Abdomen

Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain is a frequent manifestation of disorders of the abdominal organs, but it may also result from disorders in which the primary problem lies outside the abdomen.

Constipation

Constipation occurs when stools become hardened and difficult to pass.

Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea is an abnormal increase in the frequency and liquidity of the stools.

Dysmenorrhoea

Dysmenorrhoea is described as menstrual pain that is severe enough to limit a woman’s normal activities and requires medical attention.

Flatus

Flatus (flatulence) is air or gas in the intestine that is released through the rectum. This gas consists mainly of the odourless gas carbon dioxide.

Haemorrhoids - piles

Haemorrhoids, also known as piles are enlarged veins around the anal canal and can be internal or external.

IBS - spastic colon

IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) or Spastic colon is one of more than 20 functional gastrointestinal disorders.

Heavy periods

Menorrhagia (heavy periods) is a common disorder in which women have an unusually heavy or prolonged menstrual flow.

Nausea and vomiting

Nausea and vomiting have many possible causes, and are not always related to disease of the gastro-intestinal tract.

PMS

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a set of specific physical and psychological features. PMS occurs in the last half of a woman's menstrual cycle.

Urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine. It is not a disease in itself, but a symptom of many different disease processes.

Urinary Tract Infection

Tewnty-five to thirty percent of women between the ages of 20 and 40 years have had urinary tract infections. These infections are caused by the bacterium E.coli.

Vaginal discharge

Vaginitis is infection or inflammation of the vagina.

Worms

Wormlike parasites, called helminths, usually (but not always) live in the gastrointestinal tract (the gut). Some helminths can also infect the bloodstream or tissues.