Dr. Mitzi Johnson
Integrative Medicine
Stoughton, MA
38 years experience female
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Whole Person Health
Stoughton, MA
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Friday: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Integrative Medicine
Pediatrics
Licenses
United States: Massachusetts
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101 Answers
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A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Mitzi Johnsonanswered
Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Level of risk: Your exposure risk is based on where the person with chicken pox (CP) is in the course of the infection. People with CP are infectious 2 days before ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:

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Get it checked: This may be an infection. You should get it checked by your doctor to see if you need antibiotics. In the meantime you can apply warm compresses over... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

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Yes.: Many women have breasts of different sizes. It doesn't mean something it wrong. To verify that yips is a normal variation see you GYN for a check up.
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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It Depends: If the symptoms started today you can wait a day to see how it progresses. If it has been going on for more than a couple of days he should be checke... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

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Yes safe: Inguinal hernia relate to the intestine not the ovaries and tubes. The procedure is th put the intestine back into the abdomen safely. It does not inv... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:

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Not to worry: This is most likely unrelated to the reflux. Many people drool while sleeping.
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A 22-year-old female asked:

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If Emotional - Yes: If you feel the reason you don't want to sleep is emotional, then a psychiatrist or psychologist can help. If it is something else, consider asking y... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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Baby Acne?: Sounds like baby acne. This is a benign skin conditions of newborns and is often self limited. No specific treatment is needed. Actually trying to ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Watch carefully: If you have no other symptoms the risk is lower. If you develop a fever or Rash you may need antibiotics and will have to go to the doctor. Best to m... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

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Try Acupuncture: This is one of those times where alternative assistance can be helpful. Acupuncture is a good choice to support fertility and support the resulting p... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Check Thyroid: Low thyroid levels can cause hair to be brittle and chalk out. Also low levels of the vitamin biotin.
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A 34-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Baking Soda: For individual bites a paste made from baking soda and water will stop the itching and is OK to use during pregnancy. Apply the paste directly to the ... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Reason to see a Doc: I can't tell you what you have clinically, but you do have a good reason to go to the doctor and get this situation checked out before it gets worse.
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Not likely: Nexplanon is an under the skin product that starts working to suppress ovulation as soon as it is placed. So pregnancy is less likely. The cramping c... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Possibly Referred: Yes. This is one of the areas that can have referred pain from the irritated gut.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Is it bad to see pieces of undigested foods (fruit/vegetables/nuts) in your stool? what causes this?

