We all use common terms to describe medical ailments and a ‘weak stomach’ is one of those terms that are widely used. It is not a medical condition as such but rather a term to describe different stomach, bowel and abdominal symptoms. What a ‘weak stomach’ may mean to one person may not necessarily >> Read More ...
Pain in the rectum often feels like a deep-seated pain in the buttocks. While most of us are accustomed to occasional buttock pain, rectal pain tends to make us uneasy and rightfully so. While many of the causes of rectal pain are not due to serious conditions and can be easily treated or even resolve without treatment, >> Read More ...
Waking up with nausea may set off alarm bells for women within a childbearing age – it is often among the first symptoms of pregnancy. But other possibilities have to be considered when there is nausea in very young or old females where pregnancy is not likely, as well as in men who are experiencing morning nausea. >> Read More ...
Piles, hemorrhoids or ‘rhoids’ as it is known colloquially is a common problem that is estimated to affect almost 5% of the Amercian population. Yet only about one-third of these hemorrhoid sufferers seek medical treatment. It is believed that by the age of 50 years, about 50% of adults will suffer with >> Read More ...
Diarrhea by its very nature usually means uncontrolled bowel movements to some degree. However, there are instances where diarrhea can be considered severe to the point that even this drastically impaired bowel control appears to be totally lost. It leads to people soiling their clothing and surroundings before they can >> Read More ...
There is no way of knowing for sure just how many species of bacteria exist in the world but the number is believed to be anywhere between 10 million and 1 billion. Only a small portion of these affect humans. It can cause a range of diseases from a sore throat, to diarrheal illness, bladder infections, brain infections >> Read More ...
Nausea and stomach cramps, whether they occur together or separately, are common symptoms that every person experiences at some point in life. It is usually acute, meaning that it may be intense but it is short lived and often resolves without medical treatment. The causes in these acute cases are usually not serious. Most >> Read More ...
The rectum is the last portion of the large intestine which is about 12cm (approximately 5in) long. It leads to the short anal canal which measures about 3 to 5cm (1 to 2in) and then continues to the opening to the external environment known as the anus. Stool has to enter the rectum in order to eventually be passed out of >> Read More ...
What are stomach spasms? Spasm is the term for the involuntary contraction or twitching of a muscle. It is also used interchangeably with the word cramps which refers to a sudden very strong contraction of a muscle. The stomach is a muscular sac. Although the muscles in the stomach wall are not under voluntary control it >> Read More ...
Stomach irritation is a common term used by many patients to report some discomfort or abnormality believed to be originating from the stomach. It is extremely subjective and variable in meaning because unlike other symptoms it does not denote the actual sensation or disturbance that one is experiencing. However, there are >> Read More ...
