ABDOMEN AND STOOL CONCERNS

AYour wife may have hyperacidity/reflux or maybe colitis. In case symptoms are persistent or associated with any black or red-coloured stools, weight loss or difficulty in swallowing, she should be investigated with haemogram, stool routine and occult blood x3 samples, sgot, alkaline phosphatase and USG abdomen.

Meanwhile, complete the current course of medication for five to seven days and then stop it. A proton pump inhibitor like pantoprazole or rabeprazole may be more effective in controlling her dyspepsia. The only link with chikungunya after so many months could be if your wife is on painkillers.

QI am a 32-year-old male, suffering from high uric acid (7.4) since a few years. I took Zyloric-300 for a month, after which my uric acid level came to 5.1. Now again, I am suffering from high uric acid level (7.2) and am taking Zyloric 300 and Alkacitron (sodium acid citrate) syrup.

Meanwhile, my blood pressure also shot up to 160/100 mm/Hg. What causes high blood pressure? Is it linked to the medicine?

AAs you know that you are suffering from high uric acid and gouty arthritis, the rise in your blood pressure could be due to urate nephropathy. You are requested to do a renal function test as well as an ultrasound of KUB (kidney, ureter and bladder) for any abnormality in the renal system.

As such, hypertension is found more often in patients of hyperuricaemia. You may also require long-term treatment of hyperuricaemia with hypouricosuric drugs such as Zyloric. It will be better if you meet a rheumatologist for this purpose. A panel of experts will answer your queries on medical problems. Send in your concerns to