14.03.2020 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello, my husband has had diarrhea since Monday, now I have also caught it on Thursday, had to vomit once, diarrhea is almost gone, since yesterday my esophagus has been burning, I have to clear my throat and my voice is hoarse, when I eat it gets re...
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23.01.2020 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Dear Sir or Madam, is the hair growth product Propecia (Finasteride 1mg) related to polycythemia? Thank you for your response.
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17.01.2020 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Hello,
I was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (right leg) in August 2019. I was prescribed blood thinning tablets (Eliquis) and thrombosis stockings. I was supposed to take the tablets and wear the stockings for 6 months, so the therapy ends at...
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28.11.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
I burned myself on the exhaust of a scooter the day before yesterday (see photos). We are currently on vacation in Bali and I would like to get back to the sea or pool as soon as possible. I have disinfected the wound and applied antibacterial cream ...
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17.10.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
A very very important friend of ours was diagnosed with lung cancer 11 months ago. Surgery was no longer an option. He had metastases in his head as well as in his hip bones. The metastases were treated with radiation. Immunotherapy did not work. For...
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01.09.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
Due to a lack of time at work, I held back my bowel movement on Thursday afternoon, which resulted in me suffering from constipation on Thursday night and having to strain extremely hard during my trip to the toilet for several mi...
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12.08.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Dr. Gehring,
I have another question regarding the "slightly elevated polyphases" in the fasciculating muscle. Are these an indication of reinnervation processes, and if so, where do they come from?
Furthermore, I read in a Thieme-Verlag textboo...
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09.08.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Dr. Gehring,
Thank you for your response to my inquiry about muscle twitching. So far, nothing abnormal has been found in the EMG, ENG, and other tests, and there are no signs of paralysis. Only a certain stiffness in the hands and a tension sen...
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03.07.2019 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Good day,
I was diagnosed with mild gastritis type C of the antrum mucosa with small focus intestinal metaplasia, HP-negative, and minimal chronic inactive corpus gastritis, HP-negative, as well as mild non-erosive reflux esophagitis without evidenc...
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17.11.2018 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Good morning,
I have had these raised redness on my neck for 2-3 days. The cause is unknown. The area is sensitive to touch, but not otherwise painful. It has not changed in size or appearance in the last 1-2 days. About 4 cm below, a lymph node is s...
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14.09.2018 | answered by Hans-Jürgen Bartels
Dear Doctor,
For the past 2 years, I have had a pretty bad blood count and none of my primary care doctors seem to want to help, which seems very suspicious to me. More and more issues are arising, but no progress is being made.
I have now reached ...
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05.07.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I often have heart palpitations for about 12 hours around 160 at night. Either I can't sleep anymore and I can't stop thinking, imagining things that are difficult to implement in reality. I find this very exhausting, but I can't turn it off. If I ev...
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25.05.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
I am 30 years old and have been suffering from osteochondritis dissecans in both ankles since my youth. The right ankle is now symptom-free. The left ankle underwent surgery in 2011 (retrograde drilling), Microfracture surgery with ligamentoplasty in...
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20.05.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello dear medical team,
About me: male; 25 years old; 1.74m; 57kg; non-smoker (for 2 years) / do not drink alcohol (for 1 year).
For the past year, I have been experiencing recurrent upper abdominal symptoms in the center, slight nausea, minimal pai...
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07.03.2018 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Due to my illnesses (4x pulmonary embolisms), I had to take cortisone for 1 1/2 years. Now I still have the annoying side effects, water retention in both legs + also in the pubic area, so that my penis is only about 4 cm in flaccid state + 7.5 cm in...
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06.03.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
As long as the blisters are not open, there is no acute risk of infection, or only the secretions of the blisters are contagious?
So if I treated the herpes beforehand and therefore no blisters have formed, could I not have infected my partner?
Bes...
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01.12.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Dear team,
Here are the details:
Since 2007, I have been dealing with issues in my abdomen. Pain, pressure, burning, etc. Blood tests, ultrasounds, and MRIs have been done, but nothing was found. These episodes have continued. MRIs were done in 201...
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21.09.2017 | answered by Ralf von Seckendorff
Hello,
I (38 years old) have the following problem: For about a year now, I have noticed irregularities in my heart (while feeling my pulse). Therefore, I went to a cardiologist who did a long-term ECG. The results were as follows:
"Average heart ra...
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13.09.2017 | answered by Ralf Berg
Hello...
I need help making a decision on a tremendously important and critical life question for me.
Behind this question is the following story:
I am male and have been living in divorce for over a year.
About a year ago, I met and fell in love w...
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01.09.2017 | answered by Christian Welsch
I have been experiencing discomfort in the mouth/throat area for about 3 weeks. The symptoms seem to be present from the uvula downwards, until about 1cm below the chin (so from where the neck starts, about 1cm downwards). The main complaints consist...
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27.07.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
I have ordered 2 dietary supplements that are supposed to improve the man's best piece and sperm.
http://www.pharmasports.de/pharmasports-tribulus-680.html
and
http://www.pharmasports.de/pharmasports-nitro-bomb.html
Questions:
Does it fulfill ...
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29.06.2017 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
My partner is 67 years old and took a prescription St. John's Wort medication 5 weeks ago. Unfortunately, she exposed herself to the sun afterwards and has been experiencing tingling, itching, and pain since then. It has not improved after 6 weeks. T...
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17.05.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello. I am female, 33 years old, 170cm/60kg. Until the beginning of this year, I was working and doing a lot of sports. I am a non-smoker, no alcohol, and have been following a vegetarian diet for 20 years. Throughout my life, I have always been in ...
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12.05.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Creatinine increased to 1.22. Ultrasound of the kidneys was normal, urine test strips at the urologist were normal, no hypertension and no diabetes. Should I still be worried...
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30.04.2017 | answered by David Meyer
For 8 days urinary tract infection (female, 50 years old). Urinary tract infection several times a year without apparent cause. Urine test strip this morning showed Nitrite +++, Leukocytes 0 (with slightly cloudy urine), Erythrocytes 0, Glucose 0, Pr...
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