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Question: Hello Doctor,
My wife delivered a baby 6 month back. Everything was fine till last week. its start of winter and she is complaining about joint and body pains. joint pains like knee pain, fingers, legs..she is feeding the baby as well.
During pregnancy, she was taking calcium tablets which she stopped after delivery. her vitamin d was very low at that very time, so she was taking one vitamin d tablet every week. pls assist what should be the steps now.
My wife delivered a baby 6 month back. Everything was fine till last week. its start of winter and she is complaining about joint and body pains. joint pains like knee pain, fingers, legs..she is feeding the baby as well.
During pregnancy, she was taking calcium tablets which she stopped after delivery. her vitamin d was very low at that very time, so she was taking one vitamin d tablet every week. pls assist what should be the steps now.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,welcome to healthcare magic.I understand your concern.
Iam Dr.Srilatha gynaecologist.I have gone through your query.
I would like to know following things for better suggestions:-
1)Is there any associated fever or urinary tract infection?
2)Is there any swelling or redness over the joints?
3)Do you have any joint pain prior to pregnancy or delivery?
4)Is there any morning stiffness of joints?
5)Is there any family history of joint pains?
6)Please send reports of Vitamin D and calcium or any investigations done related to joints.
Kindly provide me the information.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Best regards...Dr.Srilatha
need more information
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,welcome to healthcare magic.I understand your concern.
Iam Dr.Srilatha gynaecologist.I have gone through your query.
I would like to know following things for better suggestions:-
1)Is there any associated fever or urinary tract infection?
2)Is there any swelling or redness over the joints?
3)Do you have any joint pain prior to pregnancy or delivery?
4)Is there any morning stiffness of joints?
5)Is there any family history of joint pains?
6)Please send reports of Vitamin D and calcium or any investigations done related to joints.
Kindly provide me the information.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Best regards...Dr.Srilatha
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Dr. Prasad
Hello Doctor, Thanks for quick get back. Pls see my answers below.
1. No, There is no other infection.
2. No.
3. it was same after previous delivery which was 9 years back in 2006.
4. No, as such there is no morning stiffness. Normally pain starts in night and less in morning. after she wake up, after 30-60 mins it goes away.
5. No
6. vitamin d was 5 units. calcium report is not with us as of now.
thanks again for quick analysis.
1. No, There is no other infection.
2. No.
3. it was same after previous delivery which was 9 years back in 2006.
4. No, as such there is no morning stiffness. Normally pain starts in night and less in morning. after she wake up, after 30-60 mins it goes away.
5. No
6. vitamin d was 5 units. calcium report is not with us as of now.
thanks again for quick analysis.
Brief Answer:
This is due to low calcium and vitamin D
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,goodday.Thanks for the information.
Iam very happy to say that most of the infective and chronic causes of this kind of joint pains had been ruled out by your history.
So in my opinion this is mostly due to low calcium and vitamin D.
This kind of scenario is quite commonly seen in feeding mothers and pregnant ladies since they give up their calcium and vitamin D reserves for the baby.
I would like to give the following 3 suggestions like:-
1)Take shelcal -DS 1 tablet daily at night before food to be continued till the breastfeeding is done.
2)Take 300ml of milk daily.
3)Take 30 minutes of sunshine exposure daily morning.This can be done along with the baby as baby also needs Vitamin D.
It takes 2 months for response so kindly start treatment and wait for the response.
Hope this satisfies your query.
Feel free to discuss further.
Best regards...Dr.Srilatha
This is due to low calcium and vitamin D
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,goodday.Thanks for the information.
Iam very happy to say that most of the infective and chronic causes of this kind of joint pains had been ruled out by your history.
So in my opinion this is mostly due to low calcium and vitamin D.
This kind of scenario is quite commonly seen in feeding mothers and pregnant ladies since they give up their calcium and vitamin D reserves for the baby.
I would like to give the following 3 suggestions like:-
1)Take shelcal -DS 1 tablet daily at night before food to be continued till the breastfeeding is done.
2)Take 300ml of milk daily.
3)Take 30 minutes of sunshine exposure daily morning.This can be done along with the baby as baby also needs Vitamin D.
It takes 2 months for response so kindly start treatment and wait for the response.
Hope this satisfies your query.
Feel free to discuss further.
Best regards...Dr.Srilatha
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