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Question: I'm a 72 year old female, and have diverticulosis,gastritis, and esophagitis.  I tried to see three different doctors today, but all were booked.  I honestly don't know what to do.  It hurts in my chest, and I can hardly talk.

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Gastritis (Points to Remember): Gastritis is a condition in which the stomach lining—known as the mucosa—is inflamed, or swollen. Common causes of gastritis include Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, damage to the stomach lining, and an autoimmune response. Some people who have gastritis have pain or discomfort in the upper part of the abdomen. However, many people with gastritis do not have any signs and symptoms. Erosive gastritis may cause ulcers or erosions in the stomach lining that can bleed. A person with any signs or symptoms of bleeding in the stomach should call or see a health care provider right away. A health care provider diagnoses gastritis based on a medical history, a physical exam, upper GI endoscopy, and other tests. Health care providers treat gastritis with medications to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach and treat the underlying cause.Gastritis is a condition in which the stomach lining—known as the mucosa—is inflamed, or swollen.Common causes of gastritis include Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, damage to the stomach lining, and an autoimmune response.Helicobacter pyloriH. pyloriSome people who have gastritis have pain or discomfort in the upper part of the abdomen. However, many people with gastritis do not have any signs and symptoms.Erosive gastritis may cause ulcers or erosions in the stomach lining that can bleed. A person with any signs or symptoms of bleeding in the stomach should call or see a health care provider right away.A health care provider diagnoses gastritis based on a medical history, a physical exam, upper GI endoscopy, and other tests.Health care providers treat gastritis with medications to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach and treat the underlying cause.

Answer: Your doctor will treat gastritis with medications to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach and treat the underlying cause.
Question: I'm a 72 year old female, and have diverticulosis,gastritis, and esophagitis.  I tried to see three different doctors today, but all were booked.  I honestly don't know what to do.  It hurts in my chest, and I can hardly talk.

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Gastritis (Treatment): Treatment depends on what is causing the problem. Some of the causes will go away over time.    You may need to stop taking aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other medicines that may be causing gastritis. Always talk to your health care provider before stopping any medicine.    You may use other over-the-counter and prescription drugs that decrease the amount of acid in the stomach, such as:     - Antacids   - H2 antagonists: famotidine (Pepsid), cimetidine (Tagamet), ranitidine (Zantac), and nizatidine (Axid)   - Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs): omeprazole (Prilosec), esomeprazole (Nexium), iansoprazole (Prevacid), rabeprazole (AcipHex), and pantoprazole (Protonix)      Antibiotics may be used to treat chronic gastritis caused by infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria.

Answer: To treat gastritis caused by medications, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen. your doctor might recommend stopping medications. Antibiotics may be used to treat chronic gastritis caused by infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria. Your doctor might also recommend drugs that decrease the amount of acid in the stomach, such as antacids and proton pump inhibitors.
Question: I'm a 72 year old female, and have diverticulosis,gastritis, and esophagitis.  I tried to see three different doctors today, but all were booked.  I honestly don't know what to do.  It hurts in my chest, and I can hardly talk.

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Do I need to see a doctor for Diverticulosis?: Call your health care provider if symptoms of diverticulitis occur.

Answer: Call your health care provider if symptoms of diverticulitis occur.
Question: I'm a 72 year old female, and have diverticulosis,gastritis, and esophagitis.  I tried to see three different doctors today, but all were booked.  I honestly don't know what to do.  It hurts in my chest, and I can hardly talk.

