My allergic cough !!!

It all started with a nasal spray for protecting one against SWINE FLU.   I was one among the 300 and odd who received the nasal spray.
A couple of days thereafter, I had sore throat, and a little cough but the doctor said that for a few this spray would cause this minor side effect and it will go away on its own.
Unluckily for me, the sore throat stuck  that the doc prescribed Cetrizine 5 mg for 5 days. A cough pestering possibly pursuaded the doc to suggest an antibiotic Ciprofloxacin 250 mg (though he could find nothing infectious in my lungs) for three days.
Cough was adamant and said I would not go. i went to the doc again. But to my cardiologist who was well aware of my medical history.  He examined and said: No infection anywhere. No antibiotics: but take xysol ; a combination of levocetrizine and montelukast sodium twice daily for three days:
This montelukast sodium was the dreaded drug for me for the last two years, not that it did anything to me but I could remember that this drug brought back the OCD problem back of which she thought she was fully cured. So I decided not to take this particular drug, but have levoctetrizine alone.
It did not work. I went to a respiratory specialist.  He said the same thing: Lungs are clear. Anyway have a course of antibiotics: Again ciproflaxacin 500 for 3 days twice daily, and then we shall see.
Cough severe frustrating continued.

Then Chest X ray and blood report was called for.

X ray of chest showed nothing. But blood report suggested an elevated esonophils. 10 per cent.
doc puts me in diethylcarbamazine, that is hetrazon tablets .
Cough continues.
Doc puts me in steroids. hydrocortisone,
omnacortil 5 mg, 2+1 for 2 days, 1+1 for 3 days, then one daily for three days.
I have almost finished but cough still continues.
tired of antibiotics, i also take ayurvedha powder, thalisadhi in the meantime. With honey of course.
Now and then koflet soothens my throat , but then the cough starts.
It is now more than 40 days. Cough is pestering and rattling.
I do not where I am to go.
To the doctor or to an astrologer !!
மருந்தீஸ்வரா  ! ஒரு மருந்து சொல்லடா !!

THE Hippocratic Oath THAT MOST DOCTORS CHOSE TO FORGET

OATH OF HIPPOCRATES, Cerca 400 B.C.

From "Harvard Classics, Volume 38" Copyright 1910 by P.F. Collier and Son.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE

HIPPOCRATES, the celebrated Greek physician, was a contemporary of the historian Herodotus. He was born in the island of Cos between 470 and 460 B.C., and belonged to the family that claimed descent from the mythical Æsculapius, son of Apollo. There was already a long medical tradition in Greece before his day, and this he is supposed to have inherited chiefly through his predecessor Herodicus; and he enlarged his education by extensive travel. He is said, though the evidence is unsatisfactory, to have taken part in the efforts to check the great plague which devastated Athens at the beginning of the Peloponnesian war. He died at Larissa between 380 and 360 B.C.

The works attributed to Hippocrates are the earliest extant Greek medical writings, but very many of them are certainly not his. Some five or six, however, are generally granted to be genuine, and among these is the famous "Oath." This interesting document shows that in his time physicians were already organized into a corporation or guild, with regulations for the training of disciples, and with an esprit de corps and a professional ideal which, with slight exceptions, can hardly yet be regarded as out of date.

One saying occurring in the words of Hippocrates has achieved universal currency, though few who quote it to-day are aware that it originally referred to the art of the physician. It is the first of his "Aphorisms": "Life is short, and the Art long; the occasion fleeting; experience fallacious, and judgment difficult. The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate."
THE OATH OF HIPPOCRATES

I SWEAR by Apollo the physician and Æsculapius, and Health, and All-heal, and all the gods and goddesses, that, according to my ability and judgment,

I will keep this Oath and this stipulation — to reckon him who taught me this Art equally dear to me as my parents, to share my substance with him, and relieve his necessities if required; to look upon his offspring in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach them this art, if they shall wish to learn it, without fee or stipulation; and that by precept, lecture, and every other mode of instruction,

I will impart a knowledge of the Art to my own sons, and those of my teachers, and to disciples bound by a stipulation and oath according to the law of medicine, but to none others.

I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgement, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.

I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion. With purity and with holiness I will pass my life and practice my Art.

I will not cut persons labouring under the stone, but will leave this to be done by men who are practitioners of this work. Into whatever houses I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick, and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and corruption; and, further, from the seduction of females or males, of freemen and slaves. Whatever, in connection with my professional service, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad,

I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret. While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times. But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot.
Cite as:

* Oath of Hippocrates. In: Harvard Classics, Volume 38. Boston: P.F. Collier and Son, 1910.

Courtesy:

http://www.cirp.org/library/ethics/hippocrates/

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PROBIOTICS .. LONG TERM USAGE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

RECENTLY, WE WERE BOTH PRESCRIBED BIFILAC ( A PROBIOTIC ) BY OUR PHYSICIAN FOR A THREATENED DIARROHEA  BUT NOT ANY ANTI BIOTICS OR ANTI BACTERIALS OR ANAEROBICS, WE WERE ADVISED TO START TAKING CIPROFLAXACIN WITH TINADAZOLE ONLY AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, IF THE SYMPTOMS DO NOT STOP.  THE LOGIC IS ONCE THE GUT IS RID OF ALL THAT IS CONTAMINATED, ALL THAT IS REQUIRED IS TO RESTORE THE HEALTH OF THE INTESTINES ONLY. 

i thought of getting some more information on the long term benefits of this probiotics and sent an email to Tablets India who are the manufacturers of this capsule.  I am glad that the Chief Medical Officer of the company has replied to my query.

 My query and his reply are reproduced here for the benefit of public.

To
Tablets India Company.

Dear Sir,
We are senior citizens.
We have been advised by our physician to take BIFILAC for a few days, following diarrohoea.
We have been taking vizylac , another probiotic possibly of lesser strength,for IBS for the last one year.
We would like to know whether bifilac can be taken for a longer term say 6 months to 1 year, and its usefulness as related to vizylac.

An early reply will be very highly appreciated.

Dear Mr. Suryanarayanan,

Thank you for the enquiry.

Bifilac can be taken on a daily basis for a longer period of time, as advised by your physician..

Generally, in the geriatric age group ( elderly, senior citizens ), there is loss of good bacteria both in the large and small intestines. These good bacteria are required to keep the gut healthy which is important. Hence its important that any probiotic taken must replenish / help multiply good bacteria to both the large and small intestines. Bifilac does that. The ingredients of Bifilac replenishes as well as  helps to proliferate the good bacteria in both the large and small intestine, thus giving complete gut health. The probiotic product Vizylac helps to replenish the good bacteria in the small intestine only. In this context, Bifilac is a superior probiotic product, and has been licensed from TOA Pharmaceuticals, Japan, a leading Japanese probiotic company.

We are also happy to share with you that after the launch of Bifilac in India in the year 2003, we have been able to serve millions of patients in varied age groups, ranging from paediatric to adult and geriatric population.

Bifilac, as prescribed by your physician, when taken everyday helps to promote good gut health.



Thanking you,

Dr. Rajesh Bajaj
Chief Medical Advisor
Tablets India Limited