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I have acute pancreatitis and noticed stool changes. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I was hospitalized earlier for one and a half months due to abdominal pain and was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. My CECT (contrast-enhanced computed tomography) scan report indicates acute interstitial pancreatitis. Additionally, my lipase and amylase were elevated at that time. Fr... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the query, and I can understand your concern. You are right. You have interstitial pancreatitis. It could be due to your alcohol intake. You have taken good action and have decided to stop drinking alcohol. At times, after pancreatitis, its function dim... Read Full »
I am suffering from loose stools and gas. Please suggest.
Query: Hello doctor, Since last one year, I am having loose stools with a lot of gas released from the anus. Motion is not cleared fully. There is a burning sensation in stomach and somewhere in the intestines. There is a huge rambling in the stomach, especially in the evening hours. The doctor has advised... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The present symptoms look more likely due to constipation. I suggest you follow these measures: Avoid constipating foods like maize-based foods, junk foods, baked ones etc. Keep yourself well hydrated with two to three liters of water a day in various form... Read Full »
What causes extreme lymph node pain under the neck?
Query: Hi doctor, What could be causing the extreme pains in my lymph nodes under my neck and tingling the in head? Should I see a doctor in person? I had a sinus infection a month ago when the neck pains suddenly appeared. I was given antibiotics. It got rid of my other sinus symptoms, but not the lymph ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The first possibility of meningitis is unlikely. It would cause fever, severe headache and patient will be very sick. I do not think this to be a lymph node pain because lymph nodes will hurt only when they enlarge in a short duration of maximum one or two wee... Read Full »
I have a cough that persists after taking medications. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I have had a cough for the last five months, and I met a doctor who asked me to get a TB test. It was negative, and I got an x-ray done, but the result was right upper fibrosis, left upper lobe consolidation, and cavity formation expansion. I took the medicines, but still, I have a cough.... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You should get CECT (contrast induced computerized tomography) chest done. Read Full »
Ultrasound report shows splenic hemangioma and enlarged spleen. Is this malignant?
Query: Hello doctor, I had an incidental low-density mass, found on my spleen during a CT scan for possible kidney stones. A recommended follow up ultrasound with doppler showed a 4.3 X 4.7 X 4.8 cm ill-defined heterogeneous hyperechoic mass. The mass showed blood flow around the peripheral. The report sa... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you mentioned that it might be splenic haemangioma as per USG (ultrasonography) with Doppler, let me relieve you by stating that it is one of the rarest condition affecting the spleen, one of the commonest benign condition and has no malignant potential. So do not... Read Full »
My wife is coughing blood even though all of the tests are normal. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, My 35-year-old wife, who weighs 65 kg and measures 160 cm, is coughing up blood monthly once. Her cough is not dry and I noticed that it originates only from the lower throat area. She was diagnosed with gallbladder stones a few years back and they measured around 1.2 cm. She has never co... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. As per your wife's history, she is shaving hemoptysis (blood with cough) from lower respiratory tracts. Hemoptysis could be caused due to various conditions like tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, coagulopathy, cardiac-rel... Read Full »
My ultrasound showed appendicitis but CT without contrast was normal. Is the result reliable?
Query: Hello doctor, I am having pain in the right lower abdomen for 10 days. The ultrasound had shown mild inflammation of the appendix. Doctor then suggested a CECT whole abdomen. However, in the past, I have had difficulty keeping down the contrast they ask to drink. So the doctor advised CT Scan with I... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The appendix is a tubular structure measuring less than 5 mm in normal people. When there is appendicitis, the appendix enlarges to 8 to 10 mm or more in diameter. Ultrasound scan has an accuracy of 50 percent for appendicitis in most patients. You have been found wi... Read Full »