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How to manage nausea, stomachache, headache, and mild fever?
Query: Hi doctor, I have nausea, stomach pain, gas passing, a fever of 100-102 degree Fahrenheit, and a mild headache. It is been two full days, and it has been like this. I have taken Dolo 650, but it only reduces fever for a few hours. Also, I got a bitter taste while eating due to a fever. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The symptoms you have described fit into a range of acute viral fever. It will take four to five days to resolve with proper medications. Please take the following medicines: Tablet Roxid (Rabeprazole) 150 mg twice daily for five days.... Read Full »
I have fever and chills since last night. Please suggest me what should I do.
Query: Hello doctor, I vomited two to three times yesterday. I have been feeling very cold and am shivering since midnight. I checked my temperature, it is 101 degree Fahrenheit. I have to catch a flight tomorrow. Please suggest what should I do. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern,I assume that since you have a flight tomorrow, you might have got your RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) COVID test done by now and it must have been negative since you have not mentioned it in your query. Conside... Read Full »
I get fever on and off six days after recovering from COVID. Did I develop some medical condition?
Query: Hello doctor, I had COVID in the last month, and I was able to recover from it completely. I had a continuous high fever during the illness but as I recovered, my fever went away altogether. However, six days later the fever reappeared. It is only my head and neck that are hot, the rest of my body i... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The condition you are suffering from is known as post-COVID syndrome. There are many complications that patients develop after recovering from COVID. These are collectively called post-COVID syndrome. Generally, it is treated with antibiotics after we find out the so... Read Full »
Which tablets could be taken for throat pain due to COVID?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had fever and body pain for two days, and I took tablet Dolo 650 mg thrice and tablet Azithromycin 500 mg once yesterday; today, my wife and I took a RAT which came positive for both. I took tablet Xykaa Rapid (Paracetamol) 650 mg thrice, tablet Monteflo-AB (Montelukast 10 mg, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your concern in detail and understand it. The medicines you are taking now are very strong and unrelated to COVID treatment. I suggest you, please isolate yourselves from other people who are not experiencing any symptoms and start taking the following m... Read Full »
What causes Nausea, Vomiting, Loose Motion, Fever?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a vomit, loose motion, fever, and body ache. I want to know what kind of fever I have. What are the medicines I can use? And what are the health tips I can follow? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I will surely help you out. From the symptoms, you have described you most probably have food poisoning. So for vomiting and nausea you need Ondansetron or Domperidone. For fever, Paracetamol will suffice and for body ache, you should have Diclofenac with Ranitidine... Read Full »
What is the proper Paracetamol dosage for fever?
Query: Hello doctor, I am having a fever and took Paracetamol 650 mg in the morning. However, at night I still had a fever. Should I take Paracetamol again or wait for the fever to go away? I visited the hospital yesterday without a mask for a check-up and may have caught germs. What is the correct dosage... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The maximum acceptable dose of Paracetamol tablets for a healthy adult male is a maximum of six tablets (650 mg) in a day. However, you can safely take four tablets in a day if required. But more importantly, taking Paracetamol for fever is not the solution. First, w... Read Full »
I have persistent typhoid fever despite taking medicines. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am diagnosed with typhoid after undergoing a Widal test. I have been suffering from fever for the past ten days. The doctor advised tablet Cefoperazone and Sulbactam injections for four days still, fever is not reducing. Then, I went to another doctor, where the tests were repeated. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per your description, you are suffering from typhoid and UTI (urinary tract infection). The best way to deal with it is to take the antibiotics for seven days. Since the antibiotics you took were for a short period, you do not have any resolution in your symptoms ... Read Full »
Why is my fever not going away even after taking Combiflam?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had a fever for the last 4 to 5 days, and some two days before, I consulted our family doctor. He prescribed three doses of medicine, I have completed all three doses, but it did not help. Yesterday I had a fever of around 103.5 F. I took a Combiflam tablet, and after an hour, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Finding the cause of fever is more important than taking medicine for the fever. The reason is that medication like Combiflam (Ibuprofen + Paracetamol) will only help reduce fever, but fever will come again. We need to find the reason that is causing the fever. So k... Read Full »
Can Combiflam be used for fever in kids?
Query: Hi doctor, My daughter is 10 years old and weighs 55.11 Ibs. She has 102 fever. I am giving her Combiflam syrup one and half teaspoon at four to five hours intervals, but the temperature is still not down. Kindly guide me. What is the dosage of Meftal-P for the same? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The cause of fever has to be found out. So, your daughter needs some investigations to be done like CBC (complete blood count) with ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), LFT (liver function test), KFT (kidney function test), serum electrolytes. Please get these investig... Read Full »
I have fever for the past two days, and it is not subsiding. What can be done about this?
Query: Hi doctor, I had gone to a wedding. After I came back, my head was burning, but I did not pay attention. But the next morning, it was 101 degrees celsius. I took Crocin and was fine for three hours, but my eyes were burning again, and I was feeling cold. So I went to sleep. Then when I got up, and i... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for writing in, and I understand your concern. Since you have a persistent fever, I would suspect an infection in your case. I suggest taking urine routine microscopy and chest X-ray to be done. Apart from this, I suggest taking broad-spectrum antibiotics lik... Read Full »