Can birth control pills alter a female's menstrual cycle if she stops taking them suddenly?
Hello doctor,
I am 25 years old, and I have been taking birth control pills for years. I stopped taking it the last year because my fiance and I are trying to conceive. I did not have my period this month. Am I pregnant, or is it a side effect of the birth control pills? I am also taking prenatal vitamins and thyroid tablets.
12 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
What can be done for allergy with noise sensitivity?
Hi doctor,
I am 19 years of age. I have been suffering from a kind of allergy for almost four years. My mother has been suffering from the same kind of allergy but her case is not worse than mine. I feel a runny nose, sneezing, itchy nose, and eyes, mild rashes after having a shower, and breathing difficulty also. My heartbeat gets faster and more rapid. I am also suffering from noise sensitivity. I cannot tolerate loud voices, my heart starts beating faster and I feel dizziness and headache. In my own residential area, I catch allergies for almost 360 days of the year. I am feeling suffocation and rapid heartbeat. Another thing, whenever I get stuck in some kind of mental or emotional stress, my heart rate becomes faster and irregular, and at that point, in time I feel suffocation too. A nearby doctor suggested me the treatment of a nebulizer, but I am not feeling much better.
19 Dec 2023 - 1 min read
Do blood blisters on the gums occur due to food allergy?
Hello doctor,
I keep getting blood blisters on my gums whenever I eat something. I also get them on eating bananas. They disappear after taking an antihistamine and keep reappearing. I do not have any known allergies. Is this an allergic reaction or anything else?
Kindly guide.
29 Nov 2023 - 1 min read
What causes bad breath even after maintaining good oral hygiene?
Hello doctor,
I have an extremely embarrassing issue with bad breath. It is not your typical "bad breath". It smells like dog poop, I am so embarrassed to say that, but it is true. It smells terrible even after I brush. It has affected me my whole life. Over the years I have had people consistently make comments about how bad my breath is. I have great dental hygiene; see the dentist twice a year, brush twice a day, floss throughout the day, mouthwash, etc., and nothing helps.
Finally now that I am a 38-year-old woman I mustered up the courage to talk to my dentist about it and also to see an ENT doctor about it and they both have stated they do not believe it is a mouth or ear/nose/throat issue. Probably about 15 years ago I was on an antibiotic for something and it amazingly took my bad breath breath away and when I had a bowel movement the smell was not as bad either. That is also an odor issue I have, I am extremely embarrassed about my bathroom smells, I have IBS-D so it is a common thing in my life. I remember when I took this antibiotic noticing that it "took away" my bad smells. I had typical "not so pleasant" odors but nothing extreme and I could also tell in my mouth I did not have this kind of yucky taste that I commonly have. I was so relieved, but that was short lived once the antibiotics were gone. I cannot remember at all what the antibiotic was (maybe Doxycycline or Metronidazole). I am desperate for advise or help. This has effected me in so many ways in my life. I try not to get close to people when I talk and I avoid my husband like the plague when he tries to get close, I am desperate to find some help with this issue.
08 Aug 2023 - 1 min read
What causes gas with bloating in a paraplegic patient?
Hello doctor,
My husband is a complete SCI paraplegic, he is 28. He has been having severe stomach pains come and go for months and is not receiving any answers we were at the ER 3 times in a week, no results of infection, or constipation or anything seen in X-rays and cat scans, he gets very bloated and wakes up almost every morning with gas pains and has to make himself sick if he cannot burp them out, no fever but sometimes he will get the chills and sweats still without fever or temperature drop, he needs answers, it is very unbearable to him.
08 Aug 2023 - 1 min read
