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Suffering Filaria Disease. Taking Homeopathy Medicine - Hydroqtyl. Having Swollen Leg. Treatment?
my age is 28 ..i am a marriage lady...i am suffering fileria disease since 7th class first one time fever then my foot is swelling ---my teatment is going on but still now i am not all right --only one time i had suffer from fever--but still now i fooet is seweling ---due to more tretment its not very much swelling --its effec less sweling my left leg at the sleeping its less and also morning time when ihv leave mybed its less swelling --but during working time its effect so much swelling --before day iam treatment elepathy but right now i hv treatment homeopathy medicine like hydroqtyl-Q--plz give me way abt my proper tretment
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Filaria should be prevented at early life but now no need to be panic..
I advice you to be on medication to treat filarial leg swelling.
1) Tab.Albendazole with Ivermectin is standard treatment of choice for Fiarial disease
2) Tab.Doxycycline 200mg twice a day for 2 weeks
You can consult any physiotherapist, he will teach him some exercises and there are many physiotherapy modalities which will reduce the swelling. You can follow some of my suggestions.
1. Elevate the leg while sleeping by keeping pillow just bellow the ankle.
2. Do not sit with the leg hanging, You can keep your leg on a stool.
3. Lie down flat then stretch your ankle towards your face and then take it back. It is called as ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion exercise.
I Hope I Provided Useful Information. Do ask Furthur Questions to help You get well soon.
Regards
Dr.J.Kingson John David
Thanks for using Health Care Magic Forum,
Filaria should be prevented at early life but now no need to be panic..
I advice you to be on medication to treat filarial leg swelling.
1) Tab.Albendazole with Ivermectin is standard treatment of choice for Fiarial disease
2) Tab.Doxycycline 200mg twice a day for 2 weeks
You can consult any physiotherapist, he will teach him some exercises and there are many physiotherapy modalities which will reduce the swelling. You can follow some of my suggestions.
1. Elevate the leg while sleeping by keeping pillow just bellow the ankle.
2. Do not sit with the leg hanging, You can keep your leg on a stool.
3. Lie down flat then stretch your ankle towards your face and then take it back. It is called as ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion exercise.
I Hope I Provided Useful Information. Do ask Furthur Questions to help You get well soon.
Regards
Dr.J.Kingson John David
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1. Because foot is swelling,this means Filariasis stage has converted into elephantiasis.
2. because it is only in Left leg, i.e. asymmetric thus cause can be venous (DVT) or Lymphatic (Lymphedema)
3. what are the Symptoms resulting from the pathology?
4. as the condition is disabling and disfiguring seek medical care whether the infection is active or has progressed to complications.
4. DEC (hetrazan) is the drug of choice in your condition, other group of medicines can be given to reduce the side effects of the main drug.
2. because it is only in Left leg, i.e. asymmetric thus cause can be venous (DVT) or Lymphatic (Lymphedema)
3. what are the Symptoms resulting from the pathology?
4. as the condition is disabling and disfiguring seek medical care whether the infection is active or has progressed to complications.
4. DEC (hetrazan) is the drug of choice in your condition, other group of medicines can be given to reduce the side effects of the main drug.
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