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Dr Hemalata Arora is a senior consultant who practises internal medicine at Mumbai’s Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital.
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Asked by Anonymous - Oct 06, 2023Hindi
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Hello Sir/Mam, My mother is having acidity from past few months due to which patches develop on her body for an hour or two and then everything gets back to normal,during this period her skin gets itchy.When this happens at night she has to urinate frequently.She feels sleepy and dull the entire day and at times there is a burning sensation in the throat.She gets a tingling sensation on hands and feet and at times feels dizzy and body shaking.She had severe covid her lungs were infected 75% but after recovery all such problems began....It began with hair loss then stomach ache and indigestion and now this....We tried allopathy, Ayurvedic and now homeopathic medicine is going on but not much improvement.Her regular medicine consists of zivast 10 and telma 20. We did the blood sugar test fasting and after food it came out normal,stomach sonography came out normal....What could be the issue?

Ans: This sounds like possible allergy or an autoimmune condition. You would need a more thorough evaluation. You are welcome to reach out to me at Nanavati Max Hospital in Mumbai or any physician nearby.
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