Urinary problems are fairly common among young children. While children are potty training and learning personal hygiene there are several different urinary issues that can occur. Even older school-age children occasionally experience problems. It...
You may think that taking vitamin D supplements is good for you, especially if you wisely use lots of sunscreen when you're outdoors, or you don't eat a lot of dairy foods. But too much of a good thing can be bad for you, and that applies to...
Inflammation or irritation of the prostate gland is a medical condition commonly referred to as prostatitis. Prostate inflammation is most frequently the result of a bacterial infection of the prostate, according to PDRhealth; however, men can...
The HCG diet is a fad diet that requires you to consume about 500 calories per day along with taking human chorionic gonadotropin, also known as the pregnancy hormone. Proponents claim that you can lose, on average, 1 pound per day on the HCG...
Bladder retention, also known as urinary retention, is a secondary medical condition caused by some other illness, such as an enlarged prostate or kidney stones. People suffering from bladder retention will be unable to completely empty their...
While men experience bladder control problems less frequently than women, between 7 and 15 percent of older men suffer from urinary incontinence of other bladder problems, lead author Cindy Maloney-Monaghan reports in an article published in...
Kidneys filter waste products and water from the blood and body, which are excreted during urination. The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, or NKUDIC, says the kidneys also regulate blood pressure, potassium and...
Finding blood in your child's stool or urine may indicate a number of issues. These include illness in your child's digestive tract or injury to the same. Getting to the root of the problem helps you determine whether the blood is a cause for...
Incontinence, or the inability to control urination, is a condition that often results in embarrassment and frequent trips to the bathroom. It can be caused by a variety of factors, including medications or diabetes. While people who suffer...
Tramadol is the generic form of the drugs Ultram and Ultram ER. According to Drugs.com, an online drug resource, tramadol is classified as a miscellaneous analgesic. Tramadol provides pain relief like a narcotic but is not a controlled medication....
Brachytherapy for prostate cancer is a permanent form of internal radiation therapy used to kill cancerous cells in the prostate gland. During this type of surgical cancer treatment, a surgeon implants radioactive seeds into the prostate gland....
The prostate gland is part of the male reproductive system. It produces fluid that enriches and protects sperm. As a man ages, the prostate is prone to enlargement that can become problematic in men over age 60. Complications associated with...
Urinary hesitancy is a term used to describe difficulty starting or maintaining a normal urine stream. While anyone can suffer from urinary hesitancy, it's often a symptom of benign prostatic hyperplasis or BPH. BPH is nonmalignant cell growth of...
Several types of prostate problems can occur in men, particularly as they age. The first, benign prostatic hyperplasia, causes the prostate gland to enlarge beyond its normal size. This condition occurs far more often than the other major prostate...
Ascorbic acid, more commonly known as vitamin C, provides several nutritional benefits. Your body absorbs iron better because of vitamin C, and the vitamin helps make your muscles, bones, blood vessels and tissues function properly. If you do not...
Your bladder is a hollow organ in your pelvis. After you kidneys process fluids, water-soluble wastes are held in your bladder until they are released out of your body as urine. Problems that may arise in your bladder include infection,...
It's out of sight -- but not out of mind -- if you're a man of a certain age. Your prostate gland makes its presence known as you get older, affecting your need to use the bathroom, and possibly posing a cancer risk. It you are a coffee drinker,...
Uretheral stricture is a medical condition characterized by the unusual narrowing of the urethra, the thin tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. Though the symptoms of this condition are similar in both men and women, men are...
Leaky bladder has become an all-encompassing term for urinary problems that involve incontinence. For men, the two most common types of urinary incontinence are known as urge incontinence--the urge to frequently urinate--and overflow incontinence,...
Any kind of pain, pressure, discomfort or burning sensation that occurs during urination should always be evaluated by a physician. The cause of painful urination or dysuria can be diagnosed through a physical exam that includes reviewing the...
The bladder is a hollow, balloon-shaped organ in the pelvic region that stores urine until it is excreted from the body, according to the National Institutes of Health information site Medline Plus. People with bladder problems can experience...
Glutamine also known as L-glutamine is an amino acid that is produced by the body and naturally found in blood plasma and muscles. It is also found in a variety of foods and dietary supplements. According to the University of Maryland Medical...
A urinary tract infection can involve all the organs of the urinary tract: the kidneys, ureters or tubes to the bladder, the bladder and the urethra, or tube from the bladder to the exterior of the body. Though urinary tract infections, or UTIs,...
BPH, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, is a relatively common condition of the male genitourinary system. It involves the enlargement of the prostate gland, occurring most likely in response to age-related hormonal changes. Drugs and...
The prostate is a walnut-shaped gland in the male reproductive system. Located below the bladder and surrounding the urethra, the prostate produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Prostate cancer results from the...
Zyrtec is prescribed to those suffering from seasonal allergies and is recommend for children two years of age and older. It covers both nasal and skin allergy symptoms and is indicated for symptoms due to seasonal allergy culprits like ragweed,...
Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive brain disorder caused by loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. An estimated 500,000 men and women in the United States have Parkinson's disease, according to the National Institute of Neurological...
The prostate, which is located at the base of the penis, is a small gland that is approximately the size of a walnut. The prostate makes the liquid portion of semen. There are a variety of conditions that can affect the prostate, though most of...
People who suffer from inflammation of the joints, such as that experienced with rheumatoid arthritis and another form of the disease called osteoarthritis, may get some relief from symptoms with the brand-name drug Feldene. Known by the generic...
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