Dr. Hirenkumar Italia
Primary Care, Family Medicine
IL
16 years experience male
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Family Medicine
Aesthetic Medicine
Sports Medicine
Urgent Care
Licenses
United States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Languages spoken
English, Gujarati
Doctor Q&A
163 Answers
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hirenkumar Italiaanswered
Family Medicine 16 years experience
MAy need to see: How long you have pain? if you have pain for more than few week, tingling or numbness and pain is getting worse then you may need MRI. Also try OTC pa... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Prostatitis: Yes it can cause all these symptoms in addition to urinary symptoms.
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Radiating Pain: How long it is going on? This needs to be evaluated as soon as possible. Worried about pancreatitis or any unknown abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Enalrgement of Penis: If you are talking about natural length of penis then not likely. Artificially by surgical treatment (implant) may be yes.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Keihls: Yes. I do not see any problem.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hirenkumar Italiaanswered
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Keep hydrated: Just keep her enough hydrated. Provide treatment if she develops fever or vomoting etc...
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hirenkumar Italiaanswered
Family Medicine 16 years experience
Calf pain: Any injury? Did you do any strenous work or run day before it start? If no trauma, no strenous activity, no swelling or rash then try ice for day or t... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Headaches: It depends. Any head injury? Associated with nausea or vomiting or blurry vision? Any tingling or numbness? Any vertigo or gait imbalance? Weakness of... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Multiple Issues: Seems to be thyroid dysfunction most likely. Better to get to doctor for complete blood work, and physical exam.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hirenkumar Italiaanswered
Family Medicine 16 years experience
Masturbating: Depends on you what kind of sexual practice you want to carry. Nothing wrong in masturbating with any fantasy or imaginings. You have to control the w... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Observe: Likely it is absorbed or taken care by your immune system. If you have no pain or no visible swelling, observe it.
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A female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Muscle Sprain: How long you have it? How did it start? If it did start after any strenuous activity or any sport? It can be Pectoralis Sprain or chest muscle sprain.... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Chest Tightness: Please get evaluated. May need Chest Xray. Can be simply Bronchitis or common cold to PNA.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Medial meniscus tear: After repair it may need upto 4-6 weeks to get good recovery. So please continue therapy. If your range of motion stopped improving then you need to s... Read More
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3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hirenkumar Italiaanswered
Family Medicine 16 years experience
Chest Congestion: Chest discomfort occurs in mostly late 2nd to 3rd TM. You may have common cold. Try gargles and steam inhalation. If no improvement, see doc.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Painful Incision: Is it painful? Is incision intact or open? I would suggest to see your ObGyn. Needs to be evaluated.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Healthy Hair: Try to have Vit E, B 12, and rich protein.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Sore Throat: It is pharyngitis ( sore throat). Try gargles and steam inhalation. Also try Ibuprofen. Needs to get evaluated fir strep.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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No fever: There might be many reasons. I recommend to be evaluated for routing blood work , TSH and thorough physical exam.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hirenkumar Italiaanswered
Family Medicine 16 years experience
Pain in Pregnancy: Pelvic pain is common, not shoulder pain. Try ice application and avoiding activities those make your pain worse.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Pressure Application: You did right to put band aid. If it is not bleeding and not painful, just watch it. If bleeding is continued, provide pressure for sometime untill it... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Cellulitis: Have you had blood culture? Bugs might be resistant to antibiotics you may have got. Also depends how long you had taken antibiotics.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Bronchitis: Do you feel congestion? Try OTC Cough meds and if no improvement then see your doctor. Any fever or SOB? If yes then need to see doctor early. Thanks.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Otitis: Seems to be ear infection. See your doc to be evaluated. Wax also causes hearing loss. May need antibiotics ear drop or by mouth depending upon your p... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Rectal Pain: Try sitz bath. It should ease off with time. Try Miralax (polyethylene glycol) or stool softner so you do not need to strain durin BM.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Cold: There is no quick way unfortunately. Try symptomatic relief i.e. Steam inhalation, Acetaminophen or OTC sinus medication. Also try Ibuprofen. Better t... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Unexplained Bruising: Any bleeding disorder you or your family member? Need to check out that as well as platlet counts.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Yes: Yes it does mean that damage is stopped. But needs to be careful and to identify the precipitating factor.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Possible: Did you complete antibiotic course? Sometimes it takes time to get back to normal. Most of the time once you complete antibiotic, your symptoms should... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hirenkumar Italiaanswered
Family Medicine 16 years experience
Muscle Sprain: How did it start? Do not do any activity that makes your pain worse. Try OTC pain meds, ice or heating pad. If it does not get better in few days then... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Gastric Ulcer: The location you are describing can be related to pancreas or gastric ulcer.
