Dr. Sireesha Vemuri

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Sperm count: Firstly there is no hard evidence that particular diet can increase sperm count, but there is some evidence that increased fruits and vegetables in th... Read More

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A 41-year-old female asked:

I have a dull pain in my right wrist, just about where the bone of the arm connects on the outside.

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Need more histroy : If there is no history obvious injury than it can be carpal tunnel syndrome, or tendon inflammation like dequervain's tenosynovitis, presenting as wr... Read More

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A 18-year-old female asked:

If my premature baby has a grade 3 bleed on the left side of his brain, and a grade 1 bleed on the right..could he still lead a normal, healthy life?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Possible: It would depend on how much brain parenchyma is damaged before hemorrhage is evacuated.

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Can my boyfriend nut in me 4 times in one day and i'm on depo-provera will i get pregnant if he nut in me so much and it's 3 days before my next depo-provera shot?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Can't get pregnant : Uncommon to get pregnant irrespective of frequency of intercourse if you have received atleast 2-3 doses of depo.

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A 28-year-old female asked:

Im a 28 yr old black female. i get boils on my inner thighs every now and then . how do i prevent boils. how do i treat boils without popping them?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Hidradenitis suppura: Hidradenitis is a common condition of sweat glands inflammation followed by infection ... Due the blocked up secretions especially is areas of repeate... Read More

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A 36-year-old female asked:

Nursing diagnosis for ards?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Acute respiratory : ARDS stands for acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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A 23-year-old female asked:

Does taking birth control for many years lower you chance of getting pregnant when you're ready to get off the pill and start trying?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Little bit : Oral contraceptive is correlated with difficulty in conceiving, but never permanent infertility. You are 23y old so you should be fine because the eff... Read More

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A 20-year-old female asked:

Had sex 2 days before my period was "suppose" to start and now i'm 12 days late and i'm having uncomfortable bloating and symptoms of pregnancy?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

May be: If you missed your period and you have reason than there is greater chance that you are pregnant.

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A 24-year-old male asked:

My face is totally damaged with bumps i don't know if its non grown hair or what? please help i am fed up of it i now shaved with all different ways

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Hirsutism: Very common taunting problem for women with a lot of psychological impact, mostly due to higher androgen levels in some women. Weight, fat in waist li... Read More

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A 41-year-old male asked:

When weather change my asthama problem increases, how to avoid this?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Get help : You can ask your physician to prescribe fluticasone nasal spray, this can help you with seasonal allergies.

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A 42-year-old female asked:

I am having a critical pain in mine abdoman so please can u tell me its nt the synmptom of cancer?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

May not be: Abdominal pain could be due to almost anything, you should tell me more lightweight loss, bloated feeling etc. If you are very concerned you should se... Read More

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I have a painless mass under my skin in the beard area near the base of the ear its been there for quite some time i am 16 what is this mass ?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Lymph node: Enlarged lymph nodes are not uncommon in young kids but it could also be a sebaceous cyst or a fatty tumour ... If it increases in size or gets painfu... Read More

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A 50-year-old male asked:

1 yr serve cough, no test done for gerd 1mo treated 4 better, now cough up a lot of black pecks is that normal. should i get test for sererty of it?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Need further testing: Coughing up black specks is a sign of coughing up done old blood , i would encourage immediate testing - a chest x-ray and ct scan.

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A 58-year-old male asked:

I am experiencing stiffness in my knees when bending the dr said have a tear in the meniscus. does this require a special treatment?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Arthroscopic repair: Most meniscsl tears require physical therapy and arthroscopic repair ... Pain medications or antiinflammatories will only provide temporary relief of ... Read More

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Can i be pregnant? my breast have been tinder for 5 weeks, i've been nauseous, throwing up, back pain, smells make me sick..... but i started my period

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Could be : If you have a reason than you could be pregnant, when was your last menstrual period ? But it is not uncommon to have the above symptoms during regul... Read More

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A 29-year-old male asked:

How good and effective are white tea for wellness?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Antioxidant : There is some evidence that it is a good antioxidant, so thee is some evidence that is good for health.

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A 39-year-old female asked:

Had 3 failed iui's & 2 failed ivf's. i was told that my egg quality is bad. after my last ivf had my period on time but thismonth i am 10 days late.

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Wait : It is not unusual to have a changed cycle length of the cycle after ivf but it could be pregnancy.

