turn to your healthcare provider. Your provider may recommend one of these over-the-counter medications for you during pregnancy, such as a stool softener, which can help you pass hard stools. But it’s important to remember that these are not a cure for constipation: ...
In some cases, hemorrhoids may develop complications such as blood clots (thrombosis), prolapse, or strangulation. These conditions require medical attention. How long does it take for hemorrhoids to heal? The healing time for hemorrhoids varies depending on their severity and the chosen treatment. ...
One of the first steps is to rule out any underlying physical causes like hormonal imbalance, thyroid issues, low blood sugar, clinical depression, nutritional deficiencies, and even mitral valve prolapse, a condition where the mitral valve leaflets of the heart bulge and cause palpitations. ...
Sometimes internal hemorrhoids prolapse or protrude outside the anus. If so, you may be able to see or feel them as moist pads of skin that are pinker than the surrounding area. These fallen hemorrhoids may hurt because the anus is dense with pain-sensing nerves. Such slipped hemorrhoids usu...
Sometimes internal hemorrhoids prolapse or protrude outside the anus. If so, you may be able to see or feel them as moist pads of skin that are pinker than the surrounding area. These fallen hemorrhoids may hurt because the anus is dense with pain-sensing nerves. Such slipped hemorrhoids usu...
Whipworms: This 1-2 inches long worm can penetrate the intestinal wall and cause bacterial infections, blood in stools, pain in lower abdomen, rectal prolapse, anemia and hemorrhages. Flatworms: Flatworms (a.k.a. fluke) can grow up to 3 inches long. They deplete nutrients from an organ,...
When this happens, the opening of the urethra looks likea small purple or red donutand seems larger than normal. Urethral prolapse happens most commonly to school-aged girls before puberty. The urethra is a narrow tube that connects the bladder with the outside of the body. Urine passes thro...
Pelvic organ prolapse: Frequent urination can be a sign of pelvic organ prolapse. When the muscles and tissues supporting the uterus, bladder, or rectum become weak or loose, the organs can drop from their normal position.8 Pregnancy: When you’re pregnant, it can increase the need to urinat...
I had a Bowel and bladder prolapse. And had a laparoscopy to fix 18 months ago. I had excellent surgeons. I have this last year been experiencing terrible pressure in my bowel/vagina area with the sansation that I need a bowel movement. Alongside this I have been having horrendous pain ...
that they have been paged to go emergently to the obstetric operating room. On arrival, an obstetric surgeon (embedded confederate) explains that the patient has umbilical cord prolapse and requires emergent general anesthesia to facilitate cesarean delivery. Similar to the EmergenCSim™ scenario, ...