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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.
Candidiasis/Thrush
Candidiasis, also known as "Candida" or "yeast", is an infection caused by strains of Candida fungi, especially Candida albicans. Candida normally lives harmlessly in the body
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 is requiring 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
Haemorrhoids are enlarged veins around the anal canal and can be internal or external.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders.
Heavy periods
Menorrhagia 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.
Premenstrual syndrome
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 infection
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.
Septicaemia
Septicaemia is the poisoning of the blood by bacteria, usually through a lung, abdomen or urinary tract infection.
Gastroenteritis
"Gastroenteritis" means inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
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