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Gastritis (Treatment): Treatment of gastritis depends on the specific cause. Acute gastritis caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or alcohol may be relieved by stopping use of those substances. Medications used to treat gastritis include: - Antibiotic medications to kill H. pylori. For H. pylori in your digestive tract, your doctor may recommend a combination of antibiotics, such as clarithromycin (Biaxin) and amoxicillin (Amoxil, Augmentin, others) or metronidazole (Flagyl), to kill the bacterium. Be sure to take the full antibiotic prescription, usually for seven to 14 days. - Medications that block acid production and promote healing. Proton pump inhibitors reduce acid by blocking the action of the parts of cells that produce acid. These drugs include the prescription and over-the-counter medications omeprazole (Prilosec), lansoprazole (Prevacid), rabeprazole (Aciphex), esomeprazole (Nexium), dexlansoprazole (Dexilant) and pantoprazole (Protonix). Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors, particularly at high doses, may increase your risk of hip, wrist and spine fractures. Ask your doctor whether a calcium supplement may reduce this risk. - Medications to reduce acid production. Acid blockers - also called histamine (H-2) blockers - reduce the amount of acid released into your digestive tract, which relieves gastritis pain and encourages healing. Available by prescription or over-the-counter, acid blockers include ranitidine (Zantac), famotidine (Pepcid), cimetidine (Tagamet HB) and nizatidine (Axid AR). - Antacids that neutralize stomach acid. Your doctor may include an antacid in your drug regimen. Antacids neutralize existing stomach acid and can provide rapid pain relief. Side effects can include constipation or diarrhea, depending on the main ingredients.

Answer: Your doctor will treat gastritis with medications to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach and treat the underlying cause. Acute gastritis caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or alcohol may be relieved by stopping use of those substances. Gastritis caused by H. pylori is treated with antibiotics. Your doctor might recommend antacids or medications that block acid production and promote healing such as proton pump inhibitors, acid blockers - also called histamine (H-2) blockers. Antacids neutralize existing stomach acid and can provide rapid pain relief. Side effects can include constipation or diarrhea, depending on the main ingredients.
Question: I'm a 72 year old female, and have diverticulosis,gastritis, and esophagitis.  I tried to see three different doctors today, but all were booked.  I honestly don't know what to do.  It hurts in my chest, and I can hardly talk.

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Gastritis (Eating, Diet, and Nutrition): Researchers have not found that eating, diet, and nutrition play a major role in causing or preventing gastritis.

Answer: Researchers have not found that eating, diet, and nutrition play a major role in causing or preventing gastritis.
Question: Can you mail me patient information about Glaucoma, I was recently diagnosed and want to learn all I can about the disease.

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Glaucoma (Exams and Tests): The only way to diagnose glaucoma is by having a complete eye exam.      - You will be given a test to check your eye pressure. This is called tonometry.   - In most cases, you will be given eye drops to widen (dilate) your pupil.   - When your pupil is dilated, your eye doctor will look at the inside of your eye and the optic nerve.        Eye pressure is different at different times of the day. Eye pressure can even be normal in some people with glaucoma. So you will need other tests to confirm glaucoma. They may include:     - Using a special lens to look at the angle of the eye (gonioscopy).   - Photographs or laser scanning images of the inside of your eye (optic nerve imaging).   - Checking your retina. The retina is the light-sensitive tissue at the back of your eye.   - Checking how your pupil responds to light (pupillary reflex response).   - 3-D view of your eye (slit lamp examination).   - Testing the clearness of your vision (visual acuity).   - Testing your field of vision (visual field measurement).

Answer: Glaucoma is diagnosed by a complete eye exam. The test to check your eye pressure, tonometry, can give different results at different times of the day, sometimes they are even normal in people with glaucoma. Other tests to confirm glaucoma may include looking at the angle of the eye using a special lens, optic nerve imaging, checking retina and pupils how respond to light, slit lamp examination, testing visual acuity and the field of vision.
Question: Can you mail me patient information about Glaucoma, I was recently diagnosed and want to learn all I can about the disease.

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Glaucoma (Outlook (Prognosis)): Open-angle glaucoma cannot be cured. You can manage it and keep your sight by following your provider's directions.    Closed-angle glaucoma is a medical emergency. You need treatment right away to save your vision.   Babies with congenital glaucoma usually do well when surgery is done early.   How you do with secondary glaucoma depends on what is causing the condition.

Answer: Your doctor will recommend how to manage open-angle glaucoma and preserve your sight.  Closed-angle glaucoma is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment to save your vision. Treatments for secondary glaucomas depend on the causes of the disorder.
Question: Can you mail me patient information about Glaucoma, I was recently diagnosed and want to learn all I can about the disease.

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Glaucoma (Symptoms): The signs and symptoms of glaucoma vary depending on the type and stage of your condition. For example: Open-angle glaucoma - Patchy blind spots in your side (peripheral) or central vision, frequently in both eyes   - Tunnel vision in the advanced stages Acute angle-closure glaucoma - Severe headache   - Eye pain   - Nausea and vomiting   - Blurred vision   - Halos around lights   - Eye redness If left untreated, glaucoma will eventually cause blindness. Even with treatment, about 15 percent of people with glaucoma become blind in at least one eye within 20 years. When to see a doctor Seek immediate medical care Promptly go to an emergency room or an eye doctor's (ophthalmologist's) office if you experience some of the symptoms of acute angle-closure glaucoma, such as severe headache, eye pain and blurred vision. Schedule eye exams Open-angle glaucoma gives few warning signs until permanent damage has already occurred. Regular eye exams are the key to detecting glaucoma early enough to successfully slow or prevent vision loss. The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends glaucoma screening: - Every four years beginning at age 40 if you don't have any glaucoma risk factors   - Every two years if you're at high risk or over 65

Answer: Different types and stages of glaucoma have different symptoms.  Open-angle glaucoma starts with patchy blind spots in peripheral or central vision, frequently in both eyes. In the advanced stages, the symptoms include tunnel vision. Open-angle glaucoma might have no symptoms until permanent damage has already occurred. Symptoms of acute angle-closure glaucoma include: severe headache, eye pain, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, halos around lights, eye redness. Promptly go to an eye doctor if you experience some of the symptoms of acute angle-closure glaucoma, such as severe headache, eye pain and blurred vision.  If left untreated, glaucoma will eventually cause blindness. Even with treatment, about 15 percent of people with glaucoma become blind in at least one eye within 20 years. Regular eye exams are the key to detecting glaucoma early enough to successfully slow or prevent vision loss.
Question: Can you mail me patient information about Glaucoma, I was recently diagnosed and want to learn all I can about the disease.

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Glaucoma (Treatment): The goal of treatment is to reduce your eye pressure. Treatment depends on the type of glaucoma that you have.   OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA     - If you have open-angle glaucoma, you will probably be given eye drops.   - You may need more than one type. Most people can be treated with eye drops.   - Most of the eye drops used today have fewer side effects than those used in the past.   - You also may be given pills to lower pressure in the eye.      If drops alone do not work, you may need other treatment:     - Laser treatment uses a painless laser to open the channels where fluid flows out.   - If drops and laser treatment do not work, you may need surgery. The doctor will open a new channel so fluid can escape. This will help lower your pressure.   - Recently, new implants have been developed that can help treat glaucoma in people having cataract surgery.     ACUTE ANGLE GLAUCOMA   An acute angle-closure attack is a medical emergency. You can become blind in a few days if you are not treated.      - You may be given drops, pills, and medicine given through a vein (by IV) to lower your eye pressure.   - Some people also need an emergency operation, called an iridotomy. The doctor uses a laser to open a new channel in the iris. Sometimes this is done with surgery. The new channel relieves the attack and will prevent another attack.   - To help prevent an attack in the other eye, the procedure will often be performed on the other eye. This may be done even if it has never had an attack.      CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA     - Congenital glaucoma is almost always treated with surgery.   - This is done using general anesthesia. This means the child is asleep and feels no pain.      SECONDARY GLAUCOMA   If you have secondary glaucoma, treating the cause may help your symptoms go away. Other treatments also may be needed.

Answer: The goal of glaucoma treatment is to reduce eye pressure with eye drops, laser or surgery.  Acute angle-closure attack is an emergency: you can become blind if you are not treated.
Question: Can you mail me patient information about Glaucoma, I was recently diagnosed and want to learn all I can about the disease.

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Facts About Glaucoma (How is glaucoma detected?): Glaucoma is detected through a comprehensive dilated eye exam that includes the following: Visual acuity test. This eye chart test measures how well you see at various distances. Visual field test. This test measures your peripheral (side vision). It helps your eye care professional tell if you have lost peripheral vision, a sign of glaucoma. Dilated eye exam. In this exam, drops are placed in your eyes to widen, or dilate, the pupils. Your eye care professional uses a special magnifying lens to examine your retina and optic nerve for signs of damage and other eye problems. After the exam, your close-up vision may remain blurred for several hours. Tonometry is the measurement of pressure inside the eye by using an instrument called a tonometer. Numbing drops may be applied to your eye for this test. A tonometer measures pressure inside the eye to detect glaucoma. Pachymetry is the measurement of the thickness of your cornea. Your eye care professional applies a numbing drop to your eye and uses an ultrasonic wave instrument to measure the thickness of your cornea.

Answer: Comprehensive dilated eye exam is needed to diagnose glaucoma. The tests include: visual acuity, visual field test that measures peripheral vision, examination of retina, optic nerve, intraocular pressure, and thickness of the cornea.
Question: Can you mail me patient information about Glaucoma, I was recently diagnosed and want to learn all I can about the disease.

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Glaucoma (Symptoms): OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA     - Most people have no symptoms.   - Once vision loss occurs, the damage is already severe.   - Slow loss of side (peripheral) vision (also called tunnel vision).   - Advanced glaucoma can lead to blindness.     ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA   Symptoms may come and go at first, or steadily become worse. You may notice:     - Sudden, severe pain in one eye   - Decreased or cloudy vision, often called "steamy" vision   - Nausea and vomiting   - Rainbow-like halos around lights   - Red eye   - Eye feels swollen      CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA   Symptoms are most often noticed when the child is a few months old.     - Cloudiness of the front of the eye   - Enlargement of one eye or both eyes   - Red eye   - Sensitivity to light   - Tearing      SECONDARY GLAUCOMA     - Symptoms are most often related to the underlying problem causing the glaucoma.   - Depending on the cause, symptoms may either be like open-angle glaucoma or angle-closure glaucoma.

Answer: Most people have no symptoms of open-angle glaucoma, which causes slow loss of side (peripheral) vision. The symptoms of angle-closure glaucoma steadily become worse and include: sudden, severe pain in one eye decreased or cloudy vision, nausea and vomiting, rainbow-like halos around lights, red eye and feeling that the eye is swollen. Symptoms of secondary glaucoma are related to the underlying problem causing it. Depending on the cause, symptoms may be like open-angle glaucoma or angle-closure glaucoma.
Question: Can you mail me patient information about Glaucoma, I was recently diagnosed and want to learn all I can about the disease.

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Glaucoma (Causes): Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in the United States. There are four major types of glaucoma:     - Open-angle glaucoma   - Angle-closure glaucoma, also called closed-angle glaucoma   - Congenital glaucoma   - Secondary glaucoma      The front part of the eye is filled with a clear fluid called aqueous humor. This fluid is made in an area behind the colored part of the eye (iris). It leaves the eye through channels where the iris and cornea meet. This area is called the anterior chamber angle, or the angle. The cornea is the clear covering on the front of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and angle.   Anything that slows or blocks the flow of this fluid will cause pressure to build up in the eye.      - In open-angle glaucoma, the increase in pressure is often small and slow.   - In closed-angle glaucoma, the increase is often high and sudden.   - Either type can damage the optic nerve.      Open-angle glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma.     - The cause is unknown. The increase in eye pressure happens slowly over time. You cannot feel it.   - The increased pressure pushes on the optic nerve. Damage to the optic nerve causes blind spots in your vision.   - Open-angle glaucoma tends to run in families. Your risk is higher if you have a parent or grandparent with open-angle glaucoma. People of African descent are also at higher risk for this disease.      Closed-angle glaucoma occurs when the fluid is suddenly blocked and cannot flow out of the eye. This causes a quick, severe rise in eye pressure.     - Dilating eye drops and certain medicines may trigger an acute glaucoma attack.   - Closed-angle glaucoma is an emergency.   - If you have had acute glaucoma in one eye, you are at risk for it in the second eye. Your health care provider is likely to treat your second eye to prevent a first attack in that eye.      Secondary glaucoma occurs due to a known cause. Both open- and closed-angle glaucoma can be secondary when caused by something known. Causes include:     - Drugs such as corticosteroids   - Eye diseases such as uveitis (an infection of the middle layer of the eye)   - Diseases such as diabetes   - Eye injury      Congenital glaucoma occurs in babies.      - It often runs in families.   - It is present at birth.   - It is caused when the eye does not develop normally.

Answer: Open-angle glaucoma occurs due to slow increase in eye pressure over time, and is the most common type of glaucoma. Its cause is unknown, but it tends to run in the families. Most people cannot feel open-angle glaucoma. Closed-angle glaucoma occurs due to a quick, severe rise in eye pressure. Dilating eye drops and certain medicines may trigger an acute glaucoma attack.  Secondary glaucoma occurs due to a known cause. Both open- and closed-angle glaucoma can be secondary when caused by something known. Causes include: drugs such as corticosteroids, eye diseases such as uveitis, diabetes, eye injury.
Question: Hair loss Information Required Can you provide something to help grow my hair back? I need my hair back as im the spitting double of Dr evil with no hair.

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Female pattern baldness (Treatment): Untreated, hair loss in female pattern baldness is permanent. In most cases, hair loss is mild to moderate. You do not need treatment if you are comfortable with your appearance.   MEDICINES   The only medicine approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat female pattern baldness is minoxidil:     - It is applied to the scalp.   - For women, the 2% solution or 5% foam is recommended.   - Minoxidil may help hair grow in about 1 in 4 or 5 of women. In most women, it may slow or stop hair loss.   - You must continue to use this medicine for a long time. Hair loss starts again when you stop using it. Also, the hair that it helps grow will fall out.     If minoxidil does not work, your provider may recommend other medicines, such as spironolactone, cimetidine, birth control pills, ketoconazole, among others. Your provider can tell you more about these if needed.    HAIR TRANSPLANT   During hair transplant, tiny plugs of hair are removed from areas where hair is thicker, and placed (transplanted) in areas that are balding. Minor scarring may occur where hair is removed. There is a slight risk of skin infection. You will likely need many transplants, which can be expensive. However, the results are often excellent and permanent.   OTHER SOLUTIONS   Hair weaving, hairpieces, or a change in hairstyle can help hide hair loss and improve your appearance. This is often the least expensive and safest way to deal with female pattern baldness.

Answer: For women, minoxidil (2% solution or 5% foam) is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to slow or stop hair loss.  Your doctor may recommend spironolactone, cimetidine, birth control pills, or ketoconazole, Hair transplant involves taking plugs of hair from areas where hair is thicker and placing it in areas that are balding. The least expensive and safest solutions for women include hair weaving, hairpieces, or a change in hairstyle.
Question: Hello,   I have a scoliosis problem plz help me I want its treatment I can send my x.ray also

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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (Treatment): Treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis may involve observation, bracing and/or surgery. Treatment recommendations are generally dependent upon the risk of curve progression. Curves progress most during the rapid growth period of the patient (adolescent or pre-adolescent growth spurt). The potential for growth is evaluated by taking into consideration the patient's age, the status of whether females have had their first menstrual period, and radiographic parameters ( x-ray studies). [2] Detailed information about these treatment options can be accessed through the Scoliosis Research Society.

Answer: Treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis may involve observation, bracing and/or surgery. Treatment recommendations are generally dependent upon the risk of curve progression.
Question: Hello,   I have a scoliosis problem plz help me I want its treatment I can send my x.ray also

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Scoliosis (Alternative medicine): Studies indicate that the following treatments for scoliosis are ineffective: - Chiropractic manipulation - Electrical stimulation of muscles - Dietary supplements

Answer: Studies indicate that the following treatments for scoliosis are ineffective: - Chiropractic manipulation - Electrical stimulation of muscles - Dietary supplements