Frag-Einen

Fragen-Archiv

Stop taking sleeping pills!!

Good morning everyone, I was prescribed sleeping pills by my neurologist 6 weeks ago due to severe pain and insomnia after surgery (Noctamin). I have been taking the medication for almost 6 weeks now. I have noticed in the past few days that it is no...

read more


Skin tear in the buttock crease and bloating.

I have a small (one centimeter long) skin tear in the crease of my buttocks. Not near the anus, but closer to the coccyx. The tear looks like a red line, it doesn't hurt, itch, or ooze. I felt it by chance while showering and then had my friend take ...

read more


Hard grain

Dear Sir or Madam, I have the following problem. For a long time now, I have had a small white/translucent hard grain (about the size of a millet seed) on the nasal septum on the thin cartilaginous piece in my nose for about 1 year, first on the rig...

read more


Acne and hyperkeratosis do not go away.

It's embarrassing to ask for the third time, but I don't know what to do anymore. Unfortunately, my suffering is still not over and I don't know what to do. I have consulted various naturopaths as recommended (see my other questions regarding acne),...

read more


Laminating machine

Good evening! In our office, we have a laminating machine that is occasionally used to cover worksheets with transparency film. During the thermal bonding of the adhesive of the plastic film with the worksheets under pressure and heat, some unhealthy...

read more


Pollutants in plastic.

Hello! For about 2 years, I have been wearing plastic leisure shoes at home, they are called clogs. This morning, I spilled tomato ketchup on my shoes and only roughly wiped it off. About an hour ago, I wanted to clean them properly. The ketchup had ...

read more


Severe callusing

Hello I have often expressed my suffering from my acne. I have the inflammations largely under control. I have noticed that I need a mild care. Nothing aggressive, but still something exfoliating to get rid of the blackheads. It all sounds very ea...

read more


Dietary supplement Magnesium

For supplementation during intense physical activity (at high temperatures of 30-40 degrees Celsius), I use Biolectra Magnesium Direct 300 mg. A friend who is a pharmacist recently told me that this is "inorganic magnesium" and that only a small amou...

read more


Blood values Serum/Whole blood

Dear expert, Is the full blood analysis or the serum analysis more informative for electrolytes such as potassium, sodium, calcium, iron, selenium,...? The values were taken with a 2-day difference in my case. Potassium was within the normal range i...

read more


Medical officer

Hello, I will start my teaching internship in January, so I have to undergo a medical examination next week. My question is whether the urine will be tested for THC. What consequences would I face if the test came back positive? Thank you in advan...

read more


Coughing and clearing one's throat

In 2006, I had a pretty strong cold, probably bronchitis (cough with green-gray sputum, slight fever). After about 3 weeks of self-treatment, I went to the doctor. I was feeling better, but a "residual" cough remained. I was prescribed Umcaloabo, but...

read more


Inhaling chinchilla sand (pumice stone granules)

Hello, I have had a cage with 2 chinchillas in the living room for 3 years. The chinchillas have a sand bath in their cage for grooming. According to the manufacturer, the sand is made of 100% pumice granules. Since the sand always tends to be a bit ...

read more


immune system

Hello, how can I effectively strengthen the immune system? Are Vitamin C with Zinc capsules helpful, or Echinacea? Best regards

read more