Hemorrhoids (piles) are swollen blood vessels that develop inside or around the anus and lower rectum. They form when the small cushions of tissue that normally help control bowel movements
Stress management refers to the range of techniques and strategies used to reduce the impact of stress on the body and mind and to build resilience against future stress.
These terms are often used interchangeably, but they're not quite the same thing. Iron deficiency describes depleted iron stores in the body. Iron deficiency anaemia is what happens once
Syphilis is a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum, spread primarily through vaginal, anal, and oral sex, or through direct contact with a syphilis sore.
Pancreatitis is one of the few conditions covered in this series where getting the safety information right matters more than almost anything else I could tell you.
Sleep apnea (sleep apnoea) is a condition where your breathing repeatedly stops and starts while you sleep, usually because your airway narrows or collapses.
A patient in his early thirties once came to see me convinced he was simply run down from work. He'd been vegetarian for years, felt permanently tired, and had started getting pins and needles in his feet, all put down to stress and poor sleep.
A patient came into clinic last summer holding her arm awkwardly, convinced she'd been bitten by something “much worse than a mosquito.” She was right, in a sense.
