Dear Sir or Madam, since my 19th birthday - around 10 years ago - I have been suffering from chronic pain in the right perineal area (male), which started shortly after I moved out of my parents' house, intensified over a few days, and are now const...
Dear specialist, I have ulcerative colitis and I am currently mostly or entirely in remission, thanks to Entyvio. I am considering getting a hair transplant. I will need a painkiller (Ibuprofen) for the evening after the procedure and for the follow...
Good evening, I, female, 25, suffer from chronic constipation and experience slowly developing intestinal colic around 2-3 times a year, like today. Usually, they disappear after two days. I use laxoberal drops every 7-10 days and would actually nee...
Hello, My mother, for unreasonable reasons, refuses to go to a doctor (due to various fears) so I am asking for advice here: For about 2 weeks now, she has been experiencing stomach problems; it starts about 30 minutes to 1 hour after eating. She des...
What can be done for persistent (over 1 week) diarrhea?
At the end of July, I bumped my shin quite hard while slipping in a hotel shower. It was almost black, but didn't hurt much. Just a little twinge in the first 2 weeks. For the past 2 days, my shin has been extremely painful with certain stresses. It'...
I noticed a small lump next to my knee about 2 weeks ago, which was painful to touch. Just before that, I was jogging as usual. The pain lasted for about a week. My primary care doctor referred me to a phlebologist, who was also unsure and sent me fo...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have been following a Low Carb High Fat diet for about 2.5 weeks now in order to lose some weight and eat healthier. My daily caloric intake should be 1691 kcal, with 103g of protein and 109g of fat. Sometimes these values are a ...
Hello, I am currently concerned about the following: Lately, I have been struggling a lot with constantly worrying about my health. I am currently trying to change this with the help of a psychotherapist, but I simply want to clarify a few concerns I...
Dear experts, I am a 35-year-old female and have been a non-smoker for a year now (due to these complaints). I have been experiencing heart problems for many months. Over time, they have worsened and become more frequent, particularly occurring duri...
Hello, I am feeling a bit uncertain as I have an appointment to have a wisdom tooth extracted this evening, which has been causing me pain for a while. I am a migraine patient, and the day before yesterday I started experiencing mild recurring headac...
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...
Hello! About 3 years ago, I discovered a black, very fine stripe on my fingernail. It didn't even cover a third of my index finger and was not even 0.5mm wide, more like 0.2mm. It was there for about 2 years and disappeared as soon as it was cut off...
I was bitten by a tick in an FSME risk area (Winterthur, Switzerland) 11 days ago, and I am not vaccinated against FSME. Since then, I have been worried that I may have been infected with FSME. I have read that the disease progresses in two phases - ...
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...
I am 8 weeks pregnant and streptococci of group A were detected in a throat swab. I had severe sore throat and mild ear pain. I have been taking Isocillin 1.2 Mega three times a day for 3.5 days. I have been pain-free for three days. However, I fee...
Hello, tomorrow morning I have to do an enema with a Clyssie enema as preparation for a rectoscopy. Since I have an open wound after the incision of a perianal abscess, I know that the enema fluid running out burns in the wound. Can I also do the ene...
My name is Daniel Wallner, still 29 years young. Since the end of August 2018, I have been experiencing unknown upper abdominal pains that are constantly present in the center under my chest. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Not radiating. In October ...
Hello, exactly 1 year ago my brother-in-law passed away, who had suffered from herpes zoster among other things. I visited him often in the hospital. Shortly after his death, I felt a tingling or numbness on the front sole of both feet. For about 6 m...
Hello, My wife currently has a series of symptoms, the causes and potential connections of which are not entirely clear. Here is the "list"... - Several months ago, unusual tingling/discomfort in one thigh at night, stronger than usual after exerti...
Could you please explain to me the meaning of this finding? The examination revealed a reduction of the intervertebral disc between L4 and L5, which is associated with a right median and paramedian protrusion of the posterior disc profile that exten...
For about 5 weeks I have had a cold (runny nose, mucus from nose and/or mouth, cough, sore throat, swollen tonsils, weakness - but NO fever!). It is sometimes better, sometimes worse, but never really bad (= bedridden) or completely gone (= 100% fit...
Good day, I have had a left tonsillitis for a week now (the right one was removed 2 years ago due to an abscess). I have been taking Penicillin V 1.5 Mega every 8 hours for 6.5 days now. Physically, I am feeling better and the pain is almost gone. Ho...
Hello! I have a problem that no one has been able to solve so far. I eat something, and after about 15-30 minutes, I experience a total energy crash and my physical performance dramatically decreases. What's even worse is that I then get depressed. ...
For days, I have been experiencing stomach pain and a bloated stomach. The stomach is very tender to the touch, especially in the middle above the bladder and on the left and right sides near the pelvic bones. It hurts a lot when pressure is applied ...
