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Is it okay for me to take Augentin Xr Tabs?
Nov 18, 2008 10:30AM in the Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
Hi Thanks for the post! Augmentin is an amoxicillin, which is a penicillin group. “Most important fact about Augmentin XR If you are allergic to either penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics in any form, consult your doctor before taking Augmentin. You may be allergic to it, and if a reaction occurs, it could be extremely severe. If you take the dr...
symptoms
Nov 18, 2008 10:25AM in the Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
Hi Thanks for the post! How are you now? Your headaches sound more like migraine or tension headaches. The memory loss must be just that you do not remember what happened once the severe pain started till you passed out. It could also be a variant of epilepsy. Epilepsy too has many presentations apart from the typical jerkiness. Definitely migraine and e...
COSTOCHONDRITIS
Nov 18, 2008 10:19AM in the Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
Hi Nicola Yes, it does sound like costochondritis. Your doctor must have prescribed some painkillers. You can apply local analgesic creams and sprays. Hot fomentation will help too. The pain need not always be shooting type. The location of the affected joint determines the pain. More often it’s like a catch in breath. Rest of the time it leaves behind a...
lower back pain!
Nov 18, 2008 10:12AM in the Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
Hi Thanks for the post! How are you now? Lower back aches are due to slip disc, nerves getting irritated or pressed, pain of colitis, kidney pain or a muscle pull. Did you get it while pulling weights? I suggest you should stop lifting weights or do any exercise that will put strain on your back. Please consult a doctor and resume any exercise only after...
Gut
Nov 18, 2008 10:04AM in the Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
Hi Thanks for the post! How are you now? The description of your stool suggests steatorrhea, where there is extra fat in stool. This is seen in celiac disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases. The fact that you responded to antibiotics suggests a bacterial overgrowth in small intestine, which is also a cause for staeatorrhea. “The diagnosis of ...
these are wierd symptoms
Nov 18, 2008 09:54AM in the Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
Hi Thanks for the post! Actually as far as I know the apple sauce etc thins the saliva. This thin saliva on mixing with apple sauce, prunes, chicken broth etc cause the thinning due to action of enzymes. Those having thick tenacious mucus have this problem. This is found in people with some neurological disorders too. Does your husband have any other med...