r/AskDocs 12h ago

What should I do?

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15m 5ft 6 115lbs

So I'm in a foreign country rn(Spain) and my mother who claims to speak Spanish picked up some toothpaste from a pharmacy. This morning when I was putting on the toothpaste I realized that it had a funny texture and then checked the box. After checking the box I realized it was DENTAL ADVESIVE Max strength. The brand was corega power max. What should I do?


r/AskDocs 15h ago

Naturally low bmi?

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19 AFAB height 5'5 weight 98lbs

Hi, I'm someone who has always been naturally skinny for all my life but I'm starting to become concerned that something might be wrong with me after paying attention to weighing myself. I'm not someone who worries about my weight ever and I don't diet in any way-- I eat whatever I want whenever. As in breakfast lunch and dinner and frequent snacks. but lately I've noticed I'm weighing in at under 100lbs consistently despite being average in height-- this definitely isn't a normal stature and upon looking up my bmi it's quite low and associated with actual anorexics. I'm definitely skinny but I've never had anyone be concerned about my weight physically. I don't look emaciated or anything. Or at least no one has expressed this to me. Is this unhealthy for sure? Do I need to try and gain weight-- I'm honestly happy with how I look. I'm not sure if I should be doing anything because when I eat I eat until I am full so it would be difficult to eat more than I already do. I wonder if it's possible for someone to naturally be this light or if I need to seek medical attention that there's an underlying condition stopping me from gaining weight. I also don't exercise a lot and most of my exercise comes from walking a few miles sometimes.


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Physician Responded Fever ranging 102-104, 2am

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Help pleease 18F, 90lb(?) So yesterday i woke up with a mucusy/dry cough? It progressed into a headache, fever, and achy legs. It is now the next night and my fever has gone up to 104.1 BUT i was under a blanket, so is it not fully accurate? The reading i had before that was 103.5. Its 2am and my mom has work tmr, she said 104 is when we do urgent care but im worried it was faulty. Advice?šŸ„² i just drank water, and i took pain meds 4 hours ago so i should take them again


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Hello questions about sex health for a young girl

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Hello im 23F,60kg,eterosexual, no smoking, drugs or anything else I have some questions 1. Condom + pull out method + LH urine test low is enough to be protected from a pregnancy?

  1. Is normal to see a small pinkish tissue on period or is a sign of an early pregnancy - miscariiage? (period 8d after sex, as expected in a cycle of 34 D)

  2. In lutheal phase if condom break does emergency pill work?


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Please help

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Hello drs, can you please help read my ct scan so I can understand it. Is there anything here that would be causing my lower abdomen to be bloated and causing a cystocele and utis. Is there anything that needs further investigation or any diagnosis here.

Or whatever your understanding is from the report can you tell me in simple form.

My dr said that it only shows a small amount of fecal Loading. But my body is so uncomfortable and I've taken so many laxatives and still it's terrible. Dr said I should take laxatives everyday but I'm not comfortable in following that advice anymore. As I've only gotten worse.

I'm 32 year old Female, from Geelong, I'm 152 cm tall and 60kgs maybe bit more I use to weigh 45kg and when I was pregnant I weighed 60 and went straight back to 45kg 2 weeks after birth. So I've definitely gained weight my stomach is not soft or squishy feeling it's hard and sometimes it swells up really big and somes times it's just a little swollen after resting but it's mostly swollen. Looking

Thankyou šŸ©·

Photo of report in comments


r/AskDocs 16h ago

Physician Responded Strange ā€œrashā€ whenever Iā€™m ill

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25M

So whenever I get a cold, flu, Covid etc. I get a very strange rash on my hands and feet. The rash doesnā€™t hurt, nor does it itch or anything of the kind. It is a purely aesthetic problem, Iā€™m not concerned by the aesthetics of it but I would like to know what exactly is causing this.

Thank you! Pictures in comments


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Physician Responded Are our ribs more sensitive than I thought or do I have a bigger issue than I think?

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My partner and I were cuddling in bed almost a week ago and when he turned me over to move me close to the window, I felt a big tinge of pain on my left ribs as he rolled me to his other side. To this day, it still hurts a little to turn my body strongly or inhale deeply and almost feels tender to touch that area. My right rib is completely fine.

