[carboy]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

I'm curious about the nerve problem, and wonder if our experts could comment in a general way as to what can happen and why (if I'm not asking for a text book to be abbreviated into a short post <Blush>).
Just curious.

I am not an expert, so I hope experts will comment but this is what I read after what happened.

Nerves are in the jaw & normally far off from the root of your teeth. But some cases, they may be near & when teeth is extracted, they may get bruised or even cut. With bruising they may heal (didn't heal though with my sister) with Vitamin B & other stuff, but with cut it usually doesn't heal. This may produce small effects & really big effects. My sister's problems are not on the big side - one side of her tongue feels numb, sometimes feels heavy & sometimes feels uncomfortable in the mouth. She can't also taste properly in a small part of her tongue. The whole sensation doesn't feel normal & she has not got used to it after 13 years. With cuts, it may be so bad, that among other stuff, your sense of taste may also change - chicken no longer tastes like chicken, other foods taste different etc. Other than during extractions, I have read that it may happen even if the injection pierces the nerve accidentally but this is extremely, extremely rare.

[carboy]

Cousin has mild anemia. And the doctor has prescribed Raricap (Ferrous Calcium Citrate 25 mg + Folic Acid 0.3 mg) once a day. He has been taking it for 2 weeks & he is fully constipated. Can it be because of the iron tablets?
Taking Isabgol didn't work.

[Aditya_Bhp]

Originally Posted by carboy

Can it be because of the iron tablets?

Yes, iron tablets can cause gastric discomfort. This is why iron tablets are not prescribed in the first trimester in pregnant ladies as most women suffer from nausea and vomiting, and iron can worsen it.

If his Hb% is alright, he can stop taking it for some time and take some Lactic Acid Bacillus Tablets and Lactulose syrup, relieve the issue and take iron tablets alternate days.

[archat68]

Originally Posted by carboy

Cousin has mild anemia. And the doctor has prescribed Raricap (Ferrous Calcium Citrate 25 mg + Folic Acid 0.3 mg) once a day. He has been taking it for 2 weeks & he is fully constipated. Can it be because of the iron tablets?
Taking Isabgol didn't work.

There are formulations which contains stool softeners along with Iron which will prevent constipation. Ask your doctor for that.

[carboy]

Originally Posted by Aditya_Bhp

Yes, iron tablets can cause gastric discomfort. This is why iron tablets are not prescribed in the first trimester in pregnant ladies as most women suffer from nausea and vomiting, and iron can worsen it.

If his Hb% is alright, he can stop taking it for some time and take some Lactic Acid Bacillus Tablets and Lactulose syrup, relieve the issue and take iron tablets alternate days.

Can Milk of Magnesia be taken as laxative?

Originally Posted by archat68

There are formulations which contains stool softeners along with Iron which will prevent constipation. Ask your doctor for that.

Doctor seems to be missing. Nobody is answering the phone.

[Aditya_Bhp]

Originally Posted by carboy

Can Milk of Magnesia be taken as laxative?
Doctor seems to be missing. Nobody is answering the phone.

Yes, Milk of Magnesia can be used.
It is better to visit the doctor in person than ask him on the phone.

[carboy]

Originally Posted by Aditya_Bhp

It is better to visit the doctor in person than ask him on the phone.

Cousin went to the doc's office today morning. Looks like Doc is out till the 20th. So visited another doc. He prescribed a capsule called Blush. Went to 4 pharmacies none of them have it in stock - It seems to be Ferrous Fumarate + Folic Acid + Docusate. Can someone suggest some other brand name alternative just so that cousin can avoid 3rd visit to doctor. Or can he take Docusate separately with the Raricap (Ferrous Calcium Citrate + Folic Acid) or does Docusate work only with Ferrous Fumarate?

[archat68]

Originally Posted by carboy

Cousin went to the doc's office today morning. Looks like Doc is out till the 20th. So visited another doc. He prescribed a capsule called Blush. Went to 4 pharmacies none of them have it in stock - It seems to be Ferrous Fumarate + Folic Acid + Docusate. Can someone suggest some other brand name alternative just so that cousin can avoid 3rd visit to doctor. Or can he take Docusate separately with the Raricap (Ferrous Calcium Citrate + Folic Acid) or does Docusate work only with Ferrous Fumarate?

He can try Softeron. However, best will be to call the doctor and ask for an alternative as the original is not available.

[shajufx]

To all the specialists and similar sufferers here : Has anyone come across an effectively working solution/ treatment for Psoriasis ?

I lived in the Gulf for 5 years, using water harder than Bangalore borewells, but never even had a pimple on the skin. Returning to Bangalore end of 2005, skin started showing rashes, itches, extra dryness etc. eventually tiny red patches on the scalp towards the year 2010. Lost lot of money by falling for the 'so called' Skin experts from News Papers. Tiny red patches on the scalp slowly got company as painful Boils in most sweat gland areas. Later multiple boils at a time, mostly lasting a week or more of sleepless nights.

