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Asked for male, 28 years old from Nagpur

I have 3.5 mm in left and 3.6 mm in the right kidney and I am on medication with potrate mb6 tablet 2 times per day. I want to know what type of stone I might be having and does this medication cause weight loss?

Dt. Kejal Rathod88%(277 ratings)

BSC Food & Nutrition, Post Graduate Dipl...read more

Dietitian/Nutritionist•Mumbai

For the type of stone you will have to do a blood test of calcium and utica acid. Doctor can advise you that. And medication won't cause weight loss.

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Asked for female, 40 years old from Mumbai

I am having two stones 8 andv10 mm in left kidney with mild hydronephrosis potrate mb6 has been prescribed for 3 months. Is it fine to dissolve the stones? Any other remedy?

Dr. Kuldip Singh89%(277 ratings)

Fellowship of the Royal College of Surge...read more

Urologist•Delhi

You should go for eswl.

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Asked for female, 38 years old from Kolkata

I have a 7 mm stone in my right kidney. Doctor prescribed me potrate mb6 syrup twice a day. After taking the medicine for 15 days I got diarrhea from past one week. Is it the side effect from the medicine I have taken.

Dr. Mohit Naredi93%(81 ratings)

MBBS, DrNB (Nephrology), MNAMS(Medicine)...read more

Nephrologist•Udaipur

Some patients do not tolerate potrate syrup, and can have diarrhoea. You should stop it if diarrhoea persists.

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Asked for male, 29 years old from Bangalore

I am 28 years old and weigh 150 kgs. I am doing the extended water fasting for 30 days (only water without food). As a supplement for potassium and magnesium, I am consuming "alkamax mb 6 syrup" twice a day. Weight: 150 kg height: 186 cms age: 28 yrs please advise! thanks in advance.

Dt. Trupti Padhi90%(1039 ratings)

Master Of Science ( Home Science), Bache...read more

Dietitian/Nutritionist•Bhubaneswar

Pls don't follow such kind of fad diets by going through internet, it will ultimately slows down body metabolism and affects weight loss in a healthy way to occur. If you need proper guidance for weight loss and diet plan services then connect to me through my numbermobile.

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Health Query

My 2 year old baby weight 11. 5 kgs is having 4×4 mm renal calculi. Doctor gave potrate MB6 5 ml thrice a day for 3 months. I have read about its side effects. should I give it? Is it safe? Can it pass out without pain or will it be painful? I am very worried please help. Thank you.

Dr. S. Gomathi90%(2528 ratings)

BPTh/BPT

Physiotherapist•Bangalore

Go for Citalka syrup 5 ml morning and 5 ml at night along with water, this is more effective, avoid taking milk, ragi, and Chicken, eggs etc.

Asked for male, 38 years old from Guwahati

I am a recurrent kidney stone former (calcium oxalate stones. I have again developed 4 mm and 5 mm lower pole stones in the right kidney. Urologist has asked me to take aquazide 12.5 once after breakfast and potrate mb 6 syrup 15 ml twice a day for 2 months. Do I need any surgical intervention?

Dr. Amit Bansal88%(253 ratings)

Urologist•Faridabad

No.

Health Query

My toddler age two is having 2-3 rbc in his urine. What could be the cause? Before he was having kidney stone of 3-4 mm but now its not there but still rbc in urine is 2-3. Why is it there? I was giving him potrate mb6 syrup 3 ml a day should I continue it or can I stop it?

Dr. Sunil Prakash90%(95 ratings)

FISN, FISPD, MD - General Medicine, MBBS...read more

Nephrologist•Delhi

Get a urine culture done
Ideally a CT Kub will rule out any small stone which may be missed by US.

Asked for male, 37 years old from Kolkata

I have one small kidney stone of 4.5 mms which is passed through urine. I was taking potrate mb6 syrup and alfuzosin oral tablet. Still I am continuing these medicines as it is only 7 days. Now I am feeling small chest pain after taking alfuzosin oral tablet. Shall I continue alfuzosin oral tablet.

Dr. Jayvirsinh Chauhan93%(35817 ratings)

MD - Homeopathy, BHMS

Homeopath•Vadodara

Better stop all these tablets.
They will not cure the problems.
Take homoeopathic treatment.
You can consult me at Lybrate.

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Asked for male, 25 years old from Hyderabad

Im using potrate mb6 from two days for 3-4 mm renal calculus (right kidney) which found in usg, pain travelled from abdomen to top right of groin and I still have mild pain (pulsating) at middle right of abdomen. How long does stones take to get out of my system?

Dr. Sadhana Jadhav89%(299 ratings)

Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surge...read more

Ayurveda•

Drink plenty of water so it help to flush the stone pain will occur till it passes ureter once it fall in the urinary bladder pain will subside
cap stonvil 2 twice a day liq varunadi kada 20 ml +4oml water twice a day.

Asked for male, 23 years old from Visakhapatnam

Please can you suggest how can I take potrate mb6 syrup. With water or directly. I'm a kidney stone patient.

Dr. Satyajeet P Pattnaik93%(1033 ratings)

MBBS, MS- General Surgery, MCH- Urology,...read more

Urologist•Mumbai

Syp. Portrate has to be diluted with water, it is a urinary alkaniser, it will have no effect on kidney stones.

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