Dr. Vijay Laxmi Misra
Internal Medicine
Normal, IL
24 years experience female
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Normal, IL
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Thursday: 845am - 4:00pm
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
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<B><A href="http://digestiveconsultant.com/">http://digestiveconsultant.com/</A> </B>
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Internal Medicine
Languages spoken
English
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71 Answers
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Depends: It depends upon the colon cleansing solution. If it is one of the cleansing solution given by your physician prior to colonoscopy, then it is mostly s... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Q6month: Current recommendation is ultrasound with AFP every 6 months.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Colonoscopy: Colonoscopy is not only diagnostic but therapeutic and preventive.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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By Watching: For colonoscopy, conscious sedation is used and sleep is induced. Very interestingly, during procedure the breathing, oxygen saturation, heart rate an... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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HCV transmission: Most common route in the US is via IV drug usage. Very small risk with sexual contact but possible.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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High fiber diet: Increasing servings of fruits, vegetables and whole grain products are helpful in increasing fiber in diet. Other things that can be added are fiber s... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Heartburn: It is quite common. If it is persistent then should be evaluated as it could be symptom of underlying disease. Also longstanding heartburn can give ri... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Chest pain: Des that is diffuse esophageal spasms present as chest pain and or dysphagia.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Usually not: If there is any bleeding during resection of polyp, Epinephrine may be injected to control bleeding. Sometimes india ink or saline injection are used ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Yes: During colonoscopy, if suspicious polyps are seen, they are removed. Histology is the only sure way of knowing if it is a benign or adenomatous polyp.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Anemia: Anemia, hair loss, and sleep issues are common issues with ribavirin.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Ulcerative colitis: Ulcerative colitis/proctitis is not contagious. It caused by immune system acting against colon mucosa.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Antiflatulence diet: Try avoiding the following one at a time-lactose, high fiber diet, legumes, high fructose content food.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Colonoscopy: Colonoscopy is the test of choice as it is diagnostic and therapeutic. Other diagnostic tests include ct colonography, stool test, barium studies.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Yes: It is called radiation colitis and can be seen years after radiation.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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No: This symptom should be discussed with your doctor.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Yes: It use to be leading cause but hepatitis C is currently is the leading cause of cirrhosis in the us.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Imaging: These are usually picked up on ct or ultrasound. They can further be evaluated by ct pancreas protocol, mri/mrcp, eus, ercp.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Colon cancer: Colonoscopy prevents colon cancer hence it is recommended as screening test at age 50 for people with average risk and age 40 if there is family histo... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Yes: It is quite common to get gerd during pregnancy and or feel exacerbation of symptoms during pregnancy.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Usually as inpatient: With bowel rest, IV fluids and pain control.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Genotype helps prognosticate cure rates with therapy.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Alcohol affects liver , stomach and pancreas apart from other organs.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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H pylori: If you have not been treated in past then your doctor may prescribe medicines to treat it.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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YES: Gerd can cause chronic cough.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Depends: It depends on symptoms why colonoscopy was ordered. If there are alarming symptoms like but not limited to blood in stool, weight loss, change in sto... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Fiber: High fiber diet that includes soluble and insoluble fiber along with adequate amount of fluid are a start. If these measures do not work, consider dis... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstones is cholecystectomy. But in some cases ursodiol can be used to prevent or dissolve very small stones.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Some people get immunity once they get infection and clear it. They usually have not only antibody to surface antigen but core also.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Not necessary: Discuss with your doctor. Depending upon your symptoms doctor may decide to proceed with it.
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Depends: If you have a significant famoly history or history of previous polyps, then it would be 5 years.
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Likely infectious : If it persists, will need more evaluation.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Likely not: The color of blood is usually rather dark if it is coming from tooth site.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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See physician: If it is bright red and small amount, likely hemorrhoids. But you must see your doctor to make sure it is the case.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Depends: The tests will depend upon symptoms. Discuss with your physician regarding your symptoms and you can together come up with a good cost effective plan.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Once infection is diagnosed, multiple treatment regimen are available. The optimal regimen will depend upon type and extent of infection.
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A 17-year-old member asked:
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No: Sounds like geographic tongue to me. Make sure you see your physician to confirm that. It usually is a benign condition.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Capsule endoscopy: Currently I use a small bowel follow through, ct enterpgraphy and video capsule endoscopy. If there is any positive finding, then a double balloon end... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Good question! the presenting symptoms are similar but with careful history and lab tests, it can be well differentiated.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Exercise: Exercise and adequate rest are some other ways. If stress is leading to certain symptoms, you should discuss with your doctor to help with them while ... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Yes it is and it should be followed closely by a gastroenterologist.
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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NAFLD: Fatty liver is found in patients who suffer from obesity, diabetes, and other disease processes associated with metabolic syndrome. Some drugs can cau... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Abdominal pain: It depends upon what side is the pain. Liver and gallbladder are on right side whereas spleen is on left side.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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EGD: During upper endoscopy a flexible tube with a camera is passed to examine the esophagus and stomach. This is done under sedation. Usually there is no ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dental damage: They can help diagnose severe reflux especially when it is causing dental erosion.
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No: No clear association but it is slightly common with ingestion of processed and refined food.
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Biopsy: It is a diagnosis established after your doctor has performed endoscopy with biopsy. The biopsies from gastrointestinal tract show increase eosinophil... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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No: Some of the pain relief medications/aspirin can cause ulcers.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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HAV vaccine: Yes, hepatitis a can be prevented by a vaccine and there are immunoglobulins available to prevent disease after exposure.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Possible: Either lactose elimination diet can be tried or a physician can do a lactose hydrogen breath test to check for lactose intolerance.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Misra is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Misra is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Really appreciated your answer my appetite is not as good.
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thank you for your answer regarding this issue.beautiful name dr misra!greetings from portugal.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! And why high fats? What does that do for the liver?
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University of Pune, B. J. Medical College, India
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