Friday, June 8 2012 3:39 PM EDT2012-06-08 19:39:08 GMT
Audience member Bridgette informs Dr. Oz that her elderly father had quadruple bypass a couple years ago, and that she sometimes feels like he now overdoes his physical activity.
Audience member Bridgette informs Dr. Oz that her elderly father had quadruple bypass a couple years ago, and that she sometimes feels like he now overdoes his physical activity.
Audience member Laura tells Dr. Oz that she is trying to embrace the aging process with her husband (both ages 47 and 50) but they are starting to have a hard time remembering names.
Audience member Laura tells Dr. Oz that she is trying to embrace the aging process with her husband (both ages 47 and 50) but they are starting to have a hard time remembering names.
Audience member Candice asks Dr. Oz if there is something that can be done to avoid contracting H pylori (Helicobacter pylori: a microbial bacterium that colonizes the stomach and has been linked to chronic gastritis,...
Audience member Candice asks Dr. Oz if there is something that can be done to avoid contracting H pylori (Helicobacter pylori: a microbial bacterium that colonizes the stomach and has been linked to chronic gastritis,...
Audience member Keisha tells Dr. Oz that she knows someone that was pre-diabetic who was given daily shots by a Dr. as appetite suppressants. Keisha asks Dr. Oz if that regimen would be prescribed just to someone that’s...
Audience member Keisha tells Dr. Oz that she knows someone that was pre-diabetic who was given daily shots by a Dr. as appetite suppressants. Keisha asks Dr. Oz if that regimen would be prescribed just to someone that’s...
Audience member Iris asks Dr. Oz if taking antibiotics over a long period of time is harmful. Iris is taking her antibiotics for a urinary tract infection. Iris confirms her doctor has indicated that she may need to take the meds for about a year.
Dr. Oz answers that the length of time one takes antibiotics depends on the bug. For a bone or heart infection, a person may have to take meds for six weeks or more. Dr. Oz explains that doctors make sure antibiotics are taken until 100% of the infection is gone, otherwise, the small percentage of bugs that still remain will come back.
Dr. Oz asserts that he needs to know more about Iris’ history to know why the doctors have her taking antibiotics for such a long time. His immediate thought is that Iris might have a weak immune system, which might be prompting the infections.
An audience member asks Dr. Oz if having a heart stent (a small mesh tube that's used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries in the body) requires one to be on blood thinners all the time.
Dr. Oz answers that blood thinning medicine can often be used by someone for at least two years after surgery, or, until the artery is fully healed. Blood thinning medicine like Plavix® prevent sticky blood platelets from building up and adhering to the stent, allowing constant blood flow through the affected artery.
