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#HLWDK Daily Health Tips: Abdominal Pain In Early Pregnancy

Q: Hello ma’am, please advise me. My sister is two weeks pregnant and she’s feeling stomach pains. She said the pain is like menstruation pain, like the menses want to come A: Hi dear, thanks for writing in. Abdominal pain in … Continue reading

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#HLWDK Daily Health Tips: ‘Constipation’ in My 3-Week Old Baby

Q: My baby is 3 weeks old and she has a problem with her stomach. She didn’t go at toilet the whole day and she wants to. Please help A: You didn’t note whether your baby is being exclusively breastfed … Continue reading

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#HLWDK Daily Health Tips: Did Her Diaper Cause This?

Originally posted on chatwithketch:
Q: Good Evening Doc, Pls am a bit worried. My daughter of a week and six days is having rashes on her vagina wall. I don’t know if is the diaper that caused it. Please assist…

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Daily Health Tips: When Should I Start Brushing My Baby’s Teeth And Potty Training?

Originally posted on chatwithketch:
Q: Well done Dr. May the good Lord reward you. Please, when can I start brushing my baby’s teeth? Please, tell me the right toothpaste to use. Secondly, when can I start potty training? Let me…

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#HLWDK Daily Health Tips: Reducing The Smell Down There!

Originally posted on chatwithketch:
Q: Good day Doc. Ketch. I want know more about ‘Gyna …..’! Is it recommended for the cleansing of vagina? Or does it reduces the smell down there? Please help. Thank you in advance A: Let’s…

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#HLWDK Daily Health Tips: Do IUDs Cause Smelly Discharge?

Originally posted on chatwithketch:
Q: Hi doctor. Does a loop cause smelly discharge or just lots of discharge? A: Intra Uterine Device (IUD) are also known as loop contraceptives. There are two types: the Paragard IUD and the Mirena IUD.…

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#HLWDK Daily Health Tips: Possible To Give Birth At Eight Months?

Originally posted on chatwithketch:
Q: Hi Dr. ketch is it possible to give birth at 8 months? I’ve been having abdominal pains for 2 days now the baby keeps tossing and turning? Could this be labor pains or not? A:…

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#HLWDK Daily Health Tips: Hiccups

Originally posted on chatwithketch:
Q: Hello, doctor my baby is 7weeks old and she is experiencing hiccups which last for about, 1-2minutes and crying which leads to sleepless night, any medicine or remedy for this. A: Hiccups refer to involuntary…

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Daily Health Tips: How Do I Handle Pain From Haemorrhoids After Surgery?

Originally posted on chatwithketch:
Q: Hi doc I am from Kenya. I had a 3° hemorrhoid removed .I had been suffering from the hemorrhoid for the last 7 years. Now that it has been removed I am sore, going to…

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Do You Know Your Numbers?

High blood pressure used to be defined as blood pressure reading of 140/90mmHg or more. Not anymore!The new guidelines by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association state that only blood pressure readings below 120/80mmHg can now … Continue reading

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