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A 21-year-old female asked:

Im 21 ans recently sex has been very painful also i haven't been getting wet, i was tested for stds and infections but nothing came up what could it?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Need to examine : My advice increase the length of foreplay, use lubricants. If it is your first time than it could be change in bacterial flora, due to excessive cle... Read More

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A female asked:

I'm experiencing leg and thigh pain and severe cramping after my polypectomy and mymomectomy procedure. i'm 4 weeks into my recovery period. what does the symptoms sound like? i go to the doctor

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Electrolyte : It could be recovery phase, drink lot of fluids it could be as simple as dehydration.

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A 24-year-old male asked:

What can cause pain in the neck ans shoulder area when i start to drink alcohal?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

See a doctor : It can be angina or heart disease or it could be due to pancratitis. Either case you need to see a doctor.

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A 18-year-old female asked:

At random moments i can feel my heart beating in my chest and i feel light headed and weak, but it disappears within minutes. what is it?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Go see a docter: Might be a heart rhythm problem or a panic attack. You need a detailed monitoring of you heart to check for rhythm issues.

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A 18-year-old female asked:

My knee really hurts. i didn't do anything to hurt it. last night it hurt so bad like a mix between growing pains and i broke my knee. i'm 17 so.

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Need to be examained: It can be arthritis due to infection or other reasons , do you have swelling? Can you pinpoint which side of your knee is painful ? You need to see a... Read More

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A 25-year-old male asked:

I have itch randomly around my body.there are bump when it start itch with no rash.after itch gone, bump disapear shortly.what the cause?std associate?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

How extensive is it?: Need to know how extensive the rash is., if it is localized around the skin folds then it must be due to sweat accumulation. Posting a picture would h... Read More

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A 20-year-old female asked:

What should i eat before a workout to have energy and what should i eat after?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Not really a medical: Only thing that i can find evidence is fluids and electrolytes before during and after exercise. What you eat depends on your goals, for example if ... Read More

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A male asked:

What does it mean to have a low or high metabolism?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Body type : Low metabolism people are very efficient in conserving calories, so they need very few calories to function, the unused calories become fat. High meta... Read More

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A member asked:

If someone is seeing and hearing things what should i do? i mean , my friend is suffering from it sinse he was 14.

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Go to a psychiatrist: It is best to go to psychiatrist before it gets worse. If treated early he could get better.

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A female asked:

I hit my knee really hard this morning and when i try to walk i fall from the excrushiating pain. that peice on the front of ur knee is really swolen?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Prepatellar bursitis: Hello you could be having and inflammation or infection if the fluid cushion of the knee cap called preparellar bursitis .... Try some over the counte... Read More

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A female asked:

Whats my sickness i have seasonal athsma and thats how it started 3 days ago, then i got a stuffy nose and a cough and headaches and my body is aching...havent went to the doctors...3 days off school so far...is it broncitis?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

More : More likey a viral infection, it is better to visit the nearest physician. Mean while take tylenol (acetaminophen) and plenty of fluids with adequate ... Read More

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A 27-year-old female asked:

What kind of counter medicine is effective for lupus?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Some helpful hints: Avoid sunlight: use sunscreen with spf of 55 or higher. Balanced diet, supplement vit-d and calcium, exercise, stop smoking, avoid drugs containing ... Read More

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A 39-year-old male asked:

Wow no my sugar is normal 104 after 3hourse of steroid injection is over 200 what i do?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Inform physician : Steroid induced hyperglycemia is treated like any diabetes case with short acting insulin.

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A member asked:

Is it safe to take 2.5 mg lisinopryl for high blood pressure and 600 mg ibuprofen for arthritis pain together or close together?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

NSAID induced HTN: Most nsaids ( medicines in Ibuprofen class) tend to raise BP ... Need to monitor BP closely and try to take Ibuprofen only intermittently . No clear e... Read More

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A 31-year-old male asked:

I smell ammonia in my nose after cardio training. when this started, it only happened after intense training, now it happens in every cardio session. this started a year ago. should i be worried?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Is it associated : Due to stress related to cardio i think you are experiencing smell hallucinations, do you have any other symptoms associated with it ? Like visual cha... Read More

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A 21-year-old female asked:

Is being around construction ok for pregnant women?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Dust and heavy lifti: If you are the crew than my advice is don't undertake any job involving heavy lifting. Dust can be a problem, if there it is remodeling job on a old ... Read More

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A 30-year-old male asked:

Can we apply zandu balm for soar throat?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

May be: There is no harm in doing so as long as it gives you relief. Steam and salt water gargle works best for sore throat.

