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HomeHealth QueryGastroenterology/GI medicineI'm really worried about my wife. She's been feeli...
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  • 30 Years
  • 22/01/2025

I'm really worried about my wife. She's been feeling shortness of breath, but her ECG and chest X-ray came back normal. She has this habit of eating sand, could this be causing her breathing issues? It's really concerning meshould we be looking into this more?

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Dr. Dr Mubarak Parveez B

Dr Mubarak Parveez B

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  • 2+ Yrs
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ask her to take steam inhalation

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