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I am experiencing painful and frequent urination. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 23-year-old woman. I am experiencing the urge to urinate, but it is not happening. In the past 20 minutes, I have attempted three to four times, and each time, it is painful. The pain is persistent. Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and can understand your concern. Based on your symptoms, it appears that you may be experiencing signs of a urinary tract infection (UTI). I suggest the following to address this: Obtain a urine routine and culture to assess the presence of bacte... Read Full »
Why do I have high levels of lymphocytes in my urine?
Query: Hello doctor, I have done my urinalysis and CBC, for which there are high levels of lymphocytes and monocytes. Why so? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. I went through your reports (the attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Based on the results of your urinalysis and CBC (complete blood count), you may have an infection or inflammation in your urinary tract. The high le... Read Full »
Can my HPV infection lead to VIN?
Query: Hi doctor, Before a week, I had symptoms of itching in the vulva area. Later, two sores or ulcers appeared. One on the clitoral hood and another one on the right labia minora. It burns when I urinate. I am HPV positive, and I recently got treatment for CIN before three months. I have attached the pi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachment (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It is better to have full investigations as you already have a history of HPV (human papillomavirus) and treated for CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia). When did you have your las... Read Full »
My urine culture test is normal. Is a chlamydia test needed?
Query: Hello doctor, If a persons routine and culture urine test is normal, does he have to do separate tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea? The patient has headaches and sleepiness throughout the day and burning sensation in urine at times. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. No, not needed if there is no pus cells on routine examination. This also depends whether one is having symptoms or not. Occasional burning usually occurs due to dehydration and most of the times this burning is also associated with yellow urine which further suggest... Read Full »
Is whitish discharge before my period normal?
Query: Hi doctor,My period is due sometime this week, and I am seeing a white/ yellow discharge odorless. Is this normal? For sure, I am not pregnant because the last time I had sex was over three months ago, and I got my period every month after that. What can this be? Should I be worried, or is this norm... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms are suggestive of PID (pelvic inflammatory disease), which is quite common in sexually active women. It is advisable to have a USG (ultrasound) abdomen scan to rule out any other possibilities. Did you have any history of fever or any itching-like sens... Read Full »
Why do I have a runny stomach and black stools after flu?
Query: Hello doctor, I had the flu for two days. That included a fever, sore throat, and runny nose with a dry cough. The flu went away and now I just have a cough, but I have developed a rash behind my ears and a runny stomach in which my stool is black. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It seems like a hemorrhagic fever such as dengue in which the patient presents with a bleeding manifestation of melena (black-colored stools), bleeding gums, any hemorrhagic rashes, or hematuria, etc.Black-colored stools indicate that blood is leaking from somewhere in... Read Full »
Why do I have burning sensation before and after urination?
Query: Hello doctor, I had sex with my husband on the fourth day of my periods. One day while passing urine, in my vagina there was a burning sensation and it started paining in the abdomen area below the stomach on the right and left sides. After that on the next day, I had no pain. After that, again the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Most probably, you are suffering from a UTI (urinary tract infection). So, get a urine examination done. Investigations to be done include urine routine and a urine culture and sensitivity. Kindly drink plenty of oral fluids. Follow up with the report. Read Full »
Why are my uric acid levels high? Is it due to anxiety?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 29-year-old male. When I urinate standing up, I notice foamy bubbles. If I do it sitting, there are no bubbles. I read in the internet sources, that it might be due to a high protein content in the urine, which may be due to a kidney problem. I got really worried and opted for a che... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your uric acid level is high, but your symptoms are not due to it. I would recommend you go for a urine routine examination as well as urine culture. If your report comes out to be normal, this could be simply anxiety. I would recommend tablet Febuxostat 40 mg onc... Read Full »
I am worried about the repeated stomach pain even during urination for a month. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, I am in my early twenties and I am having frequent stomach ache for a month. The pain is either on the upper right side of my belly or the top center of my belly just below the chest. It occurs frequently during the day and even at night. It causes chills when I have the sensation of goin... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pain in this specific part of the abdomen is related to either liver or stomach. It can be seen in a liver abscess (due to eating unwashed or unhygienic food). It can also be due to fatty liver. Apart from the liver, it can also arise due to acid peptic disease. Howeve... Read Full »
I have a strong and frequent urge to pee. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, In the morning, I have a strong and frequent urge to pass urine. It continues for an hour or two. After urinating normally, only droppings take place. Today, a few drops of blood also came. My intake of water is about 8 cups a day. There is no discharge or itching. Throughout the day it i... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It seems you have developed urinary tract infection (UTI). It is common in diabetic patients to develop infection despite good water intake. I suggest you get urine routine and microscopy along with urine culture sensitivity done. Take antibiotics accordingly. Let me kn... Read Full »