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Is it good to drink a beer from time to time to purify the stomach?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Not really - no. If you mean by "purifying" the stomach is cleansing it and flushing away noxious stuff, drinking beer is not the means to achieve this. The best way to keep your stomach and intestine... Read More
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My weight is 97 Kg and my height is 170 cm. I must lose weight with only 15 min of daily walk because I have a problem walking. What can I do?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Try swimming - you can burn a lot more calories than when walking in the same period of time. Swimming is an excellent sport that allows you to use all the muscles in your body, and the buoyancy of th... Read More
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What kind of medication is prescribed for patients with social anxiety?
Dr. Georges Karam,
Psychiatry
- If the anxiety is severe, antidepressants are very good medications for that. But psychotherapy should be tried first (if it is not severe). Good luck
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I have a sore throat. I bought Augmentin but I'm planning to conceive next week . Does it have any side effects? If yes, when will they fade away?
Dr. Mohannad Al Qudah,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- A sore throat and pain in the throat can be caused by many pathologies including: irritation, smoking, infection, allergy and many others. Infection is usually caused by a virus and so antibiotic is n... Read More
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My sister has stomach pain & is pushing on her back. Blood & urine tests, vagina & stomach scans are ok; what's the problem? Spasfon isn't helping.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Here it says that the user is a 26 year old female. Is this your sister's age or yours? Is the pain occurring in the upper part or the lower part of the abdomen?
You're saying that your sister has ha... Read More
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I've been feeling some chest pain right next to my heart since yesterday morning when I take a deep breath or lean forward. Anything to worry about?
Dr. Mirna Waked,
Pulmonology
- Did you do any strenous exercise? Do you smoke? Better to do a chest X-ray.
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I am using cardural 4mg half a pill a day for my urine but I can't find this drug. Is there a similar drug in the market?
Dr. Nehme Raad,
Urology
- Although not the same composition, there are plenty of drugs in the market that can replace Cardular.But unfortunately, it not allowed for use to give drug names by internet.
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I have a neck pain, what should I do?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- I recommend that you visit a family physician and have a proper physical examination to better understand the cause of this neck pain you have - could be muscular, or skeletal (something related to th... Read More
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My 2 year-old had a severe cold with a fever of 39 for 4 days. It got better but he's not eating solids & he vomits a lot. He lost 2 kg. What to do?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Simply focusing on helping your child eat is not good enough: the mere fact that he has been having fever, especially that it is high-grade fever (above 38.5C) for 4 days now should prompt you to have... Read More
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My 2 month old baby breathes loudly after I feed him. I can feel his tummy going up and down. What's the problem?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- What you're describing is known as abdominal breathing, and is the type of breathing that we expect to see in newborns and young infants. In fact, it is the natural instinct of infants and babies to d... Read More
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