Plant seeds soaked in water swell and become several times as large as before soaking. Why does this happen? Explain why a pregnant woman does not ovulate? How is this related to how the birth control pill works? Describe the sodium-potassium pump. ...
Getting a tick bite can happen to anyone while they are hiking, camping, or working outside. You may not even know that you were bitten by a tick! However, these bites can spread bacteria, viruses and parasites that can make you sick and even cause serious diseases. ...
Hemorrhoids This is the most common cause of rectal bleeding, usually the type that stains toilet paper. It happens when veins in your anus and rectum swell. Among the causes: obesity, pregnancy, and straining during bowel movements. It's not an emergency. Along with bleeding, hemorrhoids cau...
Fiber is a vital piece of the wellness puzzle. Fiber provides bulk, suppresses appetite, binds with cholesterol, lowers blood sugar and speeds removal of toxic wastes from the bowels, thereby reducing the risk of constipation, high blood sugar, hemorrhoids, diabetes, cholesterol, heart disease and...
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Hemorrhoids are swollen veins around the anus. They're caused by too much pressure on the anus, like from straining to poop, chronic constipation ordiarrhea, sitting on the toilet for long periods, and a low-fiber diet. Aging and pregnancy can weaken tissues, leading to hemorrhoids. Frequentl...
Diarrheais common for chronic heavy drinkers, but it can also happen when you occasionally drink too much. There may be at least two reasons for this: Fluid overload.The extra fluid in your gut isn’t related to how many ounces you drank. Instead, large amounts of alcohol prompt yourinte...
Those techniques aren’t always enough. Sometimes, you may need surgery. Once the bleeding is under control, you may need to take medicine to keep it from coming back. Takeaways Gastrointestinal bleedingis usually a symptom of an underlying condition such as hemorrhoids, ulcers, or...
Herpes doesn't have a cure, but it can be managed. Doctors prescribe antiviral medications to lessen the number of outbreaks and to shorten the duration and lessen the severity of an outbreak when it does happen. 5. You have an anal fissure or anorectal abscess. Anal fissures are splits...
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