Dr. Pradeep Parihar

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Pancreas : normal - The duct diameter is greatest at the head and neck region and is slightly narrower towards the body and tail. Its normal reported value range... Read More

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A 20-year-old female asked:

I woke up with swollen eyelids, and i'm thinking it could've been a new facial cleanser that i used yesterday, but the rest of my face is fine. ?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Allergy: yes allergic reation. take Benadryl (diphenhydramine) at night and if eyes are itchy-use otc allergy eye drops.

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A female asked:

I am a 24 year old virgin but i get itching that comes and goes outside my vagina. how do i make the itching stop?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Candida: ciuld be yeast , try OTC yeast cream first

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A 21-year-old female asked:

Hi i took postinor 2ce in february and i saw my period 2 days earlier (26th).now my march period hasn't come and i'm freakin out. could i be pregnant?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Morning after pill : If you miss period for next month ,get pregnant test. Morning after pill does not work 100% . in some cases, 2-3 days if taking pill , breakthrough ... Read More

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A 35-year-old male asked:

Took 1 pill of cialis 10mg in december. since then my erections feel different. more girth and spontaneous. hard to suppress. is this worry?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Erectile : sustained erection is harmful and you may need to cut back dosage or stop it

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A 27-year-old female asked:

Left chest pain when briskly walking or uphill exercise. had ecg at hospital and was normal. jolts during sleep too as if my hearts stopping.worried. ?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Anxiety: most likey anxiety but get ultrasound of heart to make sure it is not life threatening hypertrophic cardiomyopathy disease leads to sudden death.

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A 20-year-old female asked:

Ive been bleeding for 11 days on my xulane birth control patch. i am on my patch week . i know this is my period because i skipped my period during my last patch free week?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

During the first few months your body is adjusting to the contraceptive patch, you may have some vaginal bleeding in addition to the usual bleeding du... Read More

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A 20-year-old female asked:

What is the importance of brain stem and frontal lobe regions in emotion and evalutions of research and functions?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Brain : Frontal brain does reasoning and emotion. Brain stem is more a vital center for heart and respiration control.

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A 27-year-old female asked:

Ive had this horrible pain in the back of my head right side for like 5 days. ive also had pain on my temples on both sides of my head. i go to sleep ?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Headache : Could be sinus or occipital headache but needs face to face exam

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A 60-year-old female asked:

What is the difference between board certified and fellowship trained?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Board : Board certification is done after finishing residency or fellowship in that speciality.

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A 28-year-old male asked:

No matter what time i sleep i wake up at 7 am. on geodon (ziprasidone) and discontinued many other antidepressants and antipsychotics? why wake up at 7 every day?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Sleep : This is normal sleep wake cycle and it is related to cortisone secreted inside body . In fact try to sleep before 11 Pm and wake up at 6 am is normal

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A 29-year-old female asked:

Throat/vocal cords spasm when i talk. left side in front of carotid artery. sharp stabbing, interferes with speech. any idea?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Vocal cord : At this young age - lymph node could be possibility . Or some panic anxiety issues of all others are ruled out.

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A 32-year-old female asked:

Why do i constantly have a feeling like i need to burp like my burp is stuck just below ribs.. i do have mild gastritis and ibs-c?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Gerd: coukd be reflux disease . Try Prilosec OTC 20 mg a day x7 day. If not better get checked in by your family doctor

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A 24-year-old female asked:

Why are my nipples purple? i just noticed when i was in the bathroom tonight. help?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Nipple : If a symptomatic , it could be just a normal change during periods. If symptomatic then see your doctor

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A 26-year-old female asked:

History of hypokalemic periodic parlaysis, hyperglycemia and now elevated igf-2...? what could cause this?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Hypo kalmia : This is complex disorder and not easy to explain here . Recommend to talk to your doctor or talk to one of doctors here. It needs many lab and imaging... Read More

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A 26-year-old female asked:

Can i possibly be pregnant after beginning my cycle 20 days late of my normal cycle ?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Cycle: if you already have cycle ( not spotting) then obviously not pregnant but if that trend continues you must get gyn exam. Always check OTC preg test to... Read More

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A female asked:

Iv been on the pill for about 7 years. cerazette. i think i may have had this before but cannot remember. but the day before yesterday i had brown st?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Spotting: Spottings are common .Make sure not to miss it.

