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Q Our daughter fell off during a horse riding lesson. We took her to the local A&E department and they said she had broken two ribs. They sent her home with painkillers but didn’t strap her chest, whi

Q My new boss at work is making my life awful – and it’s affecting my health. I’m having trouble sleeping and I just feel anxious all the time waiting for her to find fault with me. My husband says I

How quickly can food poisoning start? Q I was out with my friends two nights ago. I had a paella with prawns and within half an hour, I felt so unwell that I had to leave. I was violently sick that ni

Q Upon turning 40, I started using the Mirena coil for contraception, and was told it would last for eight years. I’m now menopausal and have been discussing HRT with my doctor. They say that if I wan

Q Over the last few years, I have been really struggling with increasingly heavy periods. My GP referred me on to a gynaecologist who did a hysteroscopy and a biopsy test. The results have come back a

Dr Elise Dallas is a GP whose expertise you can trust