What is viral gastroenteritis? Viral gastroenteritis is an infection of stomach and intestinal lining caused by a virus leading to watery diarrhea and vomiting. It is commonly referred to as the stomach flu or gastric flu. Viral gastroenteritis is a very common and highly contagious infection which tends to cause small >> Read More ...
Changes in bowel habit is often associated with dietary factors or acute diseases. Less commonly, underlying chronic disease or the use of chronic medication can impact on the frequency of bowel movements with or without an associated change in the stool consistency and volume. Diarrhea is defined as the passage of more >> Read More ...
Normal Gastrointestinal Motility Food that is consumed undergoes both mechanical and chemical digestion in the alimentary tract. Nutrients are absorbed in the process and water and mucus are mixed with the ingested food at almost every part of the alimentary tract. Large amounts of water are then absorbed in the large >> Read More ...
What is Spinal Stenosis? Stenosis means narrowing of a hollow tube. Spinal stenosis is a condition where there is narrowing of the spinal canal causing compression of the spinal cord lying within it and/or narrowing of the spaces through which the spinal nerves leave the spinal column. Spinal stenosis usually occurs as >> Read More ...
1. Nasal Congestion A common cause of blocked nose in a baby is an infection or allergy resulting in nasal congestion with purulent or watery discharge. 2. Enlarged Adenoid Glands Adenoid glands (pharyngeal tonsils) are located in the roof of the throat, behind the nose. They usually start to shrink after about age 5 and >> Read More ...
Tingling or Numb Lips Lip tingling is abnormal feeling, and lip numbness is decreased or absent feeling in the lip. Both sensations, medically called paresthesia, arise from conditions affecting sensory nerves in the lips, but usually not from neurological diseases. Skin diseases also rarely cause tingling or numbness >> Read More ...
What is a pancreatic cyst? A cyst is an abnormal cavity within an organ that is filled with fluid. It is enclosed by an epithelial membrane that separates it from surrounding tissue. Cysts can occur just about anywhere in the body and may be single or multiple. When it occurs in the pancreas, it is known as a pancreatic >> Read More ...
Diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes), also known commonly as sugar diabetes, is the inability of the body to maintain the blood sugar levels within a normal range. Prior to the onset of sugar diabetes, a state known as impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or pre-diabetes, exists whereby the fluctuating blood glucose levels may >> Read More ...
Calcium and vitamin D, specifically D3 or cholecalciferol, are essential for maintaining the strength and structural integrity of bones. While other nutrients also play an integral in bone development and strength, it is a deficiency of these two nutrients that have the most marked effect on integrity of the bone. >> Read More ...
Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by reduced bone mass and disturbed bone architecture. It can result in spontaneous fractures or fractures from minimal trauma. Osteoporosis is a major reason for the increased the risk of fracture in majority of postmenopausal women and to a certain extent in men, particularly >> Read More ...
