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Asked for male, 36 years old from Guwahati

I am a tuberculosis patient and in my 5th month of treatment. I am too skinny and weak. Will patanjali ashwagandha help me in gaining fat and in my tuberculosis treatment.

Dr. Pulak Mukherjee91%(13393 ratings)

BHMS

Homeopathy Doctor•Hooghly

Yes you can take ,along with this you need to take high protein daily, need to do proper homeopathic treatment for this purpose.

7 people found this helpful

Asked for male, 22 years old from Patna

I had completed my pulmonary tuberculosis course of 6 month but after 20 days I got reaction in my whole body it becomes red rashes but doctor advised me not to stop medicine as it will reduce with time but after 1 month I got problem in my thoracic spine bone. It's starting paining. I completed my course of 6 month att that is rifampicin isoniazid ethambutol and pyrazinamide. But the problem I got in spine that is hurting me till now. I want to know does tuberculosis spread in another organ in middle of treatment. And one more problem I eat a lot but weight is continuously decreasing. Why?

Dr. Abhijeet Singh89%(65 ratings)

DM (Pulmonary & Critical care medicine),...read more

Pulmonologist•Delhi

Hi. Seems to have involvement of lung and spine both due to tbâ¦ need to consult orthopedics/ neurologistâ¦ mri spine or whole body pet ct to look for other sites of involvementâ¦ could be drug resistant or paradoxical phenomenon or rule out any other alternative diagnosisâ¦in my opinion att to be continued for 9-12 months atleast. Rule out collection in spine. Consult doctor nearby. Thanks.

62 people found this helpful

Health Query

I did a test for malaria and typhoid and I was tested positive for typhoid. I was given amoxyclav to take. At first I took it 3 times daily but I decided to reduce it to twice daily. I have been feeling dizzy since I started this treatment and I am also weak. Please want can I do about the dizziness and also the weakness.

Dr. Sushma Shah93%(9037 ratings)

MBBS

General Physician•Vadodara

continue amoxyclave625 three times.
REST N LIGHT DIET PLENTY OF LIQUID.
STUGERON 25AFTER LUNCH N DINNER FOLLOWED BY REST.(DIZZINESS).
SUPRADYNE ONE AT NIGHT AFTER DINNER FOR 3 WEEKS FOR WEAKNESS.

Health Query

My daughter is 8 years old and suffering from meningitis disease. Now what should I do already we are have taken treatment from Dr. in apollo hospital now medicine has stopped.

Dr. Prakhar Singh94%(9607 ratings)

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanc...read more

General Physician•Delhi

I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
Most people who get mild viral meningitis usually recover completely in 7 to 10 days without treatment. Antiviral medicine may help people with meningitis caused by viruses such as herpesvirus and influenza.
Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.

4 people found this helpful

Asked for male, 28 years old from Thane

9 months back, my mother was having 2 swelling seen in neck. We gone to doctor. Ent specialist. After several test like sonography, fnac it was detected as neck tb. There were total 5 in right neck with largest measuring 22 mm the doctor said to go with government medicines for tb. After 6 months course ,again sonography was done. All 5 were there size reduced with largest measuring 11 mm. Then again we were told to continue medicines for 3 months. In end of 8th month, my mother was not able to see properly. Blur vision. So we went to eye specialist, there 2 tests were done. One was for cornea and other for optic nerve damage .doctor said reports are normal and said it is due to tb medicine ethambutol. So he gave in writing to stop ethambutol. So we gone to government hospital to take medicines for for 9th month and told about blur vision. They gave 2 medicines. 1 was rifampicin and other was isoniazid. After taking for 1 month we did sonography again but now it showed lymph nodes swelling in left side also 3 to 4. And in right side largest measuring 10 mm. We told them government hospital. They told course is over. Now automatically it will go. Also vision will be clear. But it pains sometimes in neck. So they gave 1 month medicine rifampicin and isoniazid 1-1 tablet each day. They said treatment course is over but still swelling are there as in sonography. I am worried. Vision has improved slightly but not fully. Also do not know whom to ask ent or pulmonologist? please help.

Vandana Prabhu

MBBS, Diploma in Tuberculosis & Chest Di...read more

Pulmonologist•Bangalore

If 9 months of treatment is over, att should be stopped. In cervical tb lymphadenitis, the nodes in the neck may shrink/ enlarge or new nodes can appear on the other side, all happens during the course of treatment. This doesn't mean that att didn't work or tb wasn't cured. The nodes will eventually disappear, or tiny nodes may remain in the neck permanently.

108 people found this helpful

Asked for male, 23 years old from Navi Mumbai

I'm 23 years old i'm suffering from tb my weight is 47 kg can I masturbation in this period.

Dr. Rahul Gupta93%(46318 ratings)

MD-Ayurveda, Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medic...read more

Sexologist•Haldwani

Hello-
semen is of utmost importance when it is a matter of immunity and vitality. It is best to take control of your semen wastage as it will help fight tb infection in the body and will accelerate your recovery.

58 people found this helpful

Asked for female, 24 years old from Mumbai

I'm a tb patient and I was initially asked to take the regular att medication. Soon, it led to extreme nausea and vomiting and caused a spike in my sgpt and sgot. I couldn't continue with the same medication and hence the medication was changed to solonex 300, moxifloxacin 400 and ethambutol 1000. Can I avoid rifampicin and pyrazinamide which were present in the previous medication as they were causing an adverse effect on me? And can I continue with the new medication as my permanent medication?

Vandana Prabhu

MBBS, Diploma in Tuberculosis & Chest Di...read more

Pulmonologist•Bangalore

There is a way to treat drug- induced hepatitis. We should stop all att, then introduce the first- line drugs in small doses, one by one, repeating sgot/sgpt ay regular intervals. There is no need to add a second-line drug like moxifloxacin.

133 people found this helpful

Asked for female, 21 years old from Delhi

My tuberculosis is with no cough and my treatment is going on and it has been 3 months but I am still getting fever is it ok please someone help.

Dashrathi Pattnayak87%(38 ratings)

General Physician•

2 months of intensive phase is over
now you r on continuation phase of 4 months.
So after your continuation phase again your sputum test or other tests will be done.
So take your medications properly. Take paracetamol if fever comes, but fever gets high or persists for many days then consult your doctor.
I think it will be helpful for you, if you need any more help, I will be pleased to help you out.

Asked for male, 16 years old from Bardhaman

My has been suffering from tb plural effusion. Water save in lungs plural place. He took tb antibiotics 70 days and doctor who made drain system and now cut the drain system. But some water creating in lungs. Please anyone tell me is it serious? Or is he become well?

Dr. Prakhar Singh94%(9607 ratings)

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanc...read more

General Physician•Delhi

I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
Pleural effusion occurs when fluid builds up in the space between the lung and the chest wall. This can happen for many different reasons, including pneumonia or complications from heart, liver, or kidney disease.
Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.

3 people found this helpful

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