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Suggest Treatment For Throat Irritation, Phlegm And Loose Stool

Posted on Sat, 30 Jul 2016

Question: A question for Dr. Albana Sejdini
i hope u will be fine . now doctor my flue is near about finished but i have still chest phlegm. but that is also less. from last 20 days i cout not found any blood in phlegem. before i was feeling throat irritation and now that is also very less. . i am not taking any medicine from last 10 (only sometimes multivitaman like centrum). i have some questions related to my stomach also.
i have soft stool that is not very loose . but i have only one time a day.. is that diarrhea? i have no pain .means its not like when 2 month back i contact u with water like stool tha continue 3 days , near about 4 times a day. but now its only one time a day ...
basically its hard stool at start and ends up with loose stool. and such condition i am observing from a long time near about 2 year. from the time of hiv fear started. now my question is ,, is this a serious condition? or this is IBS?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No, this is not diarrhea and this is not a serious condition.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
HCM has directed this question to me.
No need to worry. This is not serious condition.
And the way you are describing your stool frequency, it is not diarrhea as well.
Yes, possibility of IBS (irritable bowl syndrome) is more.
But it is mostly a diagnosis of exclusion.
And it is mostly stress and anxiety related.
So avoid stress and tension if you are having stressful life and be relax and calm.
Don't worry, you will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (26 minutes later)

thanks a lot doctory for your reply.. but doctor now i dont have as much stress that i was feeling before.. means year back ..but still fear i there. can u please check my history (i faced problems like frequent cold or flue , soft stool , stomach gass), i have too much question here which already shows how much i was stress and level of anxiety. but the problems i face were real.
can u please suggest me something to finish the chest phlegm ?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
May I ask you few more questions?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
You are frequent cold, flu like symptoms, chest phlegm etc.
I want few more details about your illness, so that I can guide you better.
May I ask you few more questions?
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (29 minutes later)

yes sure

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Do you have breathlessness, wheezing?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Thanks for your permission.
Please let me know
1. Do you have breathlessness?
2. Do you have wheezing (whistle sound) in the chest?
3. Do you have allergies?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (9 minutes later)

i can clearly say that i dont have breathlessnes..but if i take a long breath with mouth ... i can feel a samll sound in chest... basically all of these cold and flue things start last month. i feel i have allergie.. means i have frequent sneezing.. and sometimes if i touch my nose, my eyes fill with water .

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Are you taking any drug for these symptoms?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Possibility of allergy is more in your case.
Please let me know
1. Are you taking any drug at present for these symptoms?
2. Is any of your family member having allergy?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)

no i am not taking any medicine right now.. now my chest phlegm is reduced .but problem is its not going to finish from last 3 weeks.
no allergy in not in my family as i knw. but i am living in a shared room and here every one is sneezing.

i was much fear with little blood that i found in my phlegm in morning near about 22 days back. that finished in2 days.. means 2 days i found in morning.. after that i have not observed.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You should start combination of anti histamine and anti allergic drugs.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
In my opinion, you should start combination of anti histamine (levocetrizine or fexofenadine) and anti allergic (montelukast) drug once a day in night before bed.
Where do you live?
Please reply me answer of above asked question, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (21 hours later)

sorry dr i could not reply because of internet loss. ok i will start this medicine. i am living in a shared room with 2 more persons of my company.
i have 2 questions . i have normal appetite , my weight is stable, but i have mostly a soft type stool one time a day. is that normal?
last year i have done some tests. related to blood sugar level. can i share that with u? already on this website i have uploaded. can i send to you? can u please check and tell me i am a diabetic or not?because after that tests i have not done these tests again

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes sure. I will be glad to receive the reports.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, this kind of stool is normal. No need to worry for this.
And yes sure. I will be happy to see your reports. Please attach them here so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 days later)

Sir kindly check the reports .. these are my last year reports. am i diabetic?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You were having glucose intolerance.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
I have gone through the reports you have attached.
These reports were suggestive of glucose intolerance.
Please let me know
1. At that time were you given any diabetes drug?
2. Are you following diabetes lifestyle modifications?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (23 hours later)

sir i have never taken diabetic medicine. and i have not chnaged my life style very much because already i am not a sugar lover, rarely i drink soft drink or juice ,and i have controlled weight 65kg with 5.7 height. but i dont know my current sugar level.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Do you have any positive family history of diabetes?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
In my opinion, you should definitely get done repeat blood test for diabetes. So get done HbA1C. This will give you exact idea about your diabetic status.
And what about your family history of diabetes?
Do any of your family members have diabetes?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further . Wish you good health. Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar