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Please can you tell me more about this drug? It is used for ulcer patients. Its called "Megacid". Please advice.
My email is oritsedere@yahoo.com

Megacid is a straight forward antacid. Used mainly in Nigeria. In Britain Gaviscon is the main antacid used. Most of these contain aluminium or magnesium compounds. Main medications used now are ppi (proton pump inhibitors). They all end in __prazole. Lansoprazole, omeprazole, esomeprazole

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staph aureus is a normally on the skin but can cause skin infections or urinary tract infections.  There are different strains and some are harder to treat than others.  Candiasis is easily treated and does not affect fertility

Hearty welcome gem70

please sir , i what to get fatt.give me adivce on what to do OR eat to increase my wieght.


thanks

Hi Doctor,
I have severe heartburn. It normally starts whenever i finish eating, what baffles me is that most foods i eat, i encounter heartburn.  Again, i have moles on my arms and chest. Also, i clear my throat anytime i finish eating. The outcome of the throat being cleared is thick mucus. I also clear my throat of thick mucus when i drink water. I also do sneeze the mucus off my nose sometimes. Do you know what is happening to me? Please don't tell me to go a doctor or pharmacist, i've gone and after giving me drugs - i still have the problem. The doctors here are not experienced. If you know what is wrong with me, tell me the name. I also experience stomache in the morning when i wake and sometimes, after eating.

I'm sorry you have not been lucky to obtain assistance from the doctors you've met so far. You seem to be describing a fairly common condition known as Gastroesphageal reflux disease GERD. I say this from the small history you have provided, there other conditions that might cause your symptoms. GERD is usually associated with some degree of aspiration that could explain the need to clear your throat repeatdly. I don't know your physical exam, so I advice you to go see a gastroenterologist or a surgeon.

Chiefs, sorry to hear about your father. Possibility of diabetic ketoacidosis. Is your father normally diabetic? Sometimes these cases are complicated with cerebral problems like swelling. You need to speak to your doctors who are treating his acute problems. They are there and in better position to explain the prognosis. Good luck

Itiade, probably best to go on the Ob/Gyn thread by Kathyekiti. She is fantastic with this type of thing.

Hi doc Balogun

Hi Doc Kathy,
I've been trying to acheive pregnancy but i experience return after intercourse.
Really confused, Pls what do i do?

There are many things that could cause what you're telling us, but the most likely is hemorrhoids. Yes. it's associated with consitipation. Treatment: eat plenty of fiber to make your stool soft, sitz baths after bowel movements, and suppositories for acute cases. Don't forget to see your M.D

Just like naijaking said the likelihood is that you have haemorrhoids. Not all haemorrhoids bleed. They sometimes thrombose, which means the blood in them hardens  and gradually get smaller. As this causes pain, it discourages you from going to the toilet. This in turn makes you constipated.  The constipation causes you to strain which makes it painful to move your bowels, causing you more constipation. And you go round in a vicious cycle. Hope I dont need to describe it in vivid detail!!! Good fibre diet softens the stools and means you dont need to strain

Chriss2 you probably have wax in your ear. See nurse in your practice or your doctor. They would recommend drops to soften and dissolve the wax

Balogun and Kathy, you 2 cut out the love-feast and get back to work

itching & smelling womanly, what's the solution guyz!