Health Q&A
Menstruation periods - Swelling

Hello Doctor I'm Shamili, 36 years old , suffering from swelling in the face & throat area while sleeping during periods time at day & night time.( Feeling like little heavy on my face ) My menstrual cycle is approximately 25 days cycle every month with normal bleeding for 4 days , slight pain in abdominal area Any tests need to be done or general checkup @ Gynic Doctor is enough ? Thank you Shamili

Cough and yellow discharge

Good evening, I am suffering from a yellow discharge from my nose and coughing out yellow mucus . Kindly help me.

Vitamin d deficineny and chest burns

Hi I M from banglore just want to know that My heart burns while breathing and I don't know my stool is black or dark brown can't recognise so done with all reports ecg echo lft kft lipid sugar ppbs homocyestine vitamin b12 and vitamin D3 and done with ecg echo CA 125 CA15.3 and CEA Vitamin b12-240 Vitamin D3-5.5 that's why it's heart burn and m overweight 92 kg Height 162 cm Age 27 Plz suggest me do I need to go for endoscopy?

Regarding medicine

Which betablocker can we kept as emergency if we have psvt or wpw afib or wpw  which helps in both situation as previously two time my pulse rate reach 170-180  bpm i don't what is that as I have read if there wpw with afib bisoprolo or certain betablocker should not  give because first time after three hours of palpitations ecg done which normal short pr internval after that I start taking betablocker than pr internval in ecg coming normal is pr internval coming in normal range due to betablocker

Brisk walking 20.000 steps

Respected sir plz tell. Me mostly in my breakfast I take muesli with toned milk and lunch to eat muesli with toned milk and dinner I take little rich food .fish and roti with little rice every day I burn 400 calories and do brisk walking 20.000 steps Is it ok for my health to maintain a healthy body

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