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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No: There is no major interaction among both these medications.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Forehead Pain: Seems to be sinus congestion. Try OTC nasal irrigation. Also try Ibuprofen 600 mg every 6 hours when needed for pain or fever or headache. Can also tr... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Black line: Did you try black head removal? Can you scan photo?
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A female asked:
Dr. Hirenkumar Italiaanswered
Family Medicine 16 years experience
Sinus congestion: seems to be sinus congestion. Do OTC sinus decongestant, steam inhalation. Ibuprofen prn.
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Pins in finger: Usually takes good 4-6 weeks, it should get better once your finger start working.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Trigger Point: It could be trigger point . Get evaluated, you may benefit from trigger point injection.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Laser Tx: Yes it is actually promising and effective. You can try it. Check the options before you go as few clinics offer at reduced price.
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Polyp: May be small. Hard to judge otherwise.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Ranitidine: Seems to be side effect of Ranitidine. Stop it. Talk with your doctor and change to different group.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Line on forearm: Can you put up pictures so we can provide you with better information?
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Side effects: Less likely it can cause constipation. It can cause bad nausea, taste change etc...
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Less likely: The blistering shingles rash usually appears as a band around one side of your waist area to your back, although it can occur anywhere on your body. Y... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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See doctor: Best bet will be rash evaluation by physician. Without have a look very difficult to comment.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Exudates: Hard to tell. But it is likely exudates, commonly fluid/pus due to infection. Get checked for Strep. May need antibiotic to prevent spread of infectio... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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ER: I highly recommend to be evaluated by ER physician as this can be major issues i.e. bleeding inside skull/brain. It can be on other side concussion as... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Agitation: Signs of depression. Needs to be evaluated by psychiatrist.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Lymphnodes in neck: That's right. Needs to constant watch it thouugh. If ilt increases in size or becomes painful or you start having fever then you must see physician.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Tonsillitis: It seems to be inflammation of tonsils or pharynx. Try Ibuprofen and if it does not help then see physician.
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 16 years experience
Throbbing in ear: do you hear noice or real throbbing? Regardless, examination of ear is very important. It is a symptom. Need to find out why it happens. i.e. Elevated... Read More
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Apr 1, 2015
In my opinion being a good doctor is all about bedside manner, personality and communication skills. Dr. Hirenkumar Italia is the role model of yesterday and today. Highly recommended.
Oct 10, 2014
I endorse Dr. Italia. He clearly has a wide breadth of knowledge in medicine & is providing a valuable service to the public via Healthtap.
Sep 5, 2014
Respected specialist in Family Medicine. Valued asset to the Health Tap community. Highly recommend.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for your answer, If it doesn't get better soon, I will definately go see my my doc. I'm wondering if it might be refered pain from my back?
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This made me feel good. Thanks! No numbness or tingling. I'll try what the dr says and if it's still there in a week I'll get a MRI thank you so much
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I had an MRI. They said it's a mild muscle(not nerve related) and i'm going to see doctor for pain mgt. It hearts so bad move my arm, type, etc.
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