Illness (sometimes referred to as ill-health or ailment ) is a state of poor health . Illness is sometimes considered another word for disease . Others maintain that fine distinctions exist. Some have described illness as the subjective perception by a patient of an objectively defined disease.
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User : hi, i m 33 yrs.
User : till the age of 30 , i was per fectly ok and confident to speak to people and in public
User : but from last 3 years i am getting dead nervous, heart beats faster, mouth...
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User : I have some problem related to intercourse, is this right place to ask?
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User : I am married from last 4 years and have a baby of nine...
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User : I just have a question, my daughter passed away on August the 8th.
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User : When I found her there was water coming out of her...
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User : I am having a problem sleeping due to recent illness
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User : I am 35, I got sick with the flu last Mon Dec. 1. In addition...
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how come right after i have sex i throw up and feel very sick??
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Hi I m a 21 year old female without any chronic illness or acute illness . I have frequent earache like a pin pain and I usually have headache (at least once a week) for almost a year. My earache problem is getting worse. It just occurs a several times per hour. What s wrong with me?
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Hi.i suffer with apsis in my gums very often.before the apsis can originate i suffer with a sore throat and ear ache? Please advise what causes these apsis????and what can i do to prevent this??in the last year i suffered with like 5 apsis each time visiting the dentist then going on antibiotics ,exactly a month ago i had a terrible apsis and...
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my mom is suffering from mental illness for the past 5 years she thinks as if someone is looting everything from ours and something strange will happen always there is a fear angry towards something she is also very adamant she doesnt act like normal people dont mingle with people ,thinks that all were bad. .during the time of depression her...
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MY SIX YR OLD HAS BEEN SICK MOST OF HER LIFE WITH RANDOM, VIRAL ILLNESSES. SHE HAS SYMPTOMS AS FOLLOWS......HEADACHE, FALLING ASLEEP IN CLASS, ABD PAIN, EXTREME HUNGER . NURSE CHECKED HER GLUCOSE AT 130 AFTER SHE HAD HAD LUNCH AT 1030, THEN RECESS AND WAS 80. HER PEDIATRICIAN HAS ORDERED LABS. SHOULD KNOW RESULTS TOMORROW??? ANY IDEAS??
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Hi.i suffer with apsis in my gums very often.before the apsis can originate i suffer with a sore throat and ear ache, Please advise what causes these apsis????and what can i do to prevent this??in the last year i suffred with like 5 apsis each time visiting the dentist then going on antibiotics ,exactly a month ago i had a terrible apsis and...
About 4 days ago I told by my docotor that I have pharyngitis . And was prescribed augmentin to take care of the infection. Along with that I was taking motrin to reduce fever , I was at 102-103.8. I woke up two days ago with the feeling that my teeth have shifted and I tasted blood in my mouth. I walked over to the mirror and saw that my gums...
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My husband and I have spend the last month trying to conveive. My cycle is normally 22 days and on track, I got my period today. But something seems off- The past two days my urine has been neon colored (much like the pop Mtn. Dew) and my bood is rather gooey and there is a little brown mixed in there. I haven t have any signs of pregnancy...
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Am I mentally ill? I know that the only way to be sure is to check with a doctor in person, but i m a bit nervous. I ve read online feeling sad, excessive worry or fear, insomnia , change in eating habits, withdrawal from socializing with friends, unable to deal with daily life, display of anger, violence or hostility, thoughts of suicide ,...
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The last couple weeks my face and ears have gotten red and felt like they were burning. Also some nausea . Comes on fast and then seems to go away in a half hour or so. I haven t used anything different on my face but I have been having stress dealing with my moms chronic illness . Could this be a sign of infection? My thyroid dosage has...
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