange for a breath test for H.pylori and further investigations if necessary. -
Well, caffeine is known to promote the reflux of gastric acids back up from the stomach to the esophagus.. and this may well explain your feeling of nausea.Originally posted by alfagal:it only happens when i have coffee 
I try to avoid caffeine as far as possible... not because it causes nausea but because it invariably causes a nerve-racking insomnia.