LASIK or laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis is a surgery, used to change the shape of the cornea in order to achieve better vision. Through this, vision correction for farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism can be done and the person can be free from using the glasses or contact lenses. This procedure has gained popularity of late, [...]
Many of us eat too fast and swallow air with food. This can lead to excessive burping or excessive belching; causing embarrassment when there are others around. It can also create problems in our digestion and further down the line, our intestines will pass on this air in the form of gases which [...]
We’ve all burped or belched from time to time. It’s a normal part of bodily functions and simply means there is gas in the stomach. Babies must be “burped” while very young because they can’t do it themselves and suckling milk (whether from a bottle or a breast) causes them to swallow air.
Aerophagia is a [...]
Aerophagia is defined as a condition when a person swallows too much air. This air is usually goes to the stomach. People with Aerophagia are believed to have excessive belches due to air swallowing. You probably also heard terms like constant or chronic belching or burping. These conditions are closely related to aerophagia but not [...]
Urinary tract infection, or UTI, is colonization of microorganisms in the urinary tract in such an amount and such a way that damages or symptoms are produced. When only the urethra and the bladder is affected, it is called lower urinary tract infection. When the ureters and the kidneys are affected, the name used is [...]
Yeast infection is the colonization of yeast fungi in body areas in such an amount and such a way that damages or symptoms are produced. Usually the yeast invades only body cavities and the lining of these cavities, but can in serious cases grow into deeper tissue layers.
Yeasts very often infect the vagina and [...]
By edema excessive fluid gather in body parts or greater areas of the body, making the areas swollen. Edema is most often a problem in the legs, but can occur anywhere in the body.
There are several types of edema, and many cases are also a mixture of more than one type. By lymphedema the drainage [...]
By constipation hard stool assembles in the lower colon or rectum without coming out in due time. This causes the stomach region to engorge, causes diffuse discomfort and sometimes sharp pain. When the hard stool eventually pass out it can overstretch the tissue in the anal region and tear up the mucosa and skin in [...]
What cause acid reflux disease, its symptoms and treatments
Acid reflux is the common term for gastro esophageal reflux disease or GERD, the condition of abnormal reflux that causes mucosal damages. This disease can affect both adults and children or infants, but gives high vulnerability to pregnant women, smokers and people who doze off right after [...]
Simple Ways to Stop Acid Reflux
Several millions of people are being struck by Acid Reflux disease – adults, children, and even infants cannot escape from its affliction.
Basically, the Acid Reflux or heartburn pertains to the disease caused by upflowing of the acid from the stomach up to the throat.
Scientifically, the process occurs when there is [...]