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A female asked:

Stopped the pill a month ago, have had a period but now got bright red spotting, bloating and mixed bowel movements, why?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Pill: bleeding gets heavy after you stop pills and this could be nml.

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A member asked:

Hi, i've had food poisoning throughout the night with diarrhea - over 10 times. my bp has shot up to 145/95, and pulse at 104. is it a normal reaction to poisoning, or can it be signs of hypertension?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Food poisoning : Not really but it could be . Hopefully you have seen physician

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A 21-year-old male asked:

Can diarreah from lactulose syrup lead to lactic acidosis?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Lactic acidosis: No, it washes ammonia from colon and helps constipation but do not take everyday for constipation

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A member asked:

About 8days experiencing leg pain, tenderness to touch and feels like something is pinched around inner thigh. feels like a sunburn pants irritate.

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Skin : Could be infection in skin . Seek help from your doctor

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A 26-year-old female asked:

What are some exercises to treat abdomino-phrenic dyssynergia ?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Lifestyle and posture modifications Manual therapy to diaphragm, thoracic cage and abdominal viscera Core strengthening Taping techniques Self dia... Read More

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A 29-year-old male asked:

Doxycycline, im worried about photo sensitivity when i go to the beach in about 2 weeks. is this harmful even if i put spf 50 sunscreen? should i stop medicine? its over acne?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

If you still have photosensitivity after using sunscreen on doxycycline, you could hold on for that period you are planning for a beach trip.

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A 23-year-old female asked:

Is there a nasal decongestant spray that can be used daily? one that is more safe then others that you could recommend so i can ask my dr about?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Flonase: Do not use OTC for more than 5 days otherwise get over congested. Use flunisolide or flonase (cheaper) or other expensive also available. like Rhinaqu... Read More

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A 21-year-old female asked:

Hi there i keep getting pimples on my nose, i have seen a dermatologist before and he has told me i have light sensitivity and open blood vessels and require laser. he never answered one thing, are these pimples caused from these conditions, and is there

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Oily skin: Stop using all cream and try castor oil for face cream replacement and see result in 1 month . eat healty veg fruits.

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A 33-year-old male asked:

Do nsaids stop working well after taking them for so long?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Dependency : drug dependency . Anyway NSAIDs are short term fix as long term could induce GI bleeding.

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A 25-year-old female asked:

Is it possible to "induce" or force a period? could such things like ginger (tea), high doses of vitamin c, soy milk, or aloe vera help this along?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Periods : it is hormonal and sometimes does get influenced by stress. Hormonal imbalance is main reason for irregular menstrual periods if not pregnant.

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A 22-year-old male asked:

Hello, i've been using lonart tablets to treat malaria this past week. i have bed wetted 3 times so far. is it an effect of the drug or my chronic masterbation tendancy has hit back on me?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

It is not one of the side effects mentioned on the pharmacy website. It is better to get liver and kidney lab checked though.

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A 25-year-old male asked:

From nj,i boil my tap water and fill in a bottle.i used it the a day later.will the warmth due to boiling cultivate naegleria fowleri?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Eater: After boiling esteem any Protozoa get killed but if they are in cystic form, they could survive

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A 24-year-old male asked:

Whenever i urinate i devlop little pain in my stomach 2cm below naval and gas devlops in my stomach. im also suffering from plueral effusion for which my meds are moxifloxacin-400mg & pantaprazole-40mg+domperidone-30mg.i also have thrush formation on my p

Family Medicine 33 years experience

UTI: probably urinary tract infraction get Urine analysis done

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A 20-year-old male asked:

How to heal my wet cough?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Cough : depends on reasons for cough - allergy, infection , smokers cough. , med related ? Check with ur doctor as X-ray chest is recommended also.

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Do really the shampoos & the conditioners help the thin hair grow healthy or they harm the hair with their chemicals ?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Shampoo: shampoo should be as natural as you could get as they do harm hairs. See more at www.eayurveda.org or many other herbalist ayurveda websites. Use ha... Read More

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A 58-year-old female asked:

Under a lot of stress. tired, headache and sometimes my chest feels heavy. heaviness doesn't last long. sharp chest pains periodically, short duration?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Chest pain : It could be stress but as Doctor , we emphasize checking in by private provider or Doctor or go to emergency room for chest pain as they need to risk ... Read More

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Lower+upper right abdomen pain.like something opened, not constant pain, when pain occurs it feels like needles or tearing.