For context, my partner really isn't that much bigger than me. He's only maybe two inches taller than me and probably 15-20 pounds heavier than me. I'm under 5'5 and barely out of the underweight bracket as of this year.

Is this just a minor sprain that's just giving me alot of anxiety or possibly a bigger issue? I don't have the best health insurance so I'm worried about getting something checked out that could actually end up being nothing and I pay a massive bill for it. I really don't want to go to the ER and I'm not sure how much urgent care is able to help with my issue if it is a bigger issue than I think.


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Febuxostat or Fasting insulin cause ed

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M28, 6 months before, I had high uric acid levels (9.4), and the doc prescribed febuxostat. After taking the med, the heartbeat increased, and sleep disturbance occurred. I stopped the med after 5 days, and for 4 months, no issues, but after that, my libido and erection issues began. At that time I was overweight (fasting insulin 17). So, are these issues caused by febuxostat or insulin resistance? Also, I lost 10 kg but still have high fasting insulin.


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Physician Responded snorted clonazpam with a septum piercing thatā€™s still healing while on ambien and prazosin and abilify

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22f will the clonazpam enter my bloodstream through my septum piercing besides that i feel fine and quite cognizant just anxious that the clonazpam will enter my bloodstream through my septum piercing


r/AskDocs 1d ago

Physician Responded Scared I have cancer

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I am a 28 year old male do not smoke I think I eat fairly health have been having issues with bowel movements my doctor ordered a CT and Iā€™m terrified of the report I got

MULTIPLE ENHANCING ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC MASSES WHICH APPEAR TO BE PERITONEAL IN ORIGIN. THESE CAUSE SIGNIFICANT MASS EFFECT UPON THE ADJACENT VISCERAL ORGANS. THERE IS SCALLOPING OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIGHT LOBE OF THE LIVER AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREE FLUID ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT COLON. THE APPENDIX IS NOT CLEARLY VISUALIZED. THESE FINDINGS MAY REPRESENT PRIMARY PERITONEAL MALIGNANCY OR PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI WHICH IS OFTEN RELATED TO MUCINOUS TUMORS OF THE APPENDIX, COLON, STOMACH, OR PANCREAS. OTHER DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSTIC POSSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LYMPHOMA OR METASTATIC DISEASE.


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Physician Responded Hepes

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I (25f) put cold sore cream on about 7am, about 8am used the same hand for sexual activities on both myself and my partner forgetting I had done so. Whatā€™s the chance Iā€™ve given us both herpes šŸ˜­


r/AskDocs 20h ago

Physician Responded What is this thingy in my hand xray?

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Had to have pre-surgical X-rays for carpal tunnel. The doctor didnā€™t say anything about this little circle but I found out last year I have random extra bones in my feet and back, is this another? No pain, nothing worrisome, just want to know if I can add to my bone count. 28f.


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Physician Responded What is this strange sore/blister on my toe?! Itā€™s freaking me out.

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45m USA

About 3 days ago when putting on my socks, I noticed this leathery dark spot on my left big toe with a large blister near it. Itā€™s not going away.

Of course Dr google says gangrene. But, it doesnā€™t hurt or have any strange sensations. I donā€™t have a fever or feel ill. I donā€™t have diabetes.

Itā€™s freaking me out. Spider bite? Blood blister from new shoes? Please help. I have horrible health anxiety.

https://imgur.com/a/Vxw2I72


r/AskDocs 12h ago

bumps on eye

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17f, no meds, no conditions small bumps on the surface of my cornea? occurs when i stare st a screen for too long but it isnt harmful - just feels like having an eyelash in my eye and its stuck on there but goes away once i sleep https://ibb.co/883hnzY


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Physician Responded Cheesy smell when clipping toe nails?

