Medical Advice on "Surgical gastroenterology"

What is the small fleshy growth in my anus?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your attached picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It shows old hemorrhoids called as skin tags. This picture, along with the pain that you are describing is suggestive of anal fissure. ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru

What can be done for bloating in a patient with acidity, GERD and IBS?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have several symptoms related to the gastrointestinal tract: 1. GERD. 2. Irritable bowels. 3. Bloating. You also seem to have abdominal obesity and high blood pressure. Proton pump inhibitors like Pantoprazole a...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Srinivas Morampudi

Can you suggest any medicine to reduce the bump near anus?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you have a fissure and bleeding was from the fissure site as seen in the picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The bump you are showing is hemorrhoid near the fissure. You might have chronic co...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Happykumar Kagathara

What can cause radiating stomach pain?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to my knowledge, abdomen pain that radiates to back needs to be evaluated for gall bladder as well as for problems in regard to pancreatitis. If your ultrasound scan performed previously showed the results are...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney

What are the methods to get rid of gas problem?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can have a functional indigestion problem and so gas problem. Kindly mention any other clinical complaint if present to guide you further. You can be prescribed Gelusil or Alcid MPS like syrup to solve your gas pr...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Parth R Goswami

I got internal hemorrhoids and now bleeding on passing stools. Please help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. In addition to stool softeners, apply Xylocaine jelly 2 percent in the perianal area two times a day and also before and after passing stools. Take a tubful of lukewarm water and sit in it two times a day. That will ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Bhavin Bhupendra Vasavada

I am passing black stools since two days. Why?

Hello. Welcome to icliniq.com. Iron in Irozorb can make the stools black or it may be happening due to gastritis or stomach ulcers. It is the iron that oxidizes and give black color, but it seems like you are taking these medications since four mo...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sadaf Mustafa

I have abdominal pain and diarrhea thrice a day. What is wrong?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I suggest the following: Tablet Ondem MD (Ondansetron) 4 mg twice a day, for a month. Tablet Rablet L (a combination of Rabeprazole and levosulpiride) twice a day, for a month. ORS (oral rehydrating solution) up to two ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Aastha Midha Likhyani

Why does my heartburn go away when I lay down in the bed and increases when I sit upright?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The cause for heartburn is due to the acid from the stomach entering into the esophagus through the lower esophageal sphincter. Other than swallowing times this sphincter is closed and prevents the acid from entering the e...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Madhankumar

Is surgery needed for acute cholecystitis with cholelithiasis?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is very tempting to treat gallbladder stones with dissolving drugs, but there are some very important limitations, which are as follows. Those drugs require up to two years of treatment. They do not prevent the formatio...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru