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2 | Health and Medicine - Class-of-75 | May 15, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Sr. No. | Sent by | Input | Person and Age | Condition | Treatment | Suspected Causes | Duration of treatment | Effectiveness | Side Effects | Experiences of Others for these conditions | Name of Person and level of Contact | |||||
4 | 1 | Vijay Gupta | a | Self, 25+ | Cold (about once every year) | Rest, warm drinks, do water neti for nasal decongestion; sometimes take sitopaladi (an ayurvedic herbal med.) | Weak immune system, exposure to virus, cold season | as needed based on symptoms | 7/10 in managing symptoms; the body cures itself in 1-2 weeks | None | Sitopaladi with honey is good for cough - especially at night | Arvind Agarwal - Self | |||||
5 | b | Self, 35+ | Seasonal nasal allergies to dust, pollen, etc. | Dietary management such as reduction in dairy, sweets, etc. and increased use of herbs like garlic. (ayurvedically speaking, try to reduce the kapha dosha) | American diet & environment (had no such allergies before migrating to US) | lifelong (for ongoing prevention) | 7/10 (could be more effective if I didn't "cheat" on my diet) | None | |||||||||
6 | c | My son, 8-10 | Childhood asthma (early stage) | Serious/competitive swimming--about one mile (70 laps of 25 yards) thrice a week | trigger was exposure to air pollution during India visit, but the root cause remains unknown | 1-2 years | 10/10 | None | |||||||||
7 | d | Self, 30+ | Lower back pain | Specific exercises and yogasanas, proper lifting technique | heavy lifting, improper lifting, weak abs | lifelong (for ongoing prevention) | 8/10 | None | |||||||||
8 | e | Self, 35, 60 | Tennis elbow | Physical therapy (called physiotherapy in India) | first episode triggered after my son was born, second caused by PC/mouse use | A few months | 10/10 | None | |||||||||
9 | f | Self, 10+ | Motion sickness | i) self-driving, slower driving on hills, etc. ii) ginger | riding in vehicles subject to large or sudden accelerations (on turns etc.) | as needed | 8/10 | None | |||||||||
10 | 2 | Baldev Rohra | a | self, 5 years back | Bloating of Pancreas | Pancreas 80% removed by Surgery. Subsequently diet and exercise. Eating Salad 3 times a day. Eat Fat-free and sugar free food | Probably a stone slipped from Gall Bladder and hit the pancreas which is very sensitive | One month in the Holy Family Hospital at Bandra, Mumbai | 10/10 | 80% pancreas removed. Developed Diabetes. Have to take insulin twice a day before breakfast and dinner. | |||||||
11 | b | self, 2 years back | Stones in Gall bladder | Gall Bladder removed by Surgery. Subsequently diet and exercise. Eat salad (alkaline in nature) 3 times a day. Eat Fat-free and Sugar-free food. | Cholestrol and bile combine to form stones in gall bladder which are acidic in nature | 5 days in Holy Family Hospital | 10/10 | All problems solved. Drink 1 lt. (as per Surendra Halgeri's advice) water every day after waking up which ensures clear motion in half an hour. Need to keep sugar level in control by Insulin. | |||||||||
12 | 3 | Arvind Agarwal | a | Self since last 40+ years | Low Blood Pressure - Symptoms - great lethargy/dullness and possible aching lower limbs and dull headache | Gelsemium - a homeopathic medicine | Systemic Problem | As and when required - I use Gels 200 once a day when required. | 10/10 | Drink lots of water. No side effects that I know of. | |||||||
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22 | Rahul Mukherjee | ||||||||||||||||
23 | Colds - I take a flu shot every November. Mostly protects me from colds and if I do get any issues, then I use a nasal saline solution for keeping nasal pathways moist... learned that from a Nurse practitioner. | ||||||||||||||||
24 | Allergies - I take 1/2 tablet 24 hr Zyrtec every morning | ||||||||||||||||
25 | Avoiding heart problems - I take 1 tablet aspirin 81 mg at night | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Blood pressure high - I take a 10 mg Losartan Potassium tablet and a 5mg Felodipine tablet daily. My BP is now 117/75. | ||||||||||||||||
27 | Cholesterol high - Take a 20mg Simvastatin tablet daily. My cholesterol is completely under control. | ||||||||||||||||
28 | I also take a multi-vitamin with mineral, iron etc. tablet daily. | ||||||||||||||||
29 | Suggest doing a PSA blood checkyearly and if it is above 4.0 then follow up with other tests for prostate cancer. Better to catch Prostate cancer early before it escapes the prostate and spreads to lymph nodes and then bones. | ||||||||||||||||
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