Medical Advice on "Medical gastroenterology"

I have GERD and get frequent abdominal discomfort even after treatment. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms you have described are mild to moderate GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), which can be well managed with medicines and lifestyle management. I would suggest continuing Prilosec as it decreases the ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Kapil Gupta

Even eating a small amount of food causing constipation and indigestion. Kindly help.

Hi Your problem appears to be drug induced gastritis. Symptoms include indigestion,nausea, and epigastric pain etc.I have carefully analysed your problem. Intestinal parasites also can cause similar symptoms. Small meals 3 to 4 times daily with more...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. J N Naidu

Kindly suggest the best option to cure severe burping and bloating.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I do not think that these problems will fit under a single diagnosis. You seem to have gastroesophageal reflux disease which causes acid reflux, sore throat, and altered voice. But it improves a lot after dietary modific...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ajeet Kumar Lohana

Can proctitis be treated naturally?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well proctitis can be due to various other reason such as infection, constipation causing ulcers in the rectum (stecoral ulcer), solitary rectal ulcers syndrome (SRUS), and less commonly ulcerative procitis which is v...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ajeet Kumar Lohana

I have severe constipation with red mucus in the stools. Kindly advise on the relevant tests.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It seems chronic constipation. Your anxiety may or may not be contributing to this constipation. Possible causes of constipation of that much duration seem to be due to chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), of pelvi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ajeet Kumar Lohana

I have elevated amylase levels with bloating and mild abdominal discomfort. What to do?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The endoscopy reports show that you have mild inflammation in the lining of the stomach and in the first part of the small intestine (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The doctor has taken biopsies to exam...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sandeep V Nair

My mother has fever, vomiting, lower stomach pain and cold. Is it due to UTI?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your mother can have a urinary tract infection (UTI) and it needs to be evaluated. Lower abdominal pain, fever, and decreased appetite can be due to symptoms of UTI. Kindly do a urine routine and if it shows the presence...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sandeep V Nair

My father has poor wound healing after GI surgery. Please suggest.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand the situation. Your father is going through a tough time in his life. It is always challenging to operate on this patient with such an age and it is always concerned about healing of the postoperative wo...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ajeet Kumar Lohana

I struggle with constipation and IBS. Kindly help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq. I hope you are doing well. I understand your concern. Based on your symptoms you have a condition called Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS can be of two types, one is Constipation predominant other is diarrhea predominant....  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Mahendra Thakre

Will stage 4 of fibrosis reveal a serious stage of liver disease?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is basically a fibroscan result of a liver and it measures the severity of stiffness in the liver caused by a particular disease. The result shows F4 fibrosis and it is an advanced stage of stiffness. If it is not con...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Mian Shah Yousaf