Articles by Dr. Chris
Bitter Taste in Mouth After Eating, Meals (Food and Drink)
Persistent taste sensations after eating are more often due to foods consumed during the meal. Remnants of food particles adhere to the surface of the tongue, palate, between the teeth and crevices of the oral cavity due to chewing and swallowing. When these food particles mix with saliva in the mouth, it may activate the >> Read More ...
Hepatitis Virus Symptoms, Incubation Period and Complications
There are five types of hepatitis viruses which cause inflammation of the liver. These viruses are designated as hepatitis A, B, C, D or E, with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) being the more common cause of viral hepatitis. A person may be infected by these viruses through various methods of transmission. This almost always >> Read More ...
What is Hepatitis A Virus (HAV)? Transmission, Symptoms, Vaccine
The hepatitis A virus or HAV is one of the five types of hepatitis viruses that infects the liver and causes inflammation. It is a highly infectious virus belonging to the picornavirus group of enteroviruses. Although hepatitis A is seen as the one of the least dangerous of the hepatitis viruses, it should not be ignored >> Read More ...
Types of Hepatitis and Different Causes of Hepatitis
There are several types and sub-types of hepatitis (liver inflammation) which are usually classified according to the cause of the disease. This can be broadly divided into : Infectious hepatitis, which is inflammation of the liver due to an infection. This may also include certain systemic infections, some of which are >> Read More ...
What is Hepatitis? Symptoms of Acute and Chronic Hepatitis
What is Hepatitis? Hepatitis is the term for inflammation of the liver. It is a broad term that encompasses a number of inflammatory conditions caused by a variety of factors. These are either infectious or non-infectious. Leading among the infectious causes of hepatitis are viral infections (viral hepatitis). Other >> Read More ...
Dark Urine (Yellow) and Brown Urine Color Causes and Tests
Yellow Urine Color Although urine is straw yellow in color, the shades can vary without being due to any abnormality or disease process. Urine is a collection of water, waste products and excess compounds in the body. It’s characteristic color is due mainly to the presence of urobilins >> Read More ...
Cloudy Urine Causes And What Does Murky Urine Mean?
Urine typically has a straw-yellow color although this may vary at times to a pale yellow or slightly darker yellow. At times, urine may be almost clear in color especially in a person who is urinating frequently like when using a diuretic (water tablet), consuming alcohol and drinking excessive amounts of water. Read more >> Read More ...
Red Urine and Pink Urine Color – Causes in Men and Women
Why is urine red or pink? A red or pink urine color is often associated with blood in the urine (hematuria) but most cases can be attributed to other factors like dyes in foods and beverages that stain the urine. Hematuria in most cases does not stain the urine to the extent that it will be visibly red or pink. In severe >> Read More ...
Bladder Stones in Women and Men | Causes, Types and Size
What is a bladder stone? A bladder stone is a crystallized mass in the urine that usually develop within the bladder. These stones may vary in size and small stones may pass out with the urine totally undetected. However, larger stones may remain in the bladder and cause a host of signs and symptoms. Overall, bladder >> Read More ...