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Gastritis problem
Does gastritis have cure? My dad smokes cigarettes.
Please let me know if there are home remedies or what treatment to be taken.
He is unable to walk or stand properly and complains of back ache and knee pains.
He is 54 years old and weighs 92 kilos.
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Dr. Harsh Prasad Udawat
Gastroenterologist
27 yrs exp
Jaipur
He has multiple problems that need to be streesed. He is only 54 and needs to have a good and healthy life style. Involve him.
1. Nicotine dependence. Consult an expert.
2. Obesity: diet, walk/exercise. If no response in 6 months consider Endoscopic balloon placement in stomach or bariatric surgery is an option. Consult dietician, bariatric surgeon, Gastroenterology.
3. For arthritis and back ache : physiotherapy.
4 Gastritis: see a Gastroenterologist and get an endoscopy done, then proceed.
Next Steps
talk to him, discuss and know his concerns
vist a hospital with all these services. get an executive health check up
search for nicotine anonymous in your or nearby city.
get a chest x Ray, oral cavity examination done periodically.
Health Tips
cigarette / nicotine most common cause of cancer in India.
obesity is a risk factor for many diseases like diabetes, heart attack, stroke, cancer etc.
home remedies may be safe but one should rule out serious diseases first.
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