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Zinc Deficiency Questions

Asked for male, 18 years old from Vijayawada
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MD - Pulmonary Medicine, MBBS, DNB ( Pul...read more

Pulmonologist•Thane
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Shortness of breath may be unrelated to hypothyroidism
you need to get a pft spirometry to ascertain whether you have obstructive or restrictive airway disease.
If any of this disease is detected on pft then further investigation can be done for evaluation of chest for the final cause of breathlessness.
Do you have any history of allergy to dust smoke animal dander, cold cloudy weather increases breathlessness.
Does nebulisations of duolin and budecort help you this means that un...more
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Asked for female, 35 years old from Jaunpur
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Endocrinologist•Dharwad
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Hello, thanks for the query.
I have seen the query. The information about thyroid profile is too old. You will have to get current thyroid profile (t3, t4 & tsh) done and report that. Plus madam please remember hypothyroidism is not cured. Patient has to take the supplement of levothyroxine (in adequate dosage) for life time. Abruptly stopping the treatment can lead to uncontrolled hypothyroidism and its various consequences. If you are looking for appropriate treatment advise then please co...more
Asked for male, 26 years old from Kollam
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General Physician•Vadodara
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WHO THERAPY
VITD3 60,000IUONCE A WEEK FOR EIGHT WEEKS AFTER BREAKFAST FOLLOWED BY SAME ONE PER MONTHFOR SIX MONTHS.
THIS IS a therapy adviced by WHO.
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Endocrinologist•Dharwad
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Hello, thanks for the query.
I have seen the question. Madam let clarify for hypothyroidism (if well confirmed with high tsh) only medication is to take adequate dosage of levothyroxine. There is no medicine in any other alternative branch or therapy. This is because hypothyroidism occurs due to insufficient or some times nill production (synthesis) of thyroxine (t4) by our thyroid gland. Only remedy is to supplement the required quantity by taking the synthetic hormone. I hope you have unde...more
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Asked for female, 27 years old from Delhi
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General Physician•Hyderabad
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There's no permanent cure for hypothyroidism. You need to maintain thyroid levels by taking tablets. We can’t give medication in open question forum. So come back in private consultation, where we can discuss about the issue and give prescription.
Asked for female, 27 years old from Dehradun
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General Physician•Pune
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Although thyroid levels are important for conceiving and maintaining pregnancy, many other factors are also necessary. You should consult a gynaecologist with facilities for treating sterlity and continuous monitoring.
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Asked for male, 22 years old from Jaipur
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General Physician•Vadodara
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sunlight is good but not fullfil deficiency.
calcijointd3 sachet or tab once per week after breakfast with milk for eight weeks followed by same one per month for six months.ITS A COMPLETE THERAPY GIVEN BY WHO.
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Asked for female, 36 years old from Delhi
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General Physician•Vadodara
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calcijointd3 sachet or tab once per week for eight weeks followed by same one per month for six months.ITS A COMPLETE THERAPY BY WHO.
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