Category: Child Health and Common Illness

  • Lip swelling and rash – is it allergy ?

    Q:  I have 19 month old baby girl.  A week ago she caught the cough bug from me. She ran a mild fever but her appetite was still good.  Hence, her minder (grandmother) monitored her closely and only gave her fever meds as and when her fever came up. After a few days, she refused to eat. […]

  • Adakah WARNA NAJIS anak saya normal ?

    Q: Dear doctor,saya ada 1 soalan..anak sy lelaki,umur 2thn lebih,saya perasan tiap kali dia buang najis..najis die berwarna coklat kehitaman..br2 ni sahaja najis die kembali berwarna kuning..it is normal? ( Nor Izawani ) A: Puan Izawani, warna najis memang boleh menjadi suatu isu yang menyebabkan kegelisahan kepada ibubapa dan ini merupakan soalan yang selalu ditanya. […]

  • [Q&A] I would be obliged if you could help regarding my 19 year old son who is always complaining of headaches and tired body. We have done ct scan of brain and also EEGC but all is ok.

    Question: I would be obliged if you could help regarding my 19 year old son who is always complaining of headaches and tired body. We have done ct scan of brain and also EEGC but all is ok. Answer: Puan Jasmin, it’s pretty difficult to point to a diagnosis based on just these 2 symptoms. […]

  • [Q&A] sakit tekak

    Question: sakit tekak Answer: Hello Eira, kena periksa sama ada ini ada kemungkinan jangkitan bakteria yang memerlukan antibiotik. Perkara yang perlu diberi perhatian – sekiranya anak demam tinggi, lemah, mempunyai masalah nafas, tak dapat makan, apa-apa yang merisaukan – jumpa doktor segera. Ubat demam, ubat untuk gargle ( kumuh ) mungkin berkesan. Syrup simplex, candy […]

  • [Q&A] Anak saya kerap selsema, sangat susah nak baik selsemanya.

    Quetion: Saya ingin bertanya. Anak saya lelaki dan pengidap g6pd kekal. Sekarang anak saya berumur 1 tahun 7 bulan tetapi beratnya hanya 7.5kg (masa berumur 1 tahun 3 bulan). anak saya kerap selsema, sgt susah nak baik selsemanya… begitu alah dgn air sejuk… bila minum walaupun seteguk air sejuk, selsema terus jadi. Lagi satu masalah, […]

  • Fever & Rashes considered as adverse effects following immunisation (AEFI) ?

    Q:  I’m just curious, are fever and rashes considered as AEFI? If yes, why in some clinics, when my friend complained about her child getting fever/ rashes due to vaccination, the doctor didn’t treat the case as AEFI? In fact, when she wanted to fill up the AEFI form, the doctor simply said that ” […]

  • Anak saya tak mahu MAKAN

    Q: ” Dok saya ada 2 soalan..harap doktor boleh tlg saye…anak saya berumo 1 thn 4 bulan, skrg ni dia susah sangat nak makan, kalau dia lapar sangat baru dia nak makan tu pun 2 3 suap je..saya dah cube bagi vitamin selere mkn tp kurang berkesan..mcm mn saya nak buat…saya nak juga tgk anak saya […]

  • I’m breastfeeding & going to UK with my children – do I need extra vaccines ?

    Q:  ” Hye Doctor, thank you for creating this kind of online services where parents can ask about children healthcare. Well Done! I would like to highlight several questions here: I’m going to further my PhD at Scotland, UK this coming December ’13 for 3-4 years duration and will bring along my 2 boys; 2 years […]

  • [Q&A] Allergic problems.

    Question: my baby is 9 months old. she is currently having viral fever and this is the fifth day and is on antibiotics. my question is, today i found out that she has a few red patches on the back, coudnt find any on the other body parts. what could it be? could that be […]

  • [Q&A] Cough problems.

    Question: My 9.5 months baby girl always cough in her sleep. 3-4 times a night. Sometimes when she wakes up she has runny nose but only clear mucus-like. Nothing in green or yellow mucus. was it because she’s cold at night? Slept with aircond temperature at 25-26 degree. Sometimes she slept with just the fan […]