Other Problems...
Below are our articles on the subject of Other Problems. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Adult Bed Wetting
Adult bed wetting is an embarrassing condition, but also one that often signals an underlying health concern and therefore should be investigated by a medical...
Anal & Genital Warts
b>Genital Warts, Anal Warts and STD’s /b> br>
Warts are benign cysts or lesions that can occur anywhere on the body. There are over 100 strains of the Human Papilloma...
Anal Bleeding and What Could be the Cause
Anal bleeding, sometimes also called rectal bleeding, is something that no one likes to talk about, but is a signal that something is wrong with...
Belly Button Discharge
The belly button or navel, or more technically the umbilicus, is basically a scar left over form childbirth. This site of the former connection between mother and...
Constipation
Constipation is not something that often comes up in day to day conversation. But no matter how unpleasant it is something that has affected each of us at some point or...
Coping With a Speech Impediment
A little lisp or a slight stammer may be cute in young children, but many teens and adults who suffer from such speech impediments find them downright embarrassing....
Coping With Excessive Skin Tags
Skin tags, also known as acrochorda (or acrochordon, if there is just one), are small, benign tumours which tend to grow where skin rubs together on the body. This...
Coping With Memory Loss
Memory loss can be a frightening, not to mention embarrassing, situation. Not only does it leave you flustered, wondering how in the world you forgot your s...
Coping With Pruritus Ani
Pruritus Ani can be a real pain in the...
Pruritus Ani is the medical term for itching around the anus. The irritation of anal itching or Pruritus Ani is usually...
Dealing With Impetigo
Often thought of as embarrassing condition, impetigo is an extremely common complaint especially amongst young children commonly of pre-school age. It is highly...
Diarrhoea
Like its antithesis constipation Diarrhoea may not be a particular pleasant subject. But the truth is it is problem that almost everybody has had to deal with from one...
Excessive Sweating
You have no doubt heard the expression “don’t sweat it”. But for the millions of people who suffer from Excessive Sweating a real medical condition also known as...
Frequent Urination and How to Treat it
Having to excuse yourself to the bathroom frequently can grow into an embarrassing habit. But worse than being embarrassing, frequent urination...
Herpes and Blisters on the Body
The skin and superficial tissues are at risk from damage from many sources. These can be direct injuries, infections, viruses and other pathogens.
Herpes is a very...
Incontinence
Technically the word incontinence only describes half of a condition. The medical definition of the term incontinence is the inability to voluntarily control the...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome also known as IBS can be a very uncomfortable condition. Fortunately IBS rarely causes any permanent medical harm and it does not lead to any...
Living With and Treatments for Haemorrhoids
No-one wants to admit that they have or have had haemorrhoids, but unfortunately they are a very common disorder and can affect anyone.
They...
Loss of Libido
Loss of libido or the sex drive is far more common in women than men, however decreased sexual appetite does effect both sexes. The are many factors that can influence...
Moles
Though sometimes unsightly and therefore embarrassing most skin moles rarely present any true health risks. In fact there was a time when a mole in a certain place was...
Piles
Piles or haemorrhoids as they are more accurately referred to can be an often embarrassing, sometimes painful problem. Piles are exceedingly common; almost every adult...
Puberty Issues
Puberty no matter when it occurs brings its own set of issues and difficulties. And while every parent laments that their little boy or girl is growing up too fast there...
Thrush
When a woman or her doctor refers to a “yeast infection” they are most likely referring to a case of vaginal thrush. Vaginal thrush is caused by the yeast candida....
Treatments for Snoring
Snoring is one of those health issues that can affect the people around us more than the snorer him or herself. Just ask any spouse who has had to move off to the sofa...
Types of Skin Scars
Everyone is familiar with scars. It is hardly possible to go through childhood without a minor scar or two to show for it. Scars are part of the healing process. Scars...
Unwanted Hair
Unwanted body hair among women is far more common than you might think. Since there is such a social stigma attached to excessive body hair on women most of them take...
What Are Shakes?
Uncontrollable shakes and tremors are not only embarrassing in social situations. In the most extreme cases shakes can have an extremely debilitating effect on...
What Causes Worms and How are they Treated?
No one wants to consider having worms in their body, much less admit that they have lived with or are living with this embarrassing condition. In...
Wind
For the many people suffering from excessive wind, flatulence is no laughing matter. Wind is a normal bodily function. Even excessive wind is unlikely to be indicative...
