For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
If you're experiencing side pain after exercise, rest assured it's quite common, although it can have many different causes, such as a side stitch or delayed-onset muscle soreness. You might also be suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms brought on by your exercise.
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If you're pregnant or have experienced very fast weight loss, you're at risk for developing gallbladder sludge, according to Massachusetts General Hospital. This sludge, which accumulates in the bottom of your gallbladder, can cause more serious gallbladder problems.
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Most people find that fatty liver disease is "silent" -- it doesn't usually produce any symptoms you particularly notice. A given patient might feel a bit tired, or report a pain in her upper right side, right around her liver. But in most cases, she won't feel any adverse health effects from a fatty liver.
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If you're suffering from an itchy skin rash, you may think it results from something you touched. However, you may want to consider dietary factors instead of a contact allergy. It's possible to manifest food allergy or intolerance symptoms in the form of skin rashes.
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If your eyes swell after exercise, you need to see a physician, especially if you have other symptoms such as trouble breathing or hives. You may be suffering from a literal allergy to exercise, a condition that can proceed rapidly to a serious allergic reaction, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.
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Burning fat cells does not cause bad breath by itself, but it's possible that your breath smells bad if your diet of choice to burn fat cells involves a very low-carbohydrate eating program. Low-carb diets can cause a condition called ketosis, in which your breath often smells like the chemical acetone.
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Gallbladder problems occur fairly frequently in people with diabetes, so if you're a diabetic and you've recently had your gallbladder removed, you're not alone. While you tried to cope with your diseased gallbladder before your surgery, you probably needed to cut back on fat in your diet to minimize symptoms.
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People who have gluten sensitivity -- either a simple intolerance to the gluten proteins found in wheat, barley and rye or the more serious autoimmune condition celiac disease -- suffer from a wide array of health problems that range far beyond their digestive systems.
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If your symptoms include red and spotty skin accompanied by muscle pain, weakness and headaches, you might be suffering from several different conditions. You could have the virus mononucleosis and several autoimmune conditions, including lupus and celiac disease.
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If you, a friend or family member has chronic kidney disease, you may be wondering if there is any diet that can help repair kidney damage or reverse the disease. While some forms of kidney disease referred to as "acute kidney injury" or "acute kidney disease" can get better, most kidney disease, known as "
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Peptic ulcer disease and colitis both can cause stomach pain, and you may notice that certain foods seem to irritate your stomach more than others. Orange juice, because of its high acid levels, may bother you if you have ulcers or colitis. Therefore, you may want to drop orange juice from your diet.
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Constipation and headache are very common ailments. If you experience them simultaneously, it's reasonable to wonder if the two are related. Because headaches and constipation are so common, it's entirely possible to have both at the same time coincidentally.
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If you've been lifting weights and working out, it's fairly likely that those workouts have caused the chest pain you're experiencing. Strain and inflammation in your muscles or connective tissue can result in pain that feels like it's centered in your chest.
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If you have a food sensitivity, you may have symptoms that include a sore throat, chronically stuffy nose or even itchy skin. Gluten, a protein found in particular grains, can cause some or all of these symptoms if you're sensitive to it. Gluten also causes a more serious form of sensitivity called celiac disease.
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Just about everyone feels tired at one time or another, and most people occasionally experience constipation, as well. But if you're chronically constipated and you also have fatigue, there may be something else going on.
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Keratosis pilaris, a skin condition colloquially called "chicken skin," usually doesn't raise major health concerns, but it can represent an annoyance for those who suffer from it.
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If you're experiencing breakthrough bleeding during or after exercise, you probably don't need to worry about it.
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Fatty liver disease generally doesn't cause major -- or even noticeable -- symptoms. However, if the disease progresses to cirrhosis of the liver, the damage done to your liver could cause severe abdominal pain and muscle spasms.
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As the rates of obesity and diabetes rise, more Americans also get fatty liver disease, a condition that's closely linked to both obesity and diabetes.
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