About Fawzia Zawahir M.D. Expertise I can answer medical questions that are encountered in a general medical practice. I do have an interest and expertise in holistic and naturopathic medicine and my practice is considered to be an integrated medical practice.
Experience I am a licensed medical doctor with a family practice located in Bayridge, Brooklyn.
Publications Zhanqing Shen, MD, Antonio Palma, MD, Manu Rajachandran, MD, Gino Oliva, MD, F. Zawahir, BS and Michele Nanna, MD. “Prediction of single and multi-vessel coronary disease in patients after myocardial infarction according to quantitative ultrasound wall motion analysis.” American Heart Journal. 1992, p.949.
Y. Maraket, MD, J Wu, MD, A Palma, MD, F Zawahir, BS, M Goldberg, MD, Michele Nanna, MD. “A rapid non-geometric method for calculating left ventricular end-diastolic volume by echocardiography.” Clinical Research, 1994, p.326a.
Education/Credentials Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center
Awards and Honors Stay Beautiful Safely
Keeping Skin, Hair and Nails
Looking Great During Pregnancy
By Nicole Gray
Nail Care
Admittedly, a woman’s beauty routine might feel downright spartan when she’s pregnant, but there is one area of virtual freedom. You can maintain well-groomed hands and feet. According to Dr. Fawzia Zawahir, a Jersey City, N.J.-based pediatrician trained in maternal-fetal health, “Manicures and pedicures are OK, because nail lacquer is not absorbed into the nail bed.”
According to Dr. Zawahir, the issue of absorption is key. “The areas of greatest concern are with those products that can cross the placenta," she says. "Things that cross the placenta can affect the way DNA replicates, which may lead to birth defects.”
Question QUESTION: Symptoms are stomach pain, occasional diarrhea, little appetite, dark green stool, bloating, feeling of being full all the time, stomach looks & feels swollen. What can it be?
ANSWER: Hi Chris. I have a few additional questions for you. How old are you and how long have you had these symptoms? Have you been seen by a doctor or had any tests like blood work, sonogram or endoscopy done? Do you have the pain constantly or only after food? Also are you male or female? Do you take any medicines for this problem? Do you have any other medical problems.
Thanks!
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QUESTION: Hi Dr. Zawahir,
Thank you for responding. I am male and 35 yrs old. I've been feeling this for about 2 weeks now. It started as pain in the upper abdomen but now feels like discomfort in the mid to lower abdomen. I have not seen a doctor or take any meds. I do not have any other medical conditions. My stomach feels like it's full all the time. It gets worse after I eat. Not so much pain anymore but discomfort. No more diarrhea but still have dark green stool.
Answer Hi Chris.
Thank you for the additional information. Given these symptoms I would consider three main things, H. Pylori, Crohn's Disease, or thyroid disease.
H. Pylori refers to an infection in the stomach which may lead to gastritis or ulcers. Testing for this can be with your breath, blood and sometimes with direct biopsy of the stomach lining. Treatment of H. Pylori includes antibiotics and a medicine to lower the acid in your stomach (such as a proton pump inhibitor). For my patients I also advocate alkalizing the diet, aloe vera juice, peppermint oil and other stomach soothing remedies.
To diagnose Crohn's Disease you will need to see a GI who will probably do an endoscopy to look at the stomach and initial part of the intestine or your doctor may suggest capsule endoscopy. Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disorder of the GI tract and there are various treatment regimens.
Lastly, thyroid disorders may lead to these types of changes and the fatigue as well. I would suggest that you see a doctor who can physically examine you to narrow down the diagnosis.
