If you or your children have ever had an upset stomach or diarrhea, you may have been instructed to follow a low fiber diet called “BRAT”. The acronym BRAT stands for banana, rice, applesauce and toast.

Spider veins, named so due to their spider-like configuration, are small, dilated blood vessels that primarily appear on the face and legs. They sometimes cause pain and a burning sensation.

Smoking can damage the lungs and affect lung capacity, making it difficult to breathe. The lungs contain tiny air sacs called alveoli where oxygen is transferred from inhaled air to the blood, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Muscle twitches are brief, painless, involuntary movements of parts of muscles. Some are visible under the skin, others are just felt. Disorders affecting any part of the nervous system that controls movement, or the muscles themselves, can result in muscle twitches.

Diarrhea and stomach pain are often present together in children, especially when the diarrhea is caused by bacteria or a virus. The website Keep Kids Healthy says that most cases of diarrhea resolve on their own, and a parent can make the child comfortable at home while she's sick.

Sometimes, you just feel drained, tired and hungry. However, you must be able to tell when those feelings are just that, or something more serious that may affect your health. Understanding the basic symptoms and signs of fatigue and those of excessive hunger help you to listen to what your body is telling you.

Massage therapy is a manual treatment where a therapist presses, rubs and manipulates the muscles and other soft tissues. Therapists generally use their hands and fingers, but there are several tools that may be used as part of a massage therapy treatment.

Cancer that arises in the jawbones is termed primary jaw cancer. Examples of primary jaw cancer include malignant giant cell tumors, Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma. Alternatively, cancers arising from other tissues can spread to the jaw. This is secondary jaw cancer.

Pain the arch of your foot can have several causes, including plantar fasciitis, posterior tibial tendinitis and medial tibial stress syndrome, according to Podiatry Today. As the "British Journal of Sports Medicine"

Amoxicillin is a chemically modified version of naturally occurring antibiotic penicillin, derived from Penicillium mold. Compared to penicillin, advantages of amoxicillin include better absorption from the digestive system and effectiveness against a broader range of bacteria.

Staphylococcus aureus (staph) is bacteria many of us carry in our nose and on our skin that doesn't usually cause a problem. When the skin is cut or punctured however, staph can enter the body and cause cellulitis, folliculitis, boils, impetigo and scalded skin syndrome.

Nematodes are small worms found in water, soil, plants and animals, and there are roughly 10,000 known species throughout the world. While some nematodes are free-living, others are parasitic and need other organisms (called hosts) to keep themselves alive.