What Do Burning Sensations Throughout The Body Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2018

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Question : my 26 year old daughter has had a problem for years she is unable to walk for excercise, her body burns her like she is on fire starts in her limbs and then go up her full body. iT is extreamly painfull. also if she rides a bicycle she passes out .

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:

Methylcobalamin supplementation can help

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

I would need to ask how long (exact time period) she has been unable to walk for exercise, and whether she suffered any injuries prior to that.

The burning could be due to peripheral neuropathy. Please let me know if she is diabetic.

Deficiency of Vitamin B12 could also give rise to such a presentation.

Taking Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) 1500mcg supplement per day for at least a couple of weeks should help in improving the situation. She otherwise needs to be clinically evaluated thoroughly.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Prof. Kunal Saha, General & Family Physician

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