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I 24F 5ā€™6 115lbs find that when I clip my toe nails (specifically I think only the big toe) that thereā€™s a cheesy smell on the toe. I wash my feet everyday when I get home if Iā€™ve been outside and in the shower (which I do daily). I do make sure to get under my toe nails when I wash my feet but I wouldnā€™t say I dig deep or spend super long. Other than that, my feet smell fine, Iā€™ve had my mom smell them and she always says it just smells like skin or soap. You can only smell the cheesy smell when I cut the toe nail. Google says itā€™s a possible fungal infection(?) but Iā€™ve noticed this since I was young. Is it not normal?


r/AskDocs 12h ago

Spitting large blood clots NSFW

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20M, 172cm, 57kg Been spitting bloody mucus, today is third day, yesterday was at hospital had chest xray and blood analysis done(results was normal), ORL said he couldnā€™t see anything and they sent me home Today i spitted even more and darker blood, I also have chest pain and I think yesterday night I caught cold, also in the morning i had 35.6Ā° temperature, now i have 36.0Ā° Idk what to do, any advice? Todays blood pics down there https://imgur.com/a/cWTzhJX


r/AskDocs 20h ago

Physician Responded My child 3.5f has been very fatigued for the past 4 days

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Hi all- my 3.5 year old daughter had RSV two weeks ago and got over it but seems to be really fatigued these past few days. She has been sleeping 11-12 hours each night and napping for a couple of hours throughout the day. She is no longer congested or has a fever. Not sure if this is related to RSV or not? Her diet has never been good as she is extremely picky and will not take any multivitamins. She has been eating less than usual as well. She doesnā€™t have much of a medical history besides the usual cold, flu, and ear infections as she has been a relatively healthy child. What could be causing her fatigue?


r/AskDocs 13h ago

Physician Responded Should I be concerned about these blood test results?

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Iā€™ve been having heart palpitations for the past few years along with hair loss, chest pain, bone and joint pain, unexplained back and spine problems, denervation in muscle on left foot with lower spine involvement, suspected endometriosis pain and other symptoms. I recently got a blood test because I was concerned about hormone imbalance or vitamin deficiency being the cause of the irregular heart beats. I was tested for iron deficiency and my numbers all came back on the very low end of normal. My pcp told me it doesnā€™t look concerning since my total iron binding capacity is low, but Iā€™ve been taking a multivitamin that has 100% daily value of iron for well over a year now. Iā€™m a 40 yr old woman for reference and I recently found out I have osteopenia and a vitamin D deficiency but I started D supplements awhile ago and my numbers have gotten up to normal range for that. My iron results:

  • ironĀ 58 mcg/dL
  • TIBC 294
  • ferritin level 17.2 ng/ml
  • transferrin saturation 20%

Other oddities that keep showing up on my blood tests are the following:

  • Leukocyte Esterase trace amounts found in urine (Aug 9, 2024)
  • High MPV (every time Iā€™ve gotten my blood tested in the past 2 years which is about 5x a year itā€™s come back over normal limits)
  • High Absolute Neutrophil Count (common)
  • High Absolute Immature Granulocyte Count (high for the 1st time the most recent time I got blood taken)
  • Low Absolute Eosinophil Count (common)

Iā€™ve had a full heart workup (heart monitor, nuclear stress test) to rule out of it was the cause of the chest pain and it doesnā€™t seem to be heart related. My docs suspect I may have some kind of autoimmune disease like ankylosing spondylitis or rheumatoid arthritis but blood tests for those things have come back negative. ANA always comes back slightly positive but not enough to have a diagnosis so they keep testing me every now and then to see if we can catch anything. Doc just ordered an MRI of my SI joints because thatā€™s where back pain started and hoping to get a diagnosis that way but weā€™ll see.


r/AskDocs 13h ago

Compacted ear caused by stucked cotton buds 10 years ago, what to do?

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29, Female, non-smoker/alcoholic, no official diagnosis

-I love cleaning my ears but one time a cotton was stucked inside, I've tried to remove it but only got deeper, that was abt 10 years ago.

Symptoms: Itchiness, feeling of blockage, can still hear on left but less. Occasional stabbing pain on left ear. Dizziness

I tried small ENT clinic in SM mall. But nothing was solved. The ENT specialist tried to air suction my left ear, but nothing. He said he can't see my eardrum bc my ear canal is a bit bend, he said normally ear canals are straight, mine is different so it's hard to see. He just gave me prescription for itching.

