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What Causes Loss Of Appetite And Chest Pain After Giving Up Marijuana?
Question: hi im 18 years of age and I cant seem to get an apitite ive tried everything and im still not eating and lately have been experiencing chest pains
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Fruits, vegetables and salads and a regular physical activity is best suited to you. If you need further assistance, feel free to ask a follow up query.
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DR. HANIF
USA
You need to start:
Pantocid-L.
Polybion-Z.
Citrucel Dietary fiber supplement.
Fruits, vegetables and salads and a regular physical activity is best suited to you. If you need further assistance, feel free to ask a follow up query.
REGARDS!
DR. HANIF
USA
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
ive also recently stopped smokeing weed and ive been haveing cbest pains and coughong up what ive been told is tar I also had to use the bathroom for a number to and it looked like the same stuff cam out is that normal or should I be worried
Brief Answer:
It needs further investigations. Follow instructions please.
Detailed Answer:
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I have carefully worked through your case, and can well realize your health worries. Being your physician, I will take care all of your medical concerns today and will put my best efforts to get you out of this situation.
Due to smoking tobacco and weed it is the Tar that accumulates inside the lungs and with prolonged lung irritation and inflammation it sometimes is associated with bacterial infection. It is very important that you go for a Sputum Examination and culture and sensitivity test. Your Primary care physician will help you for that. He will also need to go for a chest Radiograph to rule out cough and sputum cause. Pneumonia, Chest infections may have caused it.
The blackish stools may usually be due to dietary factors especially if you don't have a prior history of stomach pains and any gastrointestinal tract infections. You may have been on a diet that was rich in Iron content and they may have caused it. Sputum sometimes is ingested instead of spitting it out and causes this issue. But still it is important to go for an evaluation of the blood, stools and gastrointestinal tract. Ask your primary care physician to refer you to a Gastroenterologist for proper evaluation. May be he goes for a GI Endoscopy to see with camera, what's going on in there. He will rule out the cause and treatment will then go accordingly.
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DR. HANIF
USA
It needs further investigations. Follow instructions please.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the consultation at my virtual clinic!
I have carefully worked through your case, and can well realize your health worries. Being your physician, I will take care all of your medical concerns today and will put my best efforts to get you out of this situation.
Due to smoking tobacco and weed it is the Tar that accumulates inside the lungs and with prolonged lung irritation and inflammation it sometimes is associated with bacterial infection. It is very important that you go for a Sputum Examination and culture and sensitivity test. Your Primary care physician will help you for that. He will also need to go for a chest Radiograph to rule out cough and sputum cause. Pneumonia, Chest infections may have caused it.
The blackish stools may usually be due to dietary factors especially if you don't have a prior history of stomach pains and any gastrointestinal tract infections. You may have been on a diet that was rich in Iron content and they may have caused it. Sputum sometimes is ingested instead of spitting it out and causes this issue. But still it is important to go for an evaluation of the blood, stools and gastrointestinal tract. Ask your primary care physician to refer you to a Gastroenterologist for proper evaluation. May be he goes for a GI Endoscopy to see with camera, what's going on in there. He will rule out the cause and treatment will then go accordingly.
Hope I answered all of your questions. Let me know if you have further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you with expert opinion. Please don't forget to give Five Star rating to help me assist my patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to 'Close This Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is very necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change the treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in the start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
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Dr. Yogesh D
ive been haveing dull chest pain I thought if I left it alone it would go away but its gotten worse its gine from a dull pain to a really sharp pain any recommendations
Brief Answer:
It is due to lungs disease because of smoking tobacco and weed!
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for consulting me at virtual clinic. Your trust in HCM means a lot to me as a Physician.
I have completely reviewed your health query, and can well realize all those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will give extend my expertise to solve the problems.
Probability:-
The lungs get continuous inflammation and irritated tissues get inflamed and cause infection too if there is a bit lower immunity which is very commonly seen in chronic smokers.
Management:-
You can't leave it as such. You need to consult and get it checked by a Pulmonologist. He will take complete history, will do your Physical examination including auscultation of chest (lungs and heart). Also he will advise radiologic diagnostics to evaluate properly. He may go for medications like Mucolytics, antibiotics like Azithromycin, antiallergics like Fexofenadine, Bronchodilators-oral or inhalers as needed.
Precautions:-
You are young and can control your disease right here. Please try to avoid smoking tobacco and any illicit drugs as they are injurious to your health and many times the reason for lungs damage. Severity differs in different people.
Hope I answered all of your queries. Let me know if you have further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you with my expert opinion. Please don't forget to give Five Star rating to help me assist patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to 'Close This Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is very necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change the treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
It is due to lungs disease because of smoking tobacco and weed!
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for consulting me at virtual clinic. Your trust in HCM means a lot to me as a Physician.
I have completely reviewed your health query, and can well realize all those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will give extend my expertise to solve the problems.
Probability:-
The lungs get continuous inflammation and irritated tissues get inflamed and cause infection too if there is a bit lower immunity which is very commonly seen in chronic smokers.
Management:-
You can't leave it as such. You need to consult and get it checked by a Pulmonologist. He will take complete history, will do your Physical examination including auscultation of chest (lungs and heart). Also he will advise radiologic diagnostics to evaluate properly. He may go for medications like Mucolytics, antibiotics like Azithromycin, antiallergics like Fexofenadine, Bronchodilators-oral or inhalers as needed.
Precautions:-
You are young and can control your disease right here. Please try to avoid smoking tobacco and any illicit drugs as they are injurious to your health and many times the reason for lungs damage. Severity differs in different people.
Hope I answered all of your queries. Let me know if you have further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you with my expert opinion. Please don't forget to give Five Star rating to help me assist patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to 'Close This Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is very necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change the treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
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