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Right abdominal pain: Abdomen is magic box and it is hard to pinpoint pain unless seen , examined, or have video consult. Pl get Video consult.

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A 22-year-old female asked:

Hi, i want to know how do i deal with certain situations in life. family having issues with my relationship with someone. im feeling reallylonely now.

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Relationship : Make sure relationship is not just body attraction but soul attraction too. Trust your parents and explain and discuss without fixation. Love is blind... Read More

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A 36-year-old female asked:

Discomfort between and under both shoulder blades at random times & lasts several hours. headache, pain in back neck & popping in neck shoulders

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Trigger point : Seems trigger point . Therapy recommended for 2 weeks first and take OTC anvil or Tylenol (acetaminophen) as needed or and use heat pad

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A male asked:

I fell and landed on the edge of a seat which bruised my thigh. now, after 3 dates it's has started to spread out and has gone a pale yellowish colour?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Bruise : If it is painless and no wound outside , most likely a blood collection that is changing color.

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A 22-year-old female asked:

I had intercourse last night and he withdrew...do i still need to take plan b or is it really not a big deal? i'm supposed to ovulate in two days

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Family : Yes, because withdrawal is not 100% . Next time use barrier methods like condom.

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A 20-year-old male asked:

This happens once in a while my vision turns black but i can see very well i don't wear glasses like at night when it's dark and ur eyes are adjusting?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Vision: not enough information but you must get at least optometrist exam to make sure retina is normal and you do not have glaucoma.

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A 22-year-old female asked:

I'm having sex with boyfriend and it my forth time but why do i still bleed?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Sex: bleeding after sex is not normal. Please get gynecological exam , needs PAP test.

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A member asked:

I found some pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) pills that i bought almost exactly one year ago. i can't find an expiration date on the bottle. are they still ok take?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Stomachache : Should be okay but could ask with pharmacist at local store

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A 26-year-old male asked:

Hi i have a feeling of lump throat from almost 20 days ..just a feeling no pain and sometimes feel difficult if i try to swallow my saliva and i see s?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Lump: Lump in throat is vague symptoms and needs thorough exam and history.

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A 42-year-old female asked:

I had drank only about 300ml of water and bloods were done at 1:45pm. albumin was 48g/l (35-50) and total protein was 82 g/l (66-87). jumped from 74f/l back in nov. could low intake of water and late time caused it?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Lab: Less water intake could be reason but needs more labs like serum osmolality and urine osmolality.. But range is within normal limits.

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A member asked:

A mass was removed from the colon. why are you quarantine for 3 days after chemotherapy, and why do all of the utensils i used have to be thrown away?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Tumor : Quarantine is not necessary as long as you are not in infection contact . It does not make sense why utensils needed to be discarded,?

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Please help me, i have glandular fever but i now how have a rash and very painful lumps with scabs on top in certain places of my body. i am takin anti histerine tablets and steroid cream but nothing's working. what do u recommend ?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Rash : rash with fever has variety of reasons and needs to get checked physically

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A 23-year-old male asked:

Was tested this afternoon4 strep, negative. however there is now a newly developed red/black line on tonsil and its still painful 2 swallow what is it

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Strep: Could be other than strep bacteria or viral. Black color is not normal though. If you have fever , needs to get checked again. Strep test is not 100% ... Read More

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A 24-year-old female asked:

I often feel like floating while i sit.i'm very worried abt my health from the time i got bppv.still i feel off-balance at times. no vertigo.mri nrml.

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Vertigo : Try Claritin and Flonase nasal spray OTC also as sometimes allergies could give vertigo. Also you can try meclizine OTC

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A 34-year-old female asked:

My 3 y old son has whitespot in histonsils no fever active goodhe has mny tonsils infection last month dr said no need 4 antibiotics soworry any compl?

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Tonsillitis : If no strep , usually no need for antibiotics. He could have allergy induced problem so try Benadryl (diphenhydramine) at night . Talk to pharmacist f... Read More

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