-I still feel deep itching inside, I tried cleaning my ear with drop of peroxide and it will calm. But the itching doesn't permanently go away. Sometimes my ear hurts, and sometimes I hear cricket sounds in my head even in silence.

-I want to resolve this, what's the correct step? And what are the possible procedures/surgeries I will went thru? I want to anticipate and prepare myself for next. I'm afraid that I will be hurt. They said, treating compacted ears hurts. Help!!! What do I do?


r/AskDocs 13h ago

I have CPK value of nearly 6000 but no symptoms and no kidney problems yet. Any precautions I should take?

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I did a regular check up and found out that my sgpt and sgot values were higher than normal. Since I don't drink much alcohol and recently started to go to the gym with personal training, we decided to check out if there was something related to muscle damage. My biceps were hurting for a couple of days before that but I just thought that it was because of a good workout. We went for the CPK test and it's around 6k. My kidney values seem okay and nothing else is bad according to the doctor. He just said don't exert myself and drink plenty of water. But on the internet, such high CPK values seem to call for an emergency room situation, so I was just wondering if I should just follow the doc's advice only and need not monitor it further for the time being. Thanks!

Details: 28M, 81kg, 1.83m, Non-smoker, social drinker, No regular medication, family history of diabetes and high triglyceride values


r/AskDocs 13h ago

Throat burns and i dryheave/vomit/choke

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27

Nonbinary

5"3

108lb

Symptoms:

Sooo im having an issue where my whole esophogas burns, and i either almost chokevom (dryheave but where im choking& not able to vomit)
My esophogus randomly burns on&off and then sometimes it feels like i cannot breath and then start to vomit, but its impossible. I when i do throw up its not much like at all.... Probably about the size of a dollar bill folded in half like a square.

Im not sure exactly whats going on but any help would gladly be appreciated, i have bradycardia and astigmatism and am not able to see far (so i wear glasses), but i dont really have any other medical issues then being depressed and having autihd...

Current medications i take Zoloft, Straterra, and tylenol as needed


r/AskDocs 13h ago

Fistulus tracts in feet/heels

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Has anyone ever heard or seen anything about fistulus tracts forming in feet? Especially around the heel areas.. If yes, please reply, I need to talk to you.

I'm a 24 year old Male Indian living in Andhra Pradesh. I'm 5'6 and 55 kgs. I've been suffering with this condition in my feet for the past 9-10 years, I have consulted an overwhelming number of doctors and specialists including neurosurgeons, bone specialists, general physicians, surgeons, plastic surgeons, vascular surgeons, whooping number of dermatologists, feet specialists. I tried ayurvedic, allopathic, electro homeopathic, and some native village medicines, Unani over the past 10 years. The amount of antibiotics I've taken is mind boggling, but nothing ever worked, even if it did, it didn't last for long. I even used TB medicine although I didn't have it, surprisingly they worked for a while but I started to become weak, lean and suffered hair loss, so I stopped those medicines. It's stopping me from doing a lot of things in my life. My allopathic consultation journey ended when they told me there's no other way than plastic surgery but it looks risky to me because of other underlying factors like the slow healing process, numbness and other things. Currently I'm using ayurvedic medicine from a "doctor" in a forest, it seems to be working slowly but I'm not sure. And I don't have any habits like smoking, alcohol consumption, and I've recently quit masturbation too. So please help me out.

Unable to post media, but here is a description, I have no idea how the first wound started but it started under the heel of my right leg but then the second one on the right side of the heel happened, and then behind the heel and then the same thing happened to the left leg. They all start as blisters, get popped and leave a hole in my heels and all those holes are internally connected. I have 3 in my left heel and 2 in my right heel. They are always wet, discharging thick pus whose color looks like a blend of white, red and yellow and grey and always susceptible to bleeding, and very painful, so painful that it reaches to hips when I do a little physical activity as walking.


r/AskDocs 13h ago

Physician Responded Alkaline Phosphatase elevated, Anxious!

