There are at least five causes of pain after a filling, says a leading dentist. There are a number of causes for pain after getting a filling, besides the expected discomfort or soreness from the [...]
If your teeth are sensitive very soon after getting fillings, this is to be expected. That's because this naturally sensitive area of the mouth was manipulated by the dentist. Some post-procedure soreness or sensitivity is [...]
These three neck exercises for facial and jaw pain come from Donald R. Tanenbaum, DDS, MPH, a board certified TMJ and orofacial pain specialist, and author of “Doctor, Why Does My Face Still Ache.” Neck Exercise 1 [...]
Could those eerie-looking dark green poops be the result of microscopic colitis, an uncommon inflammatory bowel disease? I had a bout with microscopic colitis in 2010, and during that time, my stools occasionally were a [...]
Let’s take a close look at whether or not mental stress can actually trigger a bout with microscopic colitis. To find out if stress of the mental kind can cause microscopic colitis, I consulted with [...]
Many irritable bowel syndrome sufferers wonder if their dark green stools are related to their IBS. Do you have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and are wondering if the dark green color of your stools is [...]
If you have what seems like belly button pain, and have been diagnosed with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), could there be a connection? Some people have belly button pain, and some people have irritable bowel [...]
Do you have irritable bowel syndrome and have recently vomited, noticing a greenish color to what came out of you? Sometimes, a person with irritable bowel syndrome will vomit and notice that there is a [...]
Irritable bowel syndrome is diagnosed only after all other causes of your symptoms are ruled out; can a swollen belly be caused by IBS? If you have irritable bowel syndrome, you may have noticed that [...]
If you have irritable bowel syndrome, you may have noticed that sometimes your stools fill the toilet bowl like a mound of pebbles. What can pebbly stools mean, at least if you have IBS? “Stools [...]
While some people with microscopic colitis have it chronically "all the time," is it possible that a lucky few might get a flare only once in their entire life? I was inspired to cover this [...]
If you bite down on a hard piece of food with enough force like a cold chunk of solid chocolate, this can lead to a clicking noise in your jaw. “It is not uncommon to [...]
A TMJ disorder expert explains if this is necessarily painful, or if this can present with no pain at all while still causing movement problems. Is it possible to have a TMJ disorder (known as [...]
What’s really going on if your only symptom is a grating or clicking sound in your jaw when you chew, open or close it? Is your jaw suddenly clicking or making a grating sound, but [...]
Women and men are so different and this includes with angina symptoms. Angina is when the heart muscle does not receive adequate blood flow (and therefore oxygen), as a result of narrowed coronary arteries. The [...]
An ear, nose and throat doctor explains what causes a dry cough with white phlegm, and what you can do. “The most common cause of a dry cough with occasional white phlegm is acid reflux,” [...]
Difficulty breathing through the nose can be a pretty frightening experience when you swear you don't have typical nasal congestion. What may initially come to mind is the onset of a heart attack, since most [...]
A hoarse voice can have many causes, and this includes acid reflux, laryngeal cancer and an aortic aneurysm. Have you been bothered by a hoarse voice lately that doesn’t seem to have a cause such [...]
If you suffer from a foul taste in the back of your throat, read what this ear, nose and throat doctor has to say about this annoying problem. Have you been suffering from a foul [...]
An ear, nose and throat doctor explains causes of constant throat clearing, and what can be done about this. Constant throat clearing isn’t just a nuisance to you if you suffer from this, but it’s [...]
An ear, nose and throat doctor explains the causes of a choking sensation in the throat, and what you should do. Have you been experiencing a choking feeling or sensation in your throat? "The most [...]
Often, a ruptured brain aneurysm means quick death, and if not, permanent brain damage. But these burst blood vessels do not always have to be lethal. Surviving a Ruptured Brain Aneurysm “The sooner the presence [...]
Could a brain aneurysm slowly leak or bleed for a few weeks before rupturing? To find out if a brain aneurysm could slowly bleed or leak over a period of up to three weeks before [...]
Despite how common total knee replacement is, many patients end up with failed or loosened hardware that causes pain and crashes their hopes of regaining mobility. Approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with [...]
If you have a failed or loosened knee replacement, wouldn't it be fantastic if this could be fixed without surgery -- a conservative treatment that can resolve this problem? To go through another invasive surgery, [...]
Did you get one fasting glucose reading over 100 and under 126 and are now panicking that diabetes will soon be a part of your life? “One individual reading of a fasting glucose over 100, [...]
Here are several simple things you can do to help prevent or eliminate shoulder pain from barbell squats. “Shoulder pain while barbell squatting is a common problem in people with shoulder pathology,” says Joseph Ciccone, [...]
Top 5 Causes of a Burning Type of Pain in the Heels “Burning pain in the heel can be an array of problems,” says Joseph Ciccone DPT, CSCS, a doctor of physical therapy and certified [...]
A dermatologist weighs in about what a blue mole most likely means and if this can signal melanoma. “Yes, some moles will appear blue in a clinical exam and they are called blue nevus moles,” [...]
“In a small number of cases, melanoma can start out as an age spot, but typically a melanoma looks darker, is more asymmetrical, has more variation in brown color, making it look darker, and is [...]
Here is a really simple way to tell if one of your moles is getting bigger -- even a very tiny dot of a mole. No apps required! You need only two simple items. The [...]
“Plantar fasciitis is also commonly called ‘heel spur.’ but the two conditions are not the same,” says Bob Thompson, certified pedorthist, executive director of the Institute for Preventive Foot Health. A pedorthist is a medical [...]
That heel pain that's been bothering you lately just may indeed be caused by a stress fracture. “Fractures and bruises can create pain in the heel,” says Bob Thompson, certified pedorthist, executive director of the [...]
Do you dread getting out of bed every morning due to really nasty heel pain? Does it almost feel like you're stepping on hot coals? “A sharp burning pain in the heel area is one [...]
There is a cause of hurting feet after sitting that may surprise you. Are your feet in pain or sore after you've been sitting for a while, such as while using a computer, at the [...]
Don’t dismiss arthritis or fibromyalgia as possible reasons your feet hurt after sitting, even though you may have read that a likely cause is plantar fasciitis. Here is what Bob Thompson, certified pedorthist, executive director [...]
There are three very likely causes of burning pain in the arch of one’s foot. “If the burning pain in the arch is toward the heel area on the plantar surface (underside) of the foot, [...]
Don't blow off that burning in your feet. This can mean a life-threatening condition. Don't assume that feet don't show symptoms of serious disease. “Burning feeling in the feet can be an indication of neuropathy [...]
Here are reliable strength tests for the quadriceps if twitching muscles have you scared. As a former personal trainer, I’ve come up with excellent ways to test the strength of your quadriceps muscles. Strength test [...]
The cause of sudden weakness of an arm and leg on one side of the body isn’t necessarily a stroke. If unexplained arm and leg weakness are happening to you, ask yourself if, in the [...]
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