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A female asked:

I have osteoporosis and high blood pressure, and take a calcium channel blocker with an arb. besides exercise, will taking calcium pills help?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Calcium with vita D: Osteoporosis needs to be treated up prevent fractures. You need up start calcium with vitamin d 500/200 2-3x/ day plus a medicine called Fosamax or on... Read More

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A member asked:

The link between epilepsy and coconut oil?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

No evidence : There is such association between application of coconut oil and epilepsy.

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A male asked:

Is diverticulitis genetic? like can it be carried on to different generations of your family?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

No: It is more to do with dietary habits than genetics.

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A 27-year-old male asked:

After having stomach flu i have been experiencing minor symptoms of dehydration like not urinating normally and a headache. should i go to the er?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Yes: Iv fluids are indicated if signs of dehydration develop to prevent kidney from shutting down.

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A 25-year-old female asked:

Why am i feeling intense sinus pain after a sinus infection i had 2 weeks ago in my left cheek? 2nd infection in 2 mths...neti pot for relief?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Neti pot works but: Why dont you ask your doctor to prescribe steroid nasal spray ? It works very well for seasonal allergie.

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A 20-year-old female asked:

Persistent ovarian cyst and hard mass in breast, is there an underlying problem causing this?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Might be benign : Benign causes are more common at this age. As long as you are followingup with your doctor you should be fine..... Do you have a family history of can... Read More

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A 36-year-old female asked:

Feeling nausea a lot, feel sick after eating, burp a lot, tired and light headed symptoms have been present for about 2 weeks?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Pregnant ??: Please check a pregnancy test before other stomach causes could be considered.

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A 18-year-old female asked:

My father applied vaseline to my 6 day old baby boys belly button cord that hasn't fallen off yet. is this safe ?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Give a bath cord cl: Congratulations! you can start giving her a bath when you you want to. It is controversial but you can use cotton swab dipped in alcohol around the um... Read More

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A 21-year-old male asked:

What does creatine do?shud i take it b4 or after my workout.i've also tried some supplements lyk mass gainers and whey proteins.which shud i take when

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Quick energy: Creatine is a quick energy source for the muscle, esp helpful for short bursts exercises like a sprint but recent studies suggest that in endurance ex... Read More

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Could i get pregnant from pre-cum with no protection 3-4 days before ovulation?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

No: If you are sure that it is just the pre-ejaculate than there is no possibility of pregnancy, but you can still endup with std, if it is unprotected ex... Read More

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A 22-year-old female asked:

I just recently had a baby & i want 2 know when can i give her a bath & am i suppose to clean her belly button or just let it fall off? please help!

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Give a bath cord cl: Congratulations! you can start giving her a bath when you you want to. It is controversial but you can use cotton swab dipped in alcohol around the um... Read More

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A 28-year-old male asked:

How much one should warm up before running a 12km...?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

No warmup: The idea is endurance not pulse running like a 100mts run. So save your energy, take lot of rest, and do some stretching just before the start. Use th... Read More

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A 22-year-old male asked:

How to control high bp . mine is 140/100 ?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

JNC 7 says meds: Diastolic blood pressure is very high. According to jnc 7 it is time for medication . Life style modification will help in the long run and can lower ... Read More

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A 20-year-old male asked:

Suggest me how to increase the sperm count ... suggest some indian food or any medicine to increase sperm count?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Sperm countsperm cou: Particular diet can increase sperm count, but there is some evidence that increased fruits and vegetables in the diet along with decreased meat intake... Read More

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A member asked:

My sis has ovearian cyst with few echo what we should do?

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Wt loss: We need more info like age and is it simple cyst or complex cyst etc. I am assuming it is simple cyst in a reproductive age group, then no need to wor... Read More

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A member asked:

I used a qtip to clean earwax. noise in my left ear is muffled now. whats wrong and how do i fix this? there is no pain.

Family Medicine 19 years experience

No more q tips : Sometimes when qtip is used you tend to push the wax deeper into the ear canal ... If the q tip is intact and you are sure that all cotton is still on... Read More

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