do i have ibs or something else
in the last few months i have put on a lot of weight, i have bouts of diarrea bloating tiredneaa and mouth ulsers, i have had a fasting blood test to check my cell count thyroid and to test to see if i am diabetic but they all came back clear. I also bring up alot of gas and have heart burn . My...
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Periods have still not returned
I was on the depo for 12 weeks and had my last one in june 2009 and came off it july 2009 and i have still yet to have a period and just keep getting pains and swollen breasts .. does anyone have any idea how long it takes to have another period?
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Low-carb diet has same weight loss but better BP control than drug/diet combo
A new randomized study comparing 1) a low-carbohydrate diet with 2) combination of weight-loss drug, orlistat (Xenical), and a low-fat diet has found that both strategies produced similar weight loss over a one-year period. The low-carb diet, however, also produced a significant improvement in...
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Aspirin Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer Metastasis and Death in Half
Following the findings on the effect of aspirin on colorectal cancer, researchers discovered aspirin can also reduce cancer recurrence and death in breast cancer patients. Investigators evaluated the data from the Nurses’ Health Study, which included 4,164 female nurses aged 30 to 55 who were...
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Grandad ill drained headache lightheaded weightloss mystery
Hello everyone, As the title says my Grandad has been ill since Christmas and despite ongoing tests, they have yet to find an answer. He came down with virus like symptoms (headache, light headedness, tiredness, loss of appetite, joint pain, heavy night sweats, temperature) and also discoloured...
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after laxative abuse
hi i have been taking laxatives now for over two years. About eight months ago i started feeling really ill. I have no energy and my whole body aches constantly. after numerous blood test done at my doctors all were clear, but after three months i have now been diagnosed with m e. I havent told the...
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difference between crohn's disease and ibs
Hello, good people. My husband has been diagnosed with crohn’s disease last week. I am not sure I quite understand the concept of this disease. I would like to know the difference between this disease and ibs – inflammatory bowel disease. Are there any? I was hoping some of you could...
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discoid lupus on legs
I have discoid lupus on my legs, something which is very annoying at best and quite life limiting at worst. I would really like to hear from other people who have the same condition, and I would like to know everything possible about different treatments and how they have worked for you. Even if it...
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international autoimmune hepatitis group report
Someone from another autoimmune hepatitis group I am on told me that there has been a recent international conference about autoimmune hepatitis. Apparently that produced a group report, which I can find no info about anywhere on the web. Perhaps I am just not looking in the right places? Do you...
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Possible Phimosis, not sure?
This is hard to describe, my condition, so I'm going to do the best I can so you can visualize it. I can "fully" retract my foreskin when flaccid, with relative ease, but the foreskin actually merges with the underneath skin, just a centimeter or so underneath the bottom of the glans, if that makes...
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