Can Your Swollen Stomach Be Caused by IBS?
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 [...]
Why Does IBS Cause Tiny Pieces of Pebbly Poop?
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 [...]
Can a Microscopic Colitis Flare Occur Only Once?
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 [...]
Can Biting Hard Food Cause Jaw to Make Clicking Noise?
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 [...]
Are TMJ Disorders Always Painful or Can They Be Painless?
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 [...]
Can Grating, Clicking Jaw Noise Be the Only TMJ Symptom?
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 [...]
Angina Symptoms in Men Compared to Women
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 [...]
Dry Cough with White Phlegm: Causes, Treatment
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,” [...]
Trouble Breathing Your Through Nose? Should You Worry?
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 [...]
Hoarse Voice Causes: from Cancer to Reflux to Enlarged Aorta
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 [...]
Foul Taste in Back of Throat: Causes, Solutions
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 [...]
Constant Throat Clearing: Causes, Solutions
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 [...]
Choking Sensation in Throat: Causes, Solutions
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 [...]
Brain Aneurysm: Surviving a Rupture with Fast Treatment
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 [...]
How Long Can Brain Aneurysm Leak or Bleed Before Bursting?
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 [...]
Are You At Risk for a Failed Knee Replacement Joint?
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 [...]
Can a Loose Knee Replacement Be Fixed Conservatively?
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, [...]
Can a Single Fasting Glucose Over 100 Mean Prediabetes?
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, [...]
Do Barbell Squats Hurt Your Shoulders? Pain Prevention Tips
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, [...]
Burning Heel Pain: Five Harmless Causes
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 [...]
Does a Blue Mole Mean Possible Melanoma?
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,” [...]
Can an Age Spot Turn into Melanoma? Yes, Says Doctor
“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 [...]
How to Check if Your Moles Are Getting Bigger
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 Pain vs. Heel Spur: Symptom Comparison
“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 [...]
Can a Stress Fracture Cause Heel Pain?
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 [...]
Why Your Heels Hurt Like Mad Stepping Out of Bed
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 [...]
Why Feet Hurt After Sitting: Circulation Problem, Solution
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 [...]
Pain in Feet After Sitting May Be Arthritis or Fibromyalgia
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 [...]
Burning Pain in Arch of Foot: 3 Possible Causes
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, [...]
Can Burning Feet Be Caused by a Serious Disease?
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 [...]
Twitching Muscles: Strength Tests for Quadriceps
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 [...]
Cause of Sudden Arm, Leg Weakness on One Side of Body
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 [...]
Ripping Chest Pain: Get to ER ASAP! This Could Kill You
Ripping, Stabbing Chest Pain that Suddenly Occurs: Get to ER, Stat A stabbing, severe kind of chest pain that suddenly comes on isn't necessarily caused by a heart attack. But this doesn't mean it can't be [...]
Can Severe Persistent Chest Pain Be Caused by Cancer?
Persistent and especially severe chest pain usually gets people worrying about their heart, but this symptom can also be caused by cancer. “Chest pain is abnormal and important and must be reported to a doctor,” [...]
Chest Pain with Hoarse Voice: May Be Cancer or Aortic Aneurysm
Have you been experiencing a hoarse voice and chest pain? If your chest pain and hoarse voice seem to be connected to each other, and even if they don’t seem related, this can indicate a [...]
Symptoms You Can Expect After Coronary Bypass Surgery
How can the coronary bypass patient know which are normal postoperative symptoms and which ones warrant a trip to the emergency room? Is the line fuzzy here? My mother had quintuple bypass surgery, and there [...]
Severe Chest Pain from GERD Can Mimic Heart Attack Feeling
The chest pain from GERD can feel just like the chest pain that occurs during a heart attack or one that's about to occur. GERD is a very common condition. Unfortunately, the chest pain that [...]
BRAIN BLEED from Concussion Can Mean Subdural Hematoma
Bleeding in the brain, namely a subdural hematoma, can result from getting hit in the head or hitting your head in a fall. “Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can produce hemorrhages (including subdural, epidural and subarachnoid) [...]
How Healthy Are You? How to Check Your Urine
There are quite a few causes of different urine color—including cancer. This is why you should regularly inspect your pee. Guidelines for Checking Your Urine Get in the habit of checking your urine. This does [...]
Twitching Muscles (Fasciculations): Your Headquarters for Answers
This site contains DOZENS of articles that answer questions about twitching muscles and benign fasciculations. On this site you will find a WEALTH of information that addresses just about every conceivable question about twitching muscles, [...]
