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Answered by Dr. Yermal Tanmai Deelip

Why do I have on and off diarrhea since last week, especially after breakfast and coffee?

Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.Thanks for writing in, and I understand your concern. I went through your concern about stomach upset and diarrhea. I would like to know more details about your present symptoms. Do you have a fever? Or any other associated symptoms like body aches, headache, nausea, vomiting, and generalized weakness? Have you done any investigations recently? Do you frequently get gastritis or acidity? Your symptoms seem to be due to indigestion and outside food that could have caused some infection.

February 4, 2026

What causes post-COVID chest discomfort and body pain?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query about chest and body pain after COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). After recovering from COVID-19 illness, body pain could be due to various reasons like general weakness or myalgia due to inflammatory markers during viral infection. And it is not a significant problem to worry. But chest pain post-COVID-19 should not be ignored unless evaluated.

December 29, 2025

CK with abnormal ECG findings. What to do?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went throught your query and your electrocardiograph (attachments removed to protect patient's identity). Before I could give my opinion, I would like to know some more details about your present symtoms. What is the exact location of your chest pain? Is it continuous or intermittent? Is it at rest or on exertion? What is the nature of your chest pain- is it squeezing type, heaviness, pin prick type, dull aching kind or burning type? Do you have any other cardiac symtoms associated with it like breathlessness on exertion or palpitations, giddiness? Do you smoke or drink alcohol? Do you have any history of diabetes and hypertension? Do not depend on the printed diagnosis of the ECG. Your ECG is almost normal except for few ectopics or premature complexes.

December 22, 2025

Is the Formoterol/Budesonide inhaler better than Salmeterol?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and I can understand your concern. But I need to know some details regarding your present problem. Please mention whether you use an inhaler every day or only while having wheezing or breathing discomfort. Please mention whether you have asthmatic attacks frequently.

November 25, 2025

What are the chances of getting HIV after protected sex?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Having sex with a condom is generally safe and provides strong protection against HIV, as long as the condom is used properly and does not tear or leak during intercourse. The risk of transmission in such cases is extremely low. A key consideration is whether your partner was already diagnosed to be HIV positive at the time of the encounter or tested positive later. This can help assess your level of exposure risk more clearly.

November 19, 2025

Can Propranolol, a beta-blocker, trigger asthma?

Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I have gone through the history you have described for your mother. I really appreciate the way you have presented it with all the details. It is very important to know the reason for starting the tablet Inderal at the first point. What kind of arrhythmia was it, and all? In order to evaluate, does she really need to continue any beta blocker? Your cardiologist, a year ago, after cardiac evaluation, did not find any reason to continue the medication as per your history.

June 20, 2025

I am under vitamin D3 supplements and my cholesterol level is high. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and also reviewed your available reports (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Please attach your vitamin D level also so that I can comment on it. But the actual dose of vitamin D3 is 60000 IU once a week for five weeks. Your lipid profile is not in the normal range.

July 24, 2024

My sister is having a fever for three days. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query for your sister. Can you send me some more details about her present symptoms? Is her fever high grade or low grade? Is she having any other symptoms like cough, body ache, tiredness, loss of smell and taste, loose motions, breathing difficulty, sore throat, etc.? How much is her oxygen saturation level? Has she come in contact with any COVID-19 positive patient? Continue Tablet Dolo 650 mg (Paracetamol) and get her RT-PCR (reverse trancription-polymerase chain reaction) for COVID-19 done. Kindly get back with the above details for further discussion and management.

July 12, 2024

What causes fever and sweating despite negative COVID test?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your symptoms. You have a fever but no temperature. Do you mean when you check on the thermometer you do not get more temperature? How much was the maximum temperature that you got on the thermometer? What other symptoms do you have like cold, running nose, sore throat, cough, body ache, nausea, vomiting, burning urination? Since how many days you have a fever? Anyone else in your family had COVID recently? Or have you come in contact with any such known person? Have you done any other blood reports? If yes, please share all available reports. Kindly get back with the above details for further discussion and management.

July 8, 2024

Why are the blood parameters still raised post COVID-19?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your mother's reports (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity) and the brief history that you have described. Her reports are satisfactory except for some infection and raised CRP (c-reactive protein) and ferritin levels suggestive of recent infective and inflammatory processes due to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). Her vitamin D levels are also borderline that requires replacement. I would like to know some more details about her present problem.

July 4, 2024

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