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Blood in Your Urine
Asked by N.S. from Austin
on November 11, 2008
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I have had two physicals for work and 1 OB GYN visit in the last 2 years and every time I have a urine sample taken they say there is a little blood in my urine and al...
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- We have faught UTI's with my daughter many times. Several of these times she has have a litte blood in her urine, mostly due to dehydration. You may think you are gett...
- I just got a call from my doctor's office saying a little blood was in my urine and asked me the same question about my menstrual cycle. The answer was also no. So t...
- N., That is not normal, TELL your Dr you want a CRP test, this is called a C Reactive Protein test, it is a marker for Silent Inflammation. We women put on abou...
27 Year Old with High Blood Pressure ????
Asked by A.I. from Dallas
on February 25, 2008
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I am 27 and this past September I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, and put on b/p meds. I am not really overweight ,my cholestoral levels were fine. I did stop ...
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- hi! I am 33 yrs old and I was diagnosed with high blood pressure when I was 17yrs old. I was also only 93 lbs at the time. I have had every medical test done and they...
- Consider birth control pills if you are taking them. Some rare cases can cause high blood pressure. Just a thought from personal experience. C. S.
- It can skip generations and can be hereditary and not a result on any other conditions so don't worry. I know of a great natural supplement that my friend's husband (...
Cashew Allergy
Asked by A.C. from Houston
on August 31, 2010
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Any moms out there experienced with cashew allergies? I've read some stuff that indicates a cashew allergy can be linked to a more severe reaction to poison ivy. I sus...
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- Wow, I've never heard about poison oak or ivy before and cashew allergies. Great, one more thing to worry about! My daughter has a severe allergy to cashews. Three...
- I have a severe tree nut allergy; reactive to cashews, pecans, & pistachios in particular. It started when I was a child and has gotten progressively worse over time;...
- My daughter has this allergy. Last exposure was at 15 months - hives and itching. Contamination used to be an issue too, but, based on no reactions for a while, I thin...
Kawasaki's Disease?
Asked by J.W. from Richland
on January 7, 2009
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We are in the hospital with 21 month old Scarlett. She has been diagnosed with incomplete Kawasaki's Disease. Yes the same that Jett Travolta had as a toddler! Inco...
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- I might not be much help, but your child's symptoms sound like a lesser version of what my friend's daughter had when she was diagnosed with kawasaki's. She completely...
- I'm a mom to a wonderful 26 mos old boy and I'm not a medical professional. My son had allergies and an allergic reaction to peanuts, eggs and other things. Sometimes ...
- The little girl I babysit was thought to have Kawasaki's aroung age 5-6mo. turns out it was a compo of teething and a bad double ear infection that was treated with th...
Children Suffering with Asthma and Pneumonia
Asked by A.G. from Wilmington
on February 19, 2008
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My daughter is 6years old and she has had pneumonia 4 times in 6 months. We had blood work done and her ch50 and igg came back very low, only thing is I have know idea...
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- I don't know anything about the bloodwork you are looking at. However, I do have a child who suffered with asthma and have been able to help him. This would be my youn...
- Hi A.. I don't know about that specific blood work, but we had to take my 2yo son to an allergy/asthma specialist after blood work at the family doc. It may just mean ...
- Hi A., I have a six year old boy who was rushed to the hospital with a servere asthma attack, at the time we didn't know he had asthma. Very scarey at the time he ...
Overdue Pregnancy - to Induce or Not to Induce?
Asked by C.H. from Philadelphia
on June 9, 2008
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Hi Ladies!
Could any of you share your experiences with getting your labors induced? I'm 7 days overdue today and my doctors want to induce me tomorrow morning. I was...
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- C., My son was actually 2 weeks early (I was sick and coughed hard enough to break my water!). And I don't have personal experience with induction. BUT my person...
- For me....it was a hard labor, but it was my first and I really had nothing to compare to it. Anyway, I was not dilated and the doctor said induction, becuase they wou...
- I have 3 little ones and the earliest came at 9 days late - after an induction. My latest was 15 days late. They really won't let you go past 14 days because they begi...
Looking for Answers
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on December 7, 2007
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hi
i have an almost 5 year old daughter and she has had intermittant stomach pain for several months. finally our gastro dr. wants to do an endoscopy and lower GI(...
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- Hi Renee M: A sedimentation rate is rather nonspecific blood test, but can be associated with any inflammatory or even infectious condition. The value doesn't seem ...
- A Sed Rate is a non-specific test for inflammation in the body. If it is elevated, she may need furthur lab work, however the elevated Sed Rate by itself doesn't reall...
- A sedimentation rate is very non-specific. Many inflammatory disorders - including rheumatological diseases or infection - can raise it. By itself, it isn't that usef...
Healthier Sugar and Lactose Free Diets for Nursing Mom
Asked by K.B. from Denver
on January 3, 2008
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HELP!! I crave sugar and need it as I am hypoglycemic and my 3mo cannot handle sugar, she spits up. She also spits up when I have dairy, so I have switched to Soy. My ...
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- Hi Kristen, I had the same sugar cravings and lots of things helped me and my daughter when nursing. First I started taking probiotics- that helped me and her at the ...
- Hi K.! Stevia is just the ticket for you... It's so super sweet, it signals the pancreas that blood sugar is level, and cures the sweet tooth! You can find a wide s...
- Do not use Splenda, Aspartame or Saccharin. There are many natural, healthy alternatives. I personally have used Stevia for 20 years. I recommend it for my patien...
PCOS And Swelling in Legs (Over a Year Since Had Baby)
Asked by L.V. from Houston
on October 15, 2008
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I have PCOS and have been diagnosed for a little over 3 years. I started out taking metformin (because i did not want to be on birth control) and i got pregnant in a m...
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- You may have already read this, but a low-carb or even no-carb diet is highly recommended for this from what I remember. You might want to research that aspect of it.
- I suffered for over 15 years not knowing I had PCOS until I found a wonderful GYN Anna Marie Lozano. She diagnosed PCOS and I was on my way to a better life. I also w...
- I have PCOS too and I have found my Naturalpathic doctor to be extremely helpful...but the process is very slow. You have to be extremely patient...and it is very hel...
Could This Be Allergies or Does My Baby Need to Go to the ENT?
Asked by S.B. from Atlanta
on October 30, 2008
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Does anyone have any advice on allergies in infants? My son, who is will be 9 months on the 1st, has had nasal congestion for over a month now. He LITERALLY has had ...
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- I would ask to go to the Ent. Both of my children have been with an Ent for 3 years now. Just this year he told us to go to a Allergie dr. to have them tested to see i...
- Hi S., I know this is a miserable time for your baby. I would recommend taking him to an ENT. Babies sinuses does not fully develope until about two years of age. Al...
- This sounds so familiar. My son, who is 2yrs now, was conjested from 2weeks to 9 mths. We were constantly taking him to the doctor and the medicines never worked. We ...
