Stomach flu, known medically as viral gastroenteritis, occurs when specific viruses attack your gastrointestinal tract. This type of viral infection inflames the lining of your stomach and intestines, resulting in bouts of vomiting and diarrhea.
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Freezing oranges and lemons keeps them fresh, preserves convenient portions of citrus for drinks and recipes -- and ultimately saves money. Citrus fruits contain significant levels of vitamin C, folate and antioxidants that protect your cells from damage.
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Aluminum is a metallic element that makes up about 8.2 percent of the earth’s crust. Since the discovery of cheap processes to extract aluminum from compounds like aluminum oxide and bauxite in the late 1800s, aluminum has been used in a variety industries and products.
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Passing loose stools at least three times daily means you have diarrhea. Acute diarrhea -- which is common, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse -- typically lasts one to two days and alleviates on its own.
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Magnesium is an essential mineral that is found in a variety of foodstuffs, including kelp, wheat germ, almonds and whole grains. However, magnesium can also be taken as a supplement. Magnesium supplements are used to treat magnesium deficiency, and one of the side effects includes loose bowel movements.
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Aloe vera gel is a slick substance from the interior of the thick aloe vera leaf, while aloe latex comes from just under the leaf skin. Applying aloe vera gel topically is generally considered safe, but consuming aloe vera latex or juice extracted from the latex has many disadvantages.
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Lymph nodes are intricately involved in your body's immune response, contributing to your ability to fight off infections. Located in various regions of your body -- including behind your ears -- nodes fill with fluid when you are exposed to a bacteria or virus.
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The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet used to treat intractable epilepsy. The diet has been used as far back as biblical times, although it became a medically recognized therapy for epilepsy in 1921.
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During your pregnancy, your prenatal care provider likely warned you to avoid toxins, such as pesticides and paint fumes, while your baby was developing. After your pregnancy, you may be concerned that a lifetime of living in a polluted world and eating processed foods is leaching toxins into your breast milk.
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Vitamin A is essential for many bodily functions, including healthy hair growth. However, because this vitamin is fat-soluble, your body stores the excess you take in, which can lead to toxicity, and the symptoms of this include hair loss. Along with vitamin A toxicity, many other causes of hair loss are possible.
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Elevated cholesterol can place your heart health at risk. A class of medications called statins help bring your levels into normal range by reducing cholesterol production by your liver.
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Hypertriglyceridemia, the medical name for high triglyceride levels, is common among U.S. adults. According to the National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted from 1999 to 2004, 33.1 percent of participants had a triglyceride (TG) level of 150 mg/dL or higher, while 17.
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After sprinkling table salt on your vegetables and using it to soothe your sore throat, you can use a dash to clean your nose. When it's properly prepared as a nasal solution, table salt can be added to a Neti pot for an inexpensive and effective nasal wash.
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Low levels of potassium in the blood results in a serious condition called hypokalemia. In this disorder, the normal functioning of the heart and muscles is altered.
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Learn how to effectively treat fungal dandruff with our tips and guide. Understand the causes, symptoms, and best treatment options for severe cases of seborrheic dermatitis.
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The medical term for low serum carbon dioxide levels is hypocapnia. It is usually caused by hyperventilation -- known as acute hypocapnia -- but can also result from asthma or hindrances to cerebral autoregulation, which is the disrupted regulation of blood flow in the brain due to tumors, hematomas or injuries.
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Many people joke about gas pain and its usual results, but when gas pain becomes severe it is nothing to laugh about. Sometimes, gas pain can be severe enough to mistake for a heart ailment or back problem.
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Adrenaline and testosterone are both human hormones. Adrenaline, the common name for epinephrine, is a stress hormone produced in similar quantities in both men and women. Testosterone is classically considered a "male" hormone, although it's produced in small amounts in women as well.
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Tubal ligation is preferred by women because of its effectiveness and convenience. It lacks the side effects associated with temporary birth control methods. This procedure is considered a permanent, although sometimes reversible, highly effective method of contraception.
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Fatigue is a feeling of exhaustion and weariness that does not go away with rest. Fatigue is not drowsiness that responds to a good night's sleep. Nausea is the feeling of sickness or discomfort in the stomach that produces the urge to vomit.
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