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28F 250lbs 5ā€™8. I got some routine blood work done today and everything came back good besides my Alkaline Phosphatase (came back high at 134 IU/L the range is 37-127). That has never come back high before and itā€™s making me extremely anxious! She also tested my CO2, anion gap, protein total, albumin, globulin, calcium, alanine aminotransferase, asparate aminotansferase, and bilirubin and everything was normal. Why would the Alk Phosphatase be elevated?


r/AskDocs 13h ago

Vasovagal response during sex and period? NSFW

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Hi all! Iā€™d (26F) appreciate some advice as I live in Canada and canā€™t find a FM doc. Over the past few years my period has been getting more and more painful, in my teens it was uncomfortable and in the past couple years the first day gets so bad Iā€™ve had multiple vasovagal responses, due to the pain. the cramps are so intense and burning that I get faint, sweaty and clammy but also hot st the same time, HR increases, ringing in my ears, nausea, vomitting, diarrhea, and often I lose consciousness until I get a hot pack, down 3 Advils and rock on the toilet till it goes away. Itā€™s been absolutely traumatizing to say the least. Iā€™m so scared of it happening I take Advil in the days leading up to my period to avoid experiencing it again. Now whatā€™s gotten worse is that any time after ovulation if I have sex, this will happen, to the point that I canā€™t engage in it with my husband due to the fear I will get a response like this. This mostly happens with sex when my husband touches my cervix, it doesnā€™t even have to be hard, the slightest touch and I start getting pain. I have no answers and Iā€™m finding itā€™s really interfering with my life. Iā€™m terrified that Iā€™ll get pain any time I have sex or am approaching my period. Iā€™ve considered endometriosis but Iā€™ve had multiple U/S done before and it shows nothing. My blood tests have always come back normal. STDs are negative (although I did have chlamydia for an unknown amount of time after my boyfriend cheated on me as a teen, I couldā€™ve had it for as long as as 3 years, was put on extensive Abx for it and it cleared). My periods are normal otherwise, not heavy, not irregular (my cycle is precisely 29 days), and not longer than 6 days, with only the first 3 I am bleeding moderate-heavy amount). Also I find I only need Advil the first 2 days and I take approx 200-400mg q6-8 hours. I have no signs of PCOS besides some light chin/jaw acne around period. Could this be pelvic inflammatory disease? Endometriosis? PCOS? think it may be endometriosis but considering my periods are normal besides the initial pains and now the increase pain with sex. Please help. Any advice would be appreciated.


r/AskDocs 19h ago

I cannot eat fermented food without feeling awful

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26F 5ā€™9ā€ 200lbs, United States I take lexapro, levothyroxine, Ritalin (prescribed), birth control, an antihistamine, vitamin D, and a fiber gummy.

The last few years I gradually stopped drinking because my tolerance seemed to be getting lower, and I thought it was just due to the meds I was taking. However, a little over a year ago, I made a baked cheesecake with some Irish cream in it. I took it to school in my lunch and was feeling awful after lunch and didnā€™t know why. I finally realized it was the cheesecake. Then I got a reaction with a roast I made with apple cider vinegar. Then kimchi. Tofu, beer-battered appetizers, Thai peanut sauce, sourdough bread, blue cheese. The list goes on. My symptoms are like a sudden headache at the front of my forehead, feeling feverish, and then feeling hungover. Depending on the food or the amount Iā€™ve ingested, it can make me feel hungover for almost 24 hours.

Some extra info: I went to grad school in the Midwest and stayed in a house with mold in just about every room for three years. I developed asthma in the last two years as well. I had bad bouts of brain fog in the winter time before getting on the Levo. I lost my appetite in early 2023 and lost 10-15 pounds after I stopped taking an antihistamine but got my appetite back after I started taking it again. I got appendicitis and my appendix taken out in fall 2022. In 2019 I contracted chlamydia and then chronic BV and was on antibiotics for six months to get rid of it. My digestion was never the same after that. I went to the allergist who told me I was allergic to dust mites and trees but no food. He gave me an inhaler and told me to do an online alcohol intolerance test. (I didnā€™t do it)

Please help me. Yes, I can avoid the foods but the reaction is so extreme that it makes me worried. I want to enjoy a bowl of miso ramen again. I can go without drinking but I donā€™t want to have to worry about everything I eat that I donā€™t make myself.