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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 small, painful lumps on my stomach. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have three small lumps on my stomach. One on top of my stomach (above my belly button), one on the left side of my belly button, and another below. It's been more than three months. I am not sure if my stomach is hurting or itching because of the lumps. Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. If you can feel the lumps, that means the nodes are under the skin superficially and not in the stomach as stomach lumps can not be palpated. Secondly, these lumps under the skin are lipomas and are benign. They do not pose any threat a... Read Full »
From the past month, I get dull stomach aches at times. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a middle-aged woman, and I am experiencing a dull stomach ache that has occurred at times for the past month. I do not experience other significant symptoms except a history of mild gastritis. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Dull stomach ache that occurs at times is representative of two conditions, acute gastritis and mild gut infection. We will treat both of the mentioned conditions, and if the pain does not resolve, we might need some investigations. For gastritis, I suggest you take... Read Full »
I have a stomachache and vomiting after consuming alcohol. How to cure it?
Query: Hi doctor, I had alcohol last night; after waking up, I have been vomiting and have stomach aches. I have been vomiting for three to four hours, about five to six times. Please help me. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your concern in detail and will surely help you out. The excess vomiting and stomachache after binge alcohol drinking is due to 3 main reasons- 1) Severe gastritis caused by alcohol. 2) Mallory Weiss tear in the stomach or esophagus. 3) Pancreatitis. I w... Read Full »
Why do I have stomach pain after taking the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?
Query: Hello doctor, I got my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine nine days ago. Four hours after I got it, I started getting a sharp pain in my stomach. Since then, I have had constant stomach pain (dull ache with cramping), which is horrible. I also feel weakness in my legs when I stand. I got a blood test... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Let me begin with the fact that the COVID-19 vaccine, no matter which one you receive, does not have serious side effects on more than 2 % of the recipients. However, if you fall in that 2 percent category, you would have developed much more severe symptoms, and your b... Read Full »
I have had diarrhea, after which I started having severe back and stomach pain. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had diarrhea, after which I started to have severe back and stomach pain. What could be the reason? Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Both abdominal and back pain can occur in diarrhea due to muscle spasms. As inflammation goes on, it causes the release of toxic products, which cause muscles to go into spasms leading to pain. But about diarrhea, I would like to ask some qu... Read Full »
I have gastric problem for two years and my stool is black sometimes. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I have had a gastric problem for two years. When I observed my stool today, it is mild black, some days, it is black, and on some days, it is brown. I have pain sometimes in the stomach. Is it a danger? Please help? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Black stools can be due to blood in stools, eating jamun, and taking iron tablets. If you consume jamun or iron tablets, then nothing to worry you are safe. If this is not a scenario, I suggest you will need two tests- complete blood count to... Read Full »