Benign Causes of Greasy Oily Stools
A GI doctor describes benign causes of oily or greasy bowel movements. Do your stools look slimy, oily or greasy? If they appear different lately, you should see a gastroenterologist, since only a doctor can [...]
Blood Loss Symptoms of Black Blood in the Stools
“Black stools are often a sign of bleeding from a site in the upper GI tract, such as an ulcer, etc.,” says Michael Blume, MD, a gastroenterologist at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore. What else can [...]
Blood in Stools, No Other Symptoms: Colon Cancer?
Find out if bloody stools can be the only symptom of colon cancer. How likely is it that if you see blood in your stools, but do not have any other symptoms (e.g., unexplained weight [...]
Can Menstruation Be Affected by Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
It’s not true that irritable bowel syndrome can affect menstruation. “IBS, while a disorder that can cause rather inconvenient symptoms, is not a dangerous disease, and is not associated with any increased risk for other [...]
Numb, Burning Foot with Intense Pain: Cause and Solution
Find out what might be causing the debilitating burning in your feet. I fell in love with my husband on the dance floor. Yet, when I was diagnosed with type II diabetes at age 45, [...]
Can Beets Make Stools Almost Black?
Black stools can mean a serious medical problem, so how can you tell if this discoloration is from beets? Have your stools appeared black lately, and did you wonder if this wasn’t from having recently [...]
Black Stools from Colon Cancer vs. Acid Reflux
A doctor addresses the question of how do black stools from colon cancer compare to those caused by acid reflux. I wanted to know if there were distinct differences in the appearance of black stools [...]
Causes of Nausea When Working Out in Well-Fed Athletes
There are several possible causes of nausea that occurs when you work out. Are you troubled by the onset of nausea every time, or almost every time, you put in a good hard workout? And [...]
Causes of Dizziness While Eating in the Elderly
The probable cause of dizziness when an elderly person eats is related to the aging process, says a doctor. Do you know of an elderly person who reports feeling dizzy when they eat (or shortly [...]
Morning Nose Crud: Causes & Solutions
Do you awaken every morning with your nose blocked up with hard goop or crud that can't be blown out? Even in the absence of a cold, a person can suffer from a blocked nose [...]
Can Esophageal Spasms Come in Certain Patterns?
Find out the nature of esophageal spasms in terms of type of contraction... Esophageal spasms are always of interest to those with health anxiety because they can cause severe chest pain. And of course, chest [...]
Why a Spin Class Can Cause Anal/Rectal Bleeding
A doctor explains why a spin class or similar can result in blood all over your panties from anal bleeding. Have you ever gone to the restroom following a spin class, pulled down your underpants, [...]
Does All Your Food Taste Fishy? Possible Causes
What could be the reason everything you eat tastes like fish? More people than you think suffer with the problem of tasting something fishy every time they eat. But what could make “everything you eat” [...]
Can a TCA Peel off a Melanoma?
Find out if it’s possible for a TCA to peel off a melanoma... You may be wondering if even the thinnest melanoma can be peeled off with a TCA treatment. “Melanoma will not be affected by [...]
Causes of Piercing, Stabbing Chest Pain: Get to ER Fast
If you’ve been having ripping, stabbing or excruciating chest pain out of the blue, even if it comes and goes, get to the ER immediately. You may have minutes to live... “Stabbing or ripping chest [...]
Intestinal Gas Bubbles: Sharp, Stabbing Rib Pain Explained
Here’s information on why gas bubbles in the intestines can cause so much pain, including in the rib area. It can stop you dead in your tracks: sudden, stabbing pain in a specific region of [...]
Anus Wax Buildup: Causes and Solutions
Find out what a doctor says about the causes of anus “wax” buildup... Many people want to know what can cause a buildup of “wax” in their anus. Now, what’s really interesting about this question [...]
Doctor Explains Cause of Chest Burning from Running
Find out why hard running causes a burning sensation in your chest. What causes “burning” in the chest (or lungs) from running? “From a digestive point of view, hard running may cause burning in the [...]
How Many Americans Under 65 Get Esophageal Cancer Every Year?
A GI doctor addresses the question of percentage of people younger than 65 years who develop esophageal cancer. ***** Even though esophageal cancer is most prevalent in people over the age of 65, this does [...]
How Long Can Esophageal Spasms Last?
Find out what a gastroenterologist says about how long or short an esophageal spasm might last. ***** You may be wondering for how long or for how brief an esophageal spasm may be. They can [...]
Anti-Seizure Drug Prophylactically after Head Trauma?
A neurosurgeon addresses taking anti-seizure drugs after head trauma even if there are no symptoms, just in case to prevent a seizure. Keppra is an anti-seizure drug that may be given to a patient who [...]
