Medical Questions

Penicillin, Shortness of Breath and Anxiety

CarolAN Asked : I am not a person who gets sick often and as far as possible I try to stay away from drugs and let my body heal naturally. Recently I used penicillin and I noticed a bit of shortness of breath. I also became more anxious but I am not sure if this was anxiety due to the shortness of breath or worry about the >> Read More ...

Extreme Dry Mouth Problem, Dry Eyes Autoimmune Disease

Kenneth198 Asked : About a year ago I started noticing that my mouth was constantly dry and I was drinking a lot of water to moisturize the mouth. I thought it was diabetes because this is a common symptom, isn’t it? All diabetes tests were clear and about 2 months ago I had other tests and my doctor tells me that it >> Read More ...

Chest Pain After Heavy Smoking and When Breathe in Deep

CraigT Asked : In the past 2 weeks I have been experiencing a dull ache in my chest. When I breathe in deeply there pain in the chest on both sides but more towards the middle of the chest. I also have a pain by the shoulder blade and when I breathe in deeply this also aches a bit more than usual. I am only 24 years old >> Read More ...

Shortness of Breath, Tingling Hands and Feet and Tight Chest

VanKay Asked : For the past few months I have been experiencing strange symptoms which seems like a heart problem. If I exert myself or get stressed, I start feeling short of breath and tightness in my chest. My hands and feet feeling a bit tingly and I feel weak like I am going to faint. Sometimes my lips feel numb as >> Read More ...

Morning Sternum (Breastbone), Manubrium Pain Upon Waking

Valmontemmanuel Asked : I have been feeling this pain in the manubrium, occasionally. It resurfaces, sometimes. I felt this when I was first year in college. Now I am in third year and I feel the pain when I wake up from sleep in morning. I am assuming this is because of my sleeping positions. I move many times and my bed >> Read More ...

Swollen Right Index Finger after Sleeping with Ring

Hazel10 Asked : I’m kind of worried about my finger, my right index finger. About 3 days ago, I had put on a ring and by accident I fell asleep with my ring on, but only for about 30 to 60 minutes and the ring wasn’t even tight. When i woke up, my finger felt weird when I took off my ring,I thought maybe cause I fell >> Read More ...

Episodes of Constant Belching, Bouts of Burping A Lot

Steely Asked : Can you give me some advice on a longstanding stomach complaint I’ve been suffering from for about 3 years now. Over that time, I’ve had three extended periods (several months each) during which I’ve been experiencing a lot of belching (continuously throughout the day, beginning when I get up in the >> Read More ...

Chronic Smoker’s Cough With Stabbing Sternum Chest Pain

Samansara Asked : I stopped smoking seven months ago after 40 years. I had a chronic smoker’s cough. I am still coughing but it seems worse to me. My doctor keeps telling me it is my sinus and has given me steroids, antibiotics, benzonatate to help with the cough, nasonex…….and the list goes on. Now I have a >> Read More ...

Milky White, Yellow Breast Nipple Discharge, Not Pregnant

PuzzledCompletely Asked : It has been 11 years since I had my child and when stimulated I still get discharge from both nipples. It comes out both clear and sticky and sort of yellow/whitish milky – both fluids  come out separately from the individual pores and sort of resembles what I remember the colostrum looking >> Read More ...

Hiccup (Singultus) and Causes of Hiccoughing

What is a Hiccup? Hiccups are the repeated involuntary spasm of the diaphragm which causes a sudden intake of air. This is followed by the abrupt closure  of the glottis (the vocal cords and space between it) which then restricts the air rushing in. These two actions, diaphragmatic spasm resulting in rapid air intake and >> Read More ...
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