Does the lariam affect the kidney as many people say?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- No renal adverse effects of mefloquine (lariam) have so far beenrreported in the medical literature. The most common side effects, occurring in -1-18% of people, include:
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My father is suffering from an enlarged kidney because of prostate. Now he is putting the mill, creatinine has become lower from 6 to 2.7 but the inflation is still the same. Any treatment?
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Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- He must do a nephrostomy first to relieve the pressure from the kidney and do a prostatectomy once the kidney becomes ok.
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If someone has polycystic kidney disease and calcium oxalate stones in both kidneys, what diet should he adopt in parallel to antihypertensive treatment? Can he eat proteins like red meat?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- You should have a diet rich in phosphate and magnesium phosphate force fluid. You can eat a moderate amount of proteins.
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What kind of kidney problem can lead to the swelling of the eyes???
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- all kidney problems can be presented with swollen eyes,since a problem in the kidney will cause a problem in water salt retention in the body ,and for that puffiness might be presented in kidney dise... Read More
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I'm experiencing crises of kidney stone its been 5 days. the doc said its a 4mm stone and is already in ureter.What should I do to make it come out? and is laser waves a good option in my case?
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Dr. Nehme Raad,
Urology
- A 4 mm ureteral stone is more likely to pass on its own, if there is nothing that prevents us from waiting. The chance of passing the stone depends also on the site of the stone.
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