Archive for November, 2009

My sister is in her 6th week but with a lot of abdominal pain?

My sister is in her six week and she has constant abdominal pain. She doesn’t have any other symptoms and the ultrasound shows only a spot which should be bigger if she is in her 6th week. She is sure of the day that she got pregnant.
Any ideas why she still has cramps?
It could be [...]

Finding Natural Arthritis Pain Relief

When you’ve got arthritis, the pain can sometimes be debilitating, and the last thing you want to worry about is whether or not your pain relief is safe. You don’t have the time or energy to read the back of every box and tube of arthritis treatments in your local pharmacy, and it seems that [...]

Chronic Joint Pain Caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a form of chronic joint pain expressed by stiffness, swelling and loss of functionality of the joint.  One thing that is very likely in rheumatoid arthritis is a symmetrical pattern to the pain.  That is, when one knee or hand is involved, the other one will generally be affected as well.  The [...]

is it normal to have abdominal pain the first few months on the pill?

On my second month on the pill i had severe abdominal pain with vomiting but it only lasted 5 hrs and then went away. I didn’t stop taking the pill because it had only lasted 5 hrs and the pain never came back after that. Is this type of pain normal for the first few [...]

Asthma Drugs and Their Known Side Effects

Asthma Drugs and their Known Side Effects
This article contains a listing on the most common asthma drugs including the possible side effects and serious health risks associated with their short term and long term use.
If you are currently taking asthma medication and are experiencing side effects, you should know that there really is a [...]

Neem: the Magic of Mother Nature

Neem is an herb that has been a great assert to human species since thousands of centuries. Neem is extremely useful to humans and this is the reason it is being worshiped in India and is considered as the place where Gods resides. It is said that no evil sprits dares to come near a [...]

Herbal Teas For Crohns Disease

Herbal crohn’s teas can be an effective remedy, and can often be used in conjunction with vitamin supplements and the proper diet to further relieve and prevent gastrointestinal symptoms. Although herbs that are considered beneficial for crohn’s can be taken in forms other than tea (I.E. pills) herbal tea tends to be the [...]

What can I put in a patient’s nursing careplan who has abdominal pain which is not yet diagnose?

I need to make a nursing careplan for an 80 year old patient who has undiagnosed abdominal pain. What are some nursing focuses, actions and rationales that I can put in my careplan?
Pain acute…maybe yes, maybe no same for pain chronic
Nutrition, less then required…probably
Actions would center on pain control, dehydration, n/v control, anemia, [...]

Fact Sheet for Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is one of the worst liver diseases, it affects more that 30.000 people each year, and millions are carrying the hepatitis C virus in their bodies. Unfortunately it also causes quite a large number of deaths.
There are 6 types of hepatitis viruses, and all of them affect the liver in one way or [...]

Tips on Managing the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a disease which manifests very much alike with flu. It gives muscular pains and tiredness, and can disturb the sleep. It can also be characterized by tender spots which are felt mostly in the neck, spine, shoulders and hips. The attachments of muscles to bones are also affected by this disease. Joints seem [...]