Tried Kottackal Ayurveda for an year, later moved to a Dermatologist, consumed heavy allopathic medicines for 6 months, then moved to Homeo. Finally the boils reduced its recurring interval to once in 6 months, later once an year etc. But the red patches held its grounds. Someone suggested a full week prayer and meditation, I tried that too

Psoriasis grew from tiny red patches on the scalp to multiple patches on the scalp and later to knees, underarms etc. I have been part of many global forums and associations on the subject. Tried different Tar based, Salicylic acid shampoos, presently using Dermarest shampoo (US product). Sorvate C ointment (Glenmark) is an effective one but peripheral impact and costs more than Rs.330 for a 15 gram tube.

Everything returns in full force once the shampoo or ointment is stopped over 4 days. Consumption of alcohol of any kind, red meat etc aggravates the issue to terrible levels.

When I heard the word "Psoriasis" for the first time in my life (more than 20 years back) I thought its a sexually transmitted disease. Later I understood its a skin disorder. Your body produces extra skin on certain areas when it wrongly thinks there is no skin there. That becomes 2 layers of skin and the top one flakes and falls off in couple of days if its pampered by creams or lotions. Otherwise it becomes part of the skin, making that part dark and hard as rock, eventually very tough to clear.

Only relief for me is that I belong to the 125 Million people with similar issue worldwide, hoping to see something works for all of us. Any input on the matter would be helpful and appreciate the time !

[Rodie09]

Hey Shajufx,
I am no doctor but have been a patient of psoriasis. Am sure the "have been" part must have sounded encouraging. Yes, I suffered this nasty skin disorder for 6-7 years and that too in very prime years of my life- from age 20, 26.

I don't think I was matured enough at that time to deal with psychological issues a skin disorder brings at that age. I must admit that it affected my confidence badly, even my career which had just started. In my experience, allopathy or any ointments didn't help much and soon I knew that I will have to move to something else.

Note that my case wasn't really a very bad one, as I was told by docs. Still it was quite painful to live with that, not able to enjoy a swim with ones pals in college, or even wear a pair of shorts due to stigma attached to skin diseases.

So coming back to homeopathy, I rigorously followed treatment by a renowned homeopath in Agra. It did make things better significantly, and after a 2 year treatment I was mostly out of it.
I must admit that once it got better, I started taking liberty in diet and even got a bit in disciplined towards medication.

However, with God's grace I can say I am cured to 98%, still get a very small patch here and there in winters. But nothing more than an insect bite.
Now, as for medicine, I can only attribute it to homeopathy but I think it has hot to also do with ones body's immune system. I think somehow automatically the body did some self correction. While you cannot wait and depend on the latter, the prescribed way is to go with homeopathy.
1. Choose a well known renowned homeopath who has treated this stuff and not some branded chain with swanky homeopathy clinics.
2. Take utmost care of your diet. I can say with surety, the more saatvik ur diet would be the better your skin will respond. Stay away from alcohol, smoking, red meat completely.
3. I was advised a lot of carrot and carrot juice.

All the best with your treatment, its surely manageable.

[dailydriver]

This might not be the perfect thread to post this, but here we go.

Rotary Club, Peenya, Bengaluru is arranging an Artificial Limb/Forearm/Callipers camp. The publicity material claims it to be a free of cost enterprise, but I can't vouch for its veracity. Posting it so that it may help those in need.



Link

Disclaimer: No affiliations or interests whatsoever.

[carboy]

Originally Posted by archat68

He can try Softeron. However, best will be to call the doctor and ask for an alternative as the original is not available.

Got Softeron. Thank you. He will take this until his doctor returns next week from vacation.

[Prowler]

For the past one month or so I have slight pain in the right eye and I get small flashes - like fire cracker streaks in the night in that eye. I went to an eye doctor who said that the liquid around the retina is thickening. It is a self limiting condition - he said and that there is no treatment for this.
He prescribed tablets containing Zeaxanthin for a month. The flashes have come down. I noticed that my eyes have difficulty focusing rarely during a night time drive. I have to rapidly blink to get back to normalcy.



Should I be worried ? Does it mean a 'tata' to my nocturnal driving ? I drive tata cars.

[Chetan_Rao]

Originally Posted by Prowler

...Should I be worried ? Does it mean a 'tata' to my nocturnal driving ? I drive tata cars.

Not a doctor but suffer from the same condition.

My doctor suggested warm compresses followed by massaging the eyes twice a day, esp. if you've stressed your eyes (long stint on a computer or a night drive). Could also use anti-glare glasses for such situations.

[shajufx]

Originally Posted by Rodie09

......I can only attribute it to homeopathy....the prescribed way is to go with homeopathy.....Stay away from alcohol, smoking, red meat completely......a lot of carrot and carrot juice.....

Thank you so much. I have an excellent lady Homeopath within my compound who healed my skin boils few years back. She had promised she will take care of my psoriasis, but I felt lazy to go back to Homeo. But right now, I agree with you, I can't find any other alternative. I don't drink and smoke except couple of glasses of champagne or wine for Birthdays or Anniversaries. Red meat, yes I need to control that, lamb is my weakness (which developed from my Gulf days). Carrot juice is doable, will start. Once again thanks