Constipation is defined as having a bowel movement fewer than three times per week. With constipation stools are usually hard, dry, small in size, and difficult to eliminate. Some people who are constipated find it painful to have a bowel movement and often experience straining, bloating, and the sensation of a full bowel. Some people
The defining symptoms of fibromyalgia are chronic, widespread pain and tenderness to light touch, and usually moderate to severe fatigue. Those affected may also experience heightened sensitivity of the skin (also called allodynia), tingling of the skin (often needle-like), ashiness in the muscle tissues, prolonged muscle spasms, weakness in the limbs, and nerve pain. Chronic
Osteoporosis itself has no specific symptoms; its main consequence is the increased risk of fracture. Osteoporotic fractures are those that occur in situations where healthy people would not normally break a bone; they are therefore regarded as fragility fractures. Typical fragility fractures occur in the vertebral column, hip and wrist. The symptoms of a vertebral
Haemorrhoids, also commonly known as piles, is caused by the swelling of the veins in the rectum. This causes bleeding through the anus while passing stool. This condition is found in almost 60% of humans. It is not a serious disease, but it can lead to weakness and causes depression among patients suffering from it.
Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder characterised most commonly by cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhoea. IBS causes a great deal of discomfort and distress, but it does not permanently harm the intestines and does not lead to a serious disease, such as cancer. Most people can control their symptoms with diet, stress management,
Gout (also called metabolic arthritis) is a disease due to a congenital disorder of uric acid metabolism. In this condition, monosodium urate or uric acid crystals are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues due to elevated concentrations of uric acid in the blood stream. This provokes an inflammatory reaction
Women are three times more likely to get migraines than men. There is a lot still to learn about migraines and why we get them, but in this blog I will give you the main signs of a migraine as well as a description of the 4 stages of a migraine (InfoGraphic below). Symptoms may