Q Having complaint of recurrent stye, occasionally painful what to do?

Bacterial infection of the eye lid causes stye. It is very common for stye to recur. Poor hygiene, blepharitis and acne rosacea increases your risk of developing stye. To prevent recurrence maintain adequate personal hygiene, take adequate treatment for underlying disorders like blepharitis or acne rosacea, if you use contact lenses make sure they are clean.

Q Any side effects from lip reduction

Any kind of surgical procedure will have some side effects. Common side effects related to lip reduction are difficulty in chewing and speech, swelling, development of scar or lumps, etc.

Q Whats the treatment of nervousness?

Nervousness by itself is not considered a serious problem. If nervousness is related with an anxiety disorder treatment is needed. The Nervousness refers to fearful thoughts with basic physical symptoms. The most important tool for reducing nervousness is exercise. It allows you to easily reduce your nervousness because it increases production of relaxing neurotransmitters while simultaneously burning hormones caused by stress and tiring the muscles so that anxiety symptoms are less severe. Sleep deprivation has a profound effect on nervousness. So sound sleep at least for 7 to 8 hours is necessary. Nervousness may be produced due to empty time, so stating busy is helpful to reduce it. Get yourself involved in work. Take interest in your hobby. Writing a diary is also good way as it provides a mental outlet. Consultation with a doctor is necessary if the symptoms are not controlled and are causing disturbance in mental and physical health.

Q My baby has a white curd-like coating in the mouth. It bleeds when I try to clean it. What could it be? Is it normal?

Hello. The white coating you have described in your babys mouth could be a fungal infection! It is not normal. It could be acquired from the mothers birth canal at the time of birth and called as thrush in medical terms. It looks like elevated white patches of cheese or curd on tongue or cheeks and leaves behid a red bleeding surface when cleaned. Dont worry! It is not dangerous; but, it is surely painful for your baby and interferes with the feeding. In some babies the condition is self limiting and needs no treatment. In others an antifungal gel or medications might be needed.

Q What can i do if my child is overweight?

Overweight children are more likely to grow up into overweight adults, so your concern for raised weight of child is appropriate. It is usually better that the child maintains their current weight while they continue to grow in height. Making changes to your family~s lifestyle can make a real difference to your child~s weight. Eat regular meals, together as a first step towards a healthier diet. Use homemade food rather than relying on ready-made meals to help you to lower the fat and sugar content in your meals. Avoid the diet like snacks and meals that are high in fat or sugar, such as chocolate, biscuits, sweets and fizzy drinks, and aim to replace these with healthier alternatives such as fruits. Exercise is helpful to burn extra calories in your child. Kindly focus on light exercises done by your child like standing up, moving around, walking at a slow pace and less energetic play. Also active play (such as hide and seek and stuck in the mud), fast walking, riding a bike, dancing, swimming, climbing, skipping rope, gymnastics are helpful depending upon the age.

Q What are monounsaturated fats? Are they healthy?

Monounsaturated fats are the fats present in vegetable oils, nuts, fruits, legumes, and seeds. They are heart-healthy and help in lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and increasing HDL (good) cholesterol.

Q Does dietary fiber reduce the risk of cancer?

A few studies have shown that a high intake of dietary fibre reduces the risk of colon cancer and breast cancer.

Q What is the difference between being crazy and being eccentric?

The term crazy denotes madness or extreme enthusiasm. The term eccentric means unconventional , slightly strange or odd behaviour that deviates form accepted norms within a defined culture.

Q is epilepsy treatable?

Rather to say curable, epilepsy is very well treatable with medication (anti-epileptic drugs). Epilepsy is the disorder of the brain and central nervous system where abnormal electrical impulse leads to uncontrolled, involuntary movement of the body. The balance between the factors that begin electrical activity and factors that restrict it is lost, resulting in the body jerking. Several reasons are cited for the cause of the disease like neurocysticercosis (worms from intestine reach brain), tuberculosis of brain, brain tumour, brain stroke and even genetic. In most of the cases, the cause of the fits remains unknown. Neurologist would be able to select the best medication depending on the type of epilepsy and also age and sex of patient. The medicines are required to be taken for long-term without any discontinuation. Avoid driving, swimming and hazardous activities, as occurrence of seizures during these activities can be dangerous. With all above simple management you can live normal life with Epilepsy.

Q How can I help my child avoid and manage stress? and tension headache?

Following measures can help your child to manage stress and tension headache: Identifying and avoiding the known triggers. Taking well balanced diet. Enroll your child in any physical activity like his/her favorite sport. This will help to de-stress. Make sure your child gets good quality 7-9 hours of sleep on regular basis. Try and talk to your child if anything at school or at home is bothering him/her. Lastly ask him/her not to skip medicines prescribed for the headache.