Dr. Mitzi Johnsonanswered
Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Just passing through: Usually this is not concerning. It can happen if you didn't chew the food well, the food was too dense to digest (fiber), or you gut transit time was... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Possible Congestion: What you describe sounds like congestion in the ear. It could also be a shift in pressure in the middle ear that makes it seem like temporary hearing... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Talk to someone: Talking with a mental health professional that you feel understands this situation can be very helpful if there are some depression like symptoms. De... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Consider Acupuncture: You could work with an acupuncturist to see if it decreases your pain. If it does then the acupuncturist could teach you which points to stimulate yo... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Maybe Some Changes: No pain is a good sign. Period with a late start and slow finish. These could be related to hormonal changes brought on by stress, changes in OCP use,... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Try Alternatives: Consider Acupuncture. It is very effective for pain problems in the neck and back. For the Muscle spasm you could try therapeutic massage. Since you... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
No.: Be prepared for challenges by building your body's strength to support a pregnancy. Nutrition, movement, stress management and rest will help with th... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Quality of life: Polycythemia is not acutely life threatening though it can have an impact on one's quality of life. Talk with your doctors about supportive care issue... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Local Health Dept.: It sounds like there is minimal risk of rabies but check with the local health department for guidance on what to do in that region / community.
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Its Possible: 13 yr olds do tend to have there own language and verbalizing while playing games is not abnormal. iHowever, If this behavior extends into his regul... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Watch for Changes: Burning and tingling sensations could mean inflammation around a nerve. This could be from strained muscles related to yoga. I suggest you watch for... Read More
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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
It depends: It depends on the clinical picture and why the test was done. For monocytes usually, one low count is not medically significant. Same for neutrophil... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Test don't guess: If you missed a period and feel you might be pregnant, let your doctor know right away. The chance of a repeat ectopic pregnancy is about 10%. The fir... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
It take time.: Keto is good for most healthy people. Be careful if you have kidney of liver disease, or diabetes. If you have any of these check woth your doctor be... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Often Self Limited: Cat Scratch Disease (CSD) is swelling of the lymph nodes caused by a bacterial infection from a scratch or bite of a kitten or cat. It is mild in most... Read More
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Get it checked: This is worth a trip to the doctor to clarify what she is feeling and where it is coming from, to see if there is a need for medical intervention.
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Not Risky But watch.: Breast indentations are not serious in general and especially at your age. If you want to monitor it for changes and be able to see potential serious ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Ginger and Honey: Fresh ginger tea with honey is good for a cough. Moms who are breastfeeding can safely eat honey. but babies under the age of 1 should not be given ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Fast transit: I year old have fairly fast transit of foods through the digestive tract. Its not surprising that there is undigested fibrous foods like blueberry and... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Allergy Response: This could be a reaction to an allergy causing an irritation to the respiratory tract and stimulating a cough reflex. See your doctor for an evaluati... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Postural: As an adult it is unlike that you have increase bone length. But with additional supplements it is possible that you have improved you core strength a... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Yes: These two medications can be taken at the same time. Trouble sleeping can be a side effect of croup due to to the increased effort to breath, the cou... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Multivitamin plus...: A high quality multivitamin plus iron and minerals. If you have a stressful life you may need to take additional B Complex for stress and adrenal sup... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
See your OB-Gyn: Pain after delivery is one of those situations when it is a good idea to have you dr. Check you out to make sure everything is healing as it should af... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Good Adult Immunity: Adults tend to have more robust GI systems then children so if you have doing hand washing and immune boosting you're probably be well protected. If... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Hormone Imbalance: Long spans of no periods could be related to a hormone imbalance. This can be checked by your primary care doctor or gynecologist. If it is an issue... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Put it back: Make sure the foreskin is back in it's regular position over the head of the penis and is not stuck in the pulled back position. It should heal ok. W... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Try to relax: Stress can throw your sex hormones out of balance and interfere with your period cycle. Try to take you mind off of it for a few days and see if it s... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
This is normal: This is not uncommon. As we get older our responses to hormonal changes vary and seem unusual when they are actually normal for age. If there is a co... Read More
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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Ice and Elevate: You can still get some pain relief from applying ice and keeping the leg elevated when not walking around. Apply the ice on for 20 min then off for 2... Read More
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TB Exposure?: A straight forward thing to check for is TB exposure. In many cases it can be treated successfully.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Could test at home: You could also wait a week or 2, see if the symptoms persists, then do a home test to check if you are pregnant. If you still have questions or want... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Not related to sex: The gassiness is probably not related to unprotected sex. It could from a disturbance in your intestinal flora from recent medication, mild viral inf... Read More
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Integrative Medicine 38 years experience
Not yet: Keeping a record of your symptoms can be very helpful for your doctor to understand what tests may need to be done to assess the issue. Consider maki... Read More
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Short Answer......: Go to your doctor for further evaluation. Too many possibilities to discuss in this space. Many not serious but still need to be clarified.
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Dr. Johnson is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Johnson is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Johnson is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower6
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Taking the time to participate in forums like these is way beyond yhe call of duty. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge!
chrystine
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you! It seems to be intermittent... like I don't digest right sometimes! No other issues
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) I don't think it's eczema, however every opinion counts. Thank you!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
State University of New York Upstate Medical University, NY
Graduated 1985MD
Residency
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
Completed 1988
Awards
Top Pediatrician, Third Place, Massachusetts - Summer
2014
Founding Rx Editor, First Place, National - Winter
2015
Top Integrative Medicine Specialist, First Place, Massachusetts - Spring
2017
Affiliations
American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics
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