Adequate dietary fiber should prevent hemorrhoids. But if you have trouble with them anyway here's what to expect from a doctor visit and the treatment your doctor may recommend.
Topical pain relievers direct the medication directly at the source of pain rather than circulating throughout you body. Some medications are multi-modal meaning they treat more than one symptom.
If you're one of the multitude of people effected by arthritis it is possible to keep it from getting worse even though there is no cure at present. The Docs recommend maintaining a healthy weight and staying active with low impact exercise.
Cardiologist Michael Heffernan joins the Docs to answer their questions about high cholesterol including; what is cholesterol, why do I need it, what causes it to be to high, how can I control it?, when should I use medication and will medication really help me live a longer healthier life?
Currently there is no definitive evidence that glucosamine is effective for treating arthritis but there is a consensus that it is not harmful. The docs suggest if you're taking it and want to see if it is really helping, stop taking it for a while. If you're not taking it you can give it a try and maybe you will have a placebo effect even if there is no medicinal effect.
Every year the Docs see people with broken limbs from falling off ladders while putting up Christmas lights. Then they spend their holidays in a cast. The Docs recommend; hire someone to do it for you or use ground based lighting such as spotlights.
The docs confirm what you already know in you bones. Weather changes cause joint paint if you suffer from arthritis. What they know that you don't is; why.
Spinal anesthetics inhibit nerve signals to the lower half of the body. That includes signals to the bladder directing it to contract. As a result a patient may have difficulty urinating. Treatment is generally the temporary use a catheter.
