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… sexually transmitted can also cause PID. To find out if you have PID, you must be examined by a health care provider and … area outside of the uterus Getting PID again Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome – a rare … the hospital for intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment. You should return to your health care provider 3 to 7 days after …
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… What are the symptoms? Most people with plantar fasciitis have pain when they take their first steps after they get … are important to many health problems. Plantar Fasciitis: Should I Have Surgery for Heel Pain? Actionsets are designed … such as arthritis or a nerve problem such as tarsal tunnel syndrome . What Happens Plantar fasciitis most often occurs …
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… needs. Uses This medication is used to treat symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, including stomach pain, irregular bowels (such as …
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… of Canada: Mpox (monkeypox) . On this page: How it spreads Symptoms If you are exposed to mpox If you become ill If you … form a scab and fall off. If you are exposed to mpox If you have had contact with a person with known or suspected mpox, … public health office  if you think you've been exposed but have not yet heard from public health. Public health does …
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… Vietnamese Your health care provider may request that you have one or more ultrasound scans during your pregnancy. … with a full bladder. At what stage of my pregnancy should I have a prenatal ultrasound? Your physician, midwife … blood tests to determine your baby's chance of having Down syndrome (DS), Trisomy 18 or an open neural tube defect. …
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… risk of complications from traveller's diarrhea if you: Have a weakened immune system Have chronic renal failure … Have insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Have inflammatory bowel disease What is traveller’s diarrhea? Traveller's … people with thyroid problems, or known iodine sensitivity should not use iodine drops to disinfect water. Commercially …
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… work for future infections. Rifaximin is also used to treat irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. It is also used to prevent a brain …
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… If you stop breathing, choke, or gasp during sleep, you may have a problem called sleep apnea, which can be serious. For … that are important to many health problems. Sleep Apnea: Should I Have a Sleep Study? Cause You snore when the flow … footnote 2 Snoring may progress to upper airway resistance syndrome or sleep apnea , a serious condition. For more …
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… food or a non-food item gets stuck along the way, you may have pain when swallowing or trouble swallowing, even when … in the upper digestive tract. Magnets can stick to the bowel and cause a blockage or a hole to form. An object with … come to. But unless something else is wrong, these symptoms should pass pretty quickly and you should soon feel about as …
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… that can sometimes move around to your back or right shoulder blade. Other symptoms include: Nausea or vomiting. … 6 hours, particularly after meals. Older people may not have fever or pain. Their only symptom may be a tender area … may need no treatment. For mild cases, treatment includes bowel rest, fluids and antibiotics given through a vein, and …