Category: Child Health and Common Illness

  • [Q&A] Masalah tentang kesihatan kuku anak saya.

    Question: Salam sejahtera.saya ingin bertanya tentang kesihatan kuku anak saya.saya dapati beberapa kuku jari tangan anak saya seperti tumbuh berlapis.bolehkah doktor terangkan atau berkongsi ilmu mengapa boleh jadi sedemikian Answer: memotong kuku terlalu pendek atau mengigit kuku boleh menyebabkan jeadaan kuku berlapis atau ingrown nails. Merendam tangan dalam air selama 20 minit 2-3 kali sehari […]

  • [Q&A]Learning problem

    Question: as salam doctor, saya mempunyai seorang anak perempuan yg berumur 2 tahun 7 bulan. Persoalan saya, anak saya jenis yang pandai menghafal. Dia boleh tahu A-Z and 1-10. Kami mengajarnya 2 bahasa iaitu Inggeris dan bahasa malaysia. Hampir kesemua anggota bdan dia tahu, seperti nose, ear, eye, hair etc. Tetapi when it comes to […]

  • [Q&A] Masalah demam

    Question: Anak sy berumur 9 bulan. Boleh dikatakan dua minggu sekali tak sihat kadang demam kadang selesema tapi dia tetap aktif. Makan pun alhamdulilah selera juga. Setiap kali demam sy akan bawa dia jumpe Dr dan Dr kata ini tak berapa baik untuk baby. Kalau 2 atau 3 bln sekali demam adalah normal. Sy perlukan […]

  • Apa pendapat anda tentang ‘Lumbar puncture’ ?

    A lumbar puncture is a procedure done to collect spinal fluid for the purpose of analysis to look for evidence of meningitis. There are other indications that are less common. Dalam bahasa Melayu, lumbar puncture kerap dikenali sebagai ‘ cucuk air tulang belakang’. Ia sebenarnya suatu prosedur untuk mendapatkan air dalam selaput otak dengan mencucuk […]

  • [Q&A] My child sweats A LOT

    Question: My 5 month old son sweats A LOT, particularly on the back of his neck and feet. Each time he wakes up from sleep, the pillow is literally soaked in sweat. Anytime his head is resting on a pillow/my lap/arms/etc, I’ve noticed the back of his neck would be wet. This started since birth […]

  • ‘Grinding teeth’

    Q: Hai doktor. Saya nak tanya punca-punca ‘grinding teeth’ & cara merawatnya. Thanx in advance! (Anis) A: Hi Anis! Grinding teeth atau Bruxism agak biasa untuk kanak-kanak. Biasanya ketika tidur. Ada banyak sebab, antaranya: 1) gigi atas dan bawah tidak sekata atau tidak “align” dengan sepatutnya. 2) respons pada sakit. Ada kanak-kanak sakit pada bahagian tertentu pada muka, […]

  • Lactose intolerance and cow’s milk allergy

    Q: Salam dr(s), my baby is now 13mo an fully bf. she’s allergic to cow formula milk because she once consumed formula milk and rashes started to appear all over her face. From my readings on the internet, it may be caused by cow’s milk allergy and also might be because of lactose intolerant. What’s […]

  • [Q&A] My child had hives before and it went off couple of days after, but this time around the fever seems to be higher than usual. Should I be worried?

    Question: My 25 month old daughter has G6PD, and she has mild eczema too. Last Wednesday she has had high fever 39.5 followed by hives all over. The next day, she developed wheezing and coughing. She has been having on and off fever plus hives for the past few days. Today, she is having them […]

  • [Q&A] Air kencing anak dsaya berwarna kuning gelap

    Question: Doc,anak saya kini berumur 9bln,dua hari ni air kencing dia berwarna kuning gelap,kenapa ye?especially air kencing pada waktu malam,bila pagi nak tukar lampin memang nampak sangat kuning,bau pun agak kuat. Answer: Shantelle, do see a doctor untuk analisis air kencing. Adakah dia menyusu dengan baik dan kencing cukup. Adakah berat badan naik dgn baik. […]

  • [Q&A] My baby vomit out the milk

    Question: Nama saya faiz from kajang.saya ada soalan pasal baby saya 26 hari breastfeed and setiap kali my wife breastfeed her she keep on muntah balik susu.so my question,what are the factors this thing happened?. And how to stop this?.hope doc can answer.tq doc Answer: There r many reasons y a baby vomits. If yr […]