My Stomach Hurts Dose That Mean I Have Hiv

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Caring for Your Gut: Dealing With Diarrhea, Nausea and Other Stomach Problems if You Have HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents Gut Basics The Gut and HIV Diarrhea and HIV Coping With Diarrhea Nausea, Vomiting and Anorexia Gas, Bloating and Heartburn Taking Care of Yourself Gut Basics The gut includes the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. It is also called the gastrointestinal or GI tract. The gut plays an important role in keeping you healthy. It is where food is broken down, digested, and the...

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Skipped 12 doses PEP

Hello,After a possible exposure to HIV, i've used PEP pills the first 3 days. After that i stopped for 6 days (12 doses) now due to side effects.Will it have a positive effect if i start again? Or is it too late? windowperiodiskillingme...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Windowperiodiskillingme,If you've missed six days of PEP, there is no point in restarting treatment. I encourage anyone who has had an HIV exposure significant enough to warrant a course of PEP be followed by an HIV physician specialist.... Read more »

Dear Doctor, Does this mean that I won't have the HIV virus, and I can't transmit HIV virus even if I had.

Dear Doctor, Here is an update from http://www.thebody.com/updates/2007-03-01.html Herpes Treatment Can Control Herpes and HIV Viral Load, Study Finds Treatment with the herpes drug Valtrex (valacyclovir) not only reduces the viral load of herpes...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

You are right to say that some people who are severely immunosuppressed (as you may be) can have a false negative HIV antibody test. In that setting, the best test to determine infection becomes a PCR test, or some other antigen detection assay.... Read more »

procrit dose and Bush's sex education plans

Hey there, What's up Doc?Say, my doc is starting me on Procrit. What's the best starting dose? My doc said something like 40 or maybe even 400 to start. Is that right? Sounds like a lot to me.Next do you think Bush's push for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Zoltan,First off, cool name!Neither 40 nor 400 is a recommended starting dose for Procrit. These may sound like a lot, but in reality are way too low. The correct recommended starting dose is 40,000 units once per week. Maybe when your doc... Read more »

new videx dosing announcement

Have you heard about the letter to physicians recommending 2x vs. 1x daily dosing for Videx?? Here is the excerpt. WHat is your opinion and what is the correct dosage. I take two 400mg tabs once a day. are they advocating 200mg 2x day?"BMS...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Thanks for asking about this important issue -- a few comments of course.First I hope you are NOT taking two 400 mg tabs once a day (!) -- since (a) it doesn't come in 400 mg tabs and (b) the standard correct once a day dose is 400 mg total,... Read more »

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To anyone who's hurt living with HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

This letter is written to anyone whos' been hurt living with hiv. Namely the obsessive or those whove been tramatized. Before you say goodbye, post here. If your hurt and need to vent - do it here. I will go down fighting for the hurt or... Read more »

i don't mean to sound like a dissident

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

...but my uncle had HIV and died of the drugs (enlarged his heart and liver and gave him stomach cancer) not AIDS

i have read a lot of stories about people who have lived long lives (while HIV+) while NOT on drugs

they seem to be more common than... Read more »

Upset Stomach

Posted by RL9141, 2 Replies

I've been on Truvada, Prezista, Norvir for about a year now. All is well except I have such stomach problems. Lately I have had chronic diarrhea, stomach pain, stomach gas, nausea. It sucks and anything I eat hurts my stomach. Is it truse that there... Read more »

Stomach problems

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I tested negative at 18 weeks but for the past 3 months my digestive system is failing me. Today at work i was trembling and sweating for about an hour. I dont know whats going on and i hope im not a late bloomer for hiv infection. Your response is... Read more »

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