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What are the tests available for unknown toxins or allergies?
Query: Hello doctor, I had heavy metal poisoning after living in a house that was previously a meth lab. We found out that the well in the place had arsenic, so it is possible to be in us. There were also similar issues in three other families exposed to non-decontaminated meth lab locations. My mother and... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. After reading your query and looking at the reports (attachments removed to protect patient's identity), I would like to give the following opinion. Heavy metals can cause such toxicity symptoms. Once you leave the place or away from its exposure, gradually, the sympt... Read Full »
What is the possibility of mercury poisoning by eating skipjack tuna daily?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been eating two cans of skipjack tuna every day for the past seven days. I just now read that tuna contains more methylmercury. So, I stopped eating it immediately. How much mercury could have been built up in my body? Will this lead to mercury poisoning? Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The industrial wastes are finally accumulated in the sea; hence, marine meats (fish) contain mercury. The mercury level in fish depends on the mercurial content in the ocean where the fish was living. Therefore the mercury level in the fish will vary from country to coun... Read Full »
How to detox my body after Amitriptyline poisoning?
Query: Hello doctor, I have severe Amitriptyline poisoning and I basically have mitochondrial problems and I do not detox medicines well. This terrible medicine burned me from the inside. I tried to detox from it with 8 alpha lipoic acid IV and the unthinkable happened it polymerized in me and became a ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. The amitriptyline increases sympathetic activity in the body which shows toxic symptoms. This drug gets eliminated from the body within 2 to 3 days. Maximum, it takes five days to get eliminated from the body. So... Read Full »
Is there any increased consumption of water in chronic mercury poisoning?
Query: Hi doctor, In the case of chronic mercury poisoning, is there an increased consumption of water? The same question, for chronic fluoride poisoning. Please guide. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. In chronic mercury poisoning, it binds and stops the functions of SH (sulfhydryl-containing enzymes). It also gets deposited and causes cellular toxicity. If the toxic pathology happens in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), then the patient feels a burning inflammatory s... Read Full »
Kindly explain the normal level of carbon monoxide in the body after a leak.
Query: Hi doctor, Recently been concerned about a carbon monoxide leak in my pick-up. Recently after a 3-hour interstate drive, I stopped and did a carboxyhemoglobin blood test, the results came back at 2.3 %. I felt that was on the high side of normal, so I took it to another exhaust place, he claimed it... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Carboxyhemoglobinlevel is raised by various reasons, and the inhalation of carbon monoxide is one of the reason. Our body has many mechanism to increase carboxyhemoglobin level. For you and your wife, the level is normal, and nothing to worry. Lab to lab variation, intra... Read Full »
Can abdominal pain caused by lead poisoning be treated by home remedies?
Query: Hi doctor, My wife is on Ayurvedic medicine for the last two months. Suddenly she has pains in the lower abdomen till foot. I tested metal toxicology, and lead is high approx 536 ug/L or 53 ug/dL. Suddenly we stopped the Ayurvedic medicine but do not know what is next. Kindly give your opinion. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is pure lead toxicity. But I am not sure whether the cause is the Ayurvedic drug or some other vegetables or fruits (that are cultivated in the lead wastage lands or near industry lands). If you give the Ayurvedic drug name, we can see whether a lead is there or not... Read Full »
Will I die due to poison in 16 days?
Query: Hello doctor, I was told that I was poisoned. They said something about popping. Which poison could kill me in about 16 days? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. Any poison can kill a person within two days or produce toxicity symptoms such as low or high heartbeats, breathing difficulty, vomit, diarrhea, abdominal pain, etc. These changes are reflected in blood enzymes and ECG (e... Read Full »
I feel a chemical is poisoning me, and I am not sure what it is. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 48-year-old female. I am 5'4 feet and weigh 107 pounds. I am being poisoned by some chemical in my home that is all over my body and clothing. It is killing me. I have spent thousands on testing. It is in my body and therefore excretes out of my pores. I am washing out clothing, to... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The clinical conditions look like autoimmune allergic-related issues. If you feel as poisoning, we can check the blood for it. Mostly, one-time poison may not stay in the body for an extended period and gradually get excreted from the body. So, within a week, you will be... Read Full »