How Soon after a Normal Head CT Can You Drive?
It’s a fair question: For how long should you avoid driving after hitting your head, even though the CT scan is normal and you have no symptoms? You hit your head and that day, get [...]
Chronic Subdural Hematoma Questions Answered by Doctor
Here is where you may find the answers to your symptom questions about chronic subdural hematoma—right from a neurosurgeon. Here are three questions about chronic subdural hematoma symptoms answered by Ivan Mikolaenko, MD, a board [...]
Mortality of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Soon After Drainage?
A certain percentage of people will die soon after having their chronic subdural hematoma drained. The drainage procedure takes only 15 to 20 minutes, yet within 30 days, five percent of patients will be dead. [...]
Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Follow-up CT Scan & MRI Timelines
Find out the ideal timelines for follow-up CT and MRI imaging for a chronic subdural hematoma. A chronic subdural hematoma is typically diagnosed with a CT scan after a patient suffers a head trauma, or, [...]
Can an Entire Glass of Beet Juice Go Undigested?
Just how much beet juice are you seeing in the toilet bowl? Are you one of those individuals, like me, who swears that you’ve emptied into the toilet bowl just about all the beet juice [...]
Can Burping Be the ONLY Symptom of Acid Reflux ?
You keep burping. People around you keep noticing. Could this burping, without any other symptoms, be acid reflux or something else? Burping As the Only Symptom of Acid Reflux “Yes, there is increased salivation and swallowing in [...]
Does Frequency of Heartburn Affect Risk of Esophageal Cancer?
Just how often must you have acid reflux from GERD (heartburn) to be at risk for esophageal cancer? Esophageal cancer is one of the most frightening cancers to have, because its prognosis is poor in [...]
How Stress & Anxiety Cause Acid Reflux
Learn about mechanisms behind stress or anxiety causing acid reflux. You may know full-well that acid reflux can be caused or triggered by anxiety and stress. But just how does this work? “Stress may cause [...]
Cause of White Sticky Slime in Mouth Walls & Prevention
Finally, an explanation for what causes that gooey, white, slimy substance inside the walls of your mouth. As annoying as that white, sticky and gooey substance inside the walls of your mouth is, it’s actually [...]
Under-Eye Wrinkles: Have Surgery; TCA Peel Won’t Work
A TCA peel won’t work for under-eye wrinkles, says a plastic surgeon. A big question out there is: Does a TCA peel work for wrinkles under the eyes? “TCA is an excellent peel, but it [...]
Why Age Spots Can Return after a TCA Peel
Learn how many TCA peels you need in order to get rid of brown (age) spots and why they might return. Age spots typically appear on the face and hands, and they may resemble freckles [...]
Accutane & Rhinoplasty: Plastic Surgeon Gives Instructions
A plastic surgeon gives advice about Accutane following a rhinoplasty (nose job). Accutane is a drug that is commonly prescribed for the treatment of acne. A regular user of Accutane for this purpose may wonder [...]
What to Do about Hard Tip of Nose after Rhinoplasty
A plastic surgeon offers advice about a hard nose tip after a rhinoplasty... It’s common for the tip of the nose to be hard after a rhinoplasty. This is normal, and its occurrence depends on [...]
Breast Spasm Pain after Augmentation: Solutions
Find out what you can do about painful spasms after breast augmentation surgery. “Depending on where the implant was placed, it [pain] could be due to occasional spasms that one would have,” says Allen Gabriel, [...]
Breast Augmentation: Dissolvable Stitches not Dissolving?
A plastic surgeon explains what to do about stubborn dissolvable stitches following breast augmentation. You’ve had breast enlargement surgery and were sutured with dissolvable stitches—but they’re not dissolving. What’s going on here? “Depending on what [...]
Ears Blocked in the Morning: Causes & Solutions
Find out from an ENT doctor what you can do about blocked ears in the morning and what causes this. Ever awaken with one ear “blocked” or both of them? “Causes of blockage in the [...]
Why Ear Pain Can Be Caused by Sinus Problems
If you’ve been wondering if the pain in one or both of your ears can be coming from something wrong in your sinuses, you may very well be correct. But it's important to realize that this [...]
Cause of Dry Mucous Chunks in Nose Every Morning
Learn the cause and solutions to dry mucous chunks in your nose every morning. Regarding what causes chunks of dry mucous to build up in one’s nose overnight and cause a blockage in the morning, [...]
Cause of White Slimy Stuff on Inside of Lips
A physician explains where the white slimy gunk on the inside of lips comes from... Have you experienced a white, slimy, goopy substance on the inside of your lips? “The slimy substance in the mouth [...]