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question:My 9 year old weighs 110 pounds and now has stretch marks on her hips and breast area. We ve been to the doctor and were only told cut back . We do not allow her to eat a lot of goodies; make sure she exercises every day, but nothging seems to work
answer:Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. I understand your concern. Your kid is definitely overweight. There could be two reasons for this.1. Endogenous obesity - due to genetic and family predisposition.2. Exogenous obesity - due to lack of exercise and over eating.I have a few questions for you - 1. What is her height now?2. What was her birth weight?3. From when did she start gaining weight like this (form what age)?4. How are her daily activities and exercising pattern?5. Are there any complaints from school about her academic performance?6. Is there any family history of obesity?7. Can you get back to be me with a chart of whatever she eats from morning till going to bed - on any average day?8. Does she eat a lot of snacks?9. How many hours does she watch TV per day?Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. You can approach me at the following link. Please find the link below.www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
question:My baby is one month old and has had dark green poop since thursday which also contains a bit of stringy substance as well. She only poops once a day or every other day and also very gassy, she is formula fed and her pedi doesn t seem concerned. She has no fever and is not fussy.
answer:Thanks for your query on health care magic.It is common to have these type of stool in formula fed babies. its completely normal. You should not worry about this. I also advice you to not to give formula feed if his mother can give breast feed. breast feed is best for babies.Regards- dr deepak
question:Hi Doctor, I having abdominal pain on right side. So I have underwent ultrasound scan. Report as follows - Hepatomegaly - multiple echogenic lesions in non dependant wall of gallbladder -polyps/ adherent calculi and rest reported as normal. and suggested to have medicine the Ropraz D SR After that I facing this pain almost daily. Seems to be not cured. Kindly help/ advie Regards, Preetham 0000-0000 YYYY@YYYY Bangalore
answer:Hello Lawrence. Thanks for posting your query. I think you may be suffering from gall bladder calculi. However your ultrasound findings were not conclusive, even though it showed some echogenic lesions. I would suggest you undergo repeat ultrasound abdomen, after fasting for 4-6 hrs. If gallstones are detected, you need to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Hope this helps. Do ask if you have more questions. Dr. Rajat Gupta
question:My son has had a cold since yesterday. Neck and forehead are warm to the touch. Today he sees very lethargic with the same symptoms expect his hands are cold now. I have him on children s Tylenol. Do his symptoms warrant a visit to my local urgent care for antibiotics?
answer:thanks for your query on healthcare magic. From you history its seems that your child has developed a viral infection. it is common in viral infection to have some fever and lethargy. Tylenol, bed rest, and adequate water intake will be suffice for treatment of this.antibiotics will not do any help.Regards- dr deepak vaishnav
question:Hi My chid is 7 months old, he is having loose motions since tuesday. My wife is giving SPOROLAC - DS to the child this morning and she gave it already 3 times with 4 hours interval. is it ok to give this tablet , it did improve his condition. Please advice
answer:hi, thanks for your query. It is ok to give this tablet for treatment of diarrhea, but it should be used 2-3 times daily only. ALso give ORS for prevention of dehydration.. if child is excessively thrusty, with dryness of eyes and oral mucosa, or urine frequency decrease then normal or not passing urine since 5-6 hr then u should consult doctor immediately as your child may have developed dehydration.regards- dr deepak
question:My baby keeps dry heaving, he s 3 weeks old I m wondering if it s reflux or just a dry throat as he sleeps with his mouth open, there isn t a pattern to him heaving it s just now and again sometimes he brings up milk but other times its just the heaving, he is very good with his wind! It comes out both ends a lot! I m worried he s going to choke while he s asleep..
answer:Hi...this happens in kids who are over weight and re being over fed. They tend to regurgitate the feed which is excess and that's what comes out. If he is otherwise active do not worry.Regards - Dr. Sumanth