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Answered by Dr. Prathish Kumar

What are the causes of blood coming from the mouth?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per your description, this person is on Aspirin. Aspirin can cause ulcers in the stomach and mouth. The ulcers formed in the stomach can bleed, which will, in turn, irritate the stomach and come up to the mouth, and during this instance, if some amount of blood enters the respiratory tract, it can cause breathing difficulty. The other way around, per se, there can be bleeding into the lungs to cause gasping for breath, and this blood can come up to the mouth and cough out, which is called hemoptysis.

June 4, 2026

As I am suffering from tonsillitis for three years, I do not eat properly. How to gain weight?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com I see that you have chronic tonsillitis, due to which you do not take food properly and lost weight. You can take protein supplements for weight gain, but have you evaluated for your tonsillitis issue? ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), Peripheral smear, chest X-ray, urine routine and culture sensitivity test, free T4 (thyroxine), TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone). Please do the following blood investigations or consult an ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor regarding this. If so, kindly upload the pictures for reference. If not, do the investigations given below and review them back.

May 29, 2026

I have headache with rapid heartbeat. Is it due to thrombocytosis?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand that you are worried about your blood test results. I have reviewed your investigation reports (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). In addition to a slight increase in platelet count, there are other abnormal findings in the peripheral smear. The presence of rouleaux formation is typically associated with a condition called multiple myeloma, while smudge cells are commonly seen in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), although they can also appear in some normal individuals.

May 27, 2026

I have runny nose with white mucus present in the throat usually in summers. Why?

Hi I get to see that you are worried about your weight loss. As per your description, a runny nose and mucus, particularly during summer, show that you are allergic to dust, which is more common in summer than in winter. Need not worry about it. And yes, your weight loss has to be evaluated. I would suggest some investigations, with which you can review back, and a little more info is needed. Do you experience any fever or chronic cough? Do you feel thirstier, pass more urine, feeling more hungry? Anything else apart from weight loss you want to specify? The investigations to be done are complete blood count (CBC), Peripheral smear, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Chest X-ray, X-ray PNS Waters view, fasting blood sugar (FBS), postprandial blood sugar (PPBS), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and liver function test (LFT).

May 19, 2026

What are the dietary and physical considerations of aging?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. Regarding your concerns about aging, I suggest the following points: 1. Aging is associated with a shorter cell life span, leading to faster death of cells and decreased regenerative capacity to form new cells. 2.

May 5, 2026

How to treat metastatic bladder cancer in my elderly father?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Any kind of carcinoma that has metastasized has a poor prognosis. Therapy depends on the subtype of urothelial carcinoma and the extent of metastasis. Back pain could be related to this cancer itself.

April 21, 2026

What could be the reason for calf pain and tightness?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I see that you have been experiencing calf tightness and pain for the past two weeks. One reason could be that you are overweight. Otherwise, it could be blood clot formation in the veins, as you are at high risk for it. Alternatively, it could be due to a salt imbalance in your body if you are not consuming adequate nutrition and water.

April 15, 2026

How severe are the bleeding risks for adults with hemophilia?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Hemophilia is a rare, inherited blood disorder that causes your blood to clot less, which results in an increased risk of bleeding or bruising. Hemophilia happens because your body does not make enough protein (clotting factor 8) to help your blood form clots. Hemophilia A typically affects men and rarely women.

April 13, 2026

How can I reduce my genetic risk of developing obesity?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Genes play an important role in obesity. Based on genetics, obesity can be classified as monogenic and polygenic syndromes. But still, apart from genetics, lifestyle also plays an important role in the development of obesity.

March 3, 2026

How does hemophilia affect girls after they get periods?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Regarding your queries, As you mentioned, hemophilia mainly affects males since it is an X-linked recessive disease. Females are usually the only carriers. Very rarely, females develop the disease if two abnormal genes are inherited from both father and mother, for which DNA analysis has to be checked for both her parents.

February 16, 2026

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