Sjogren’s Syndrome
Sjogren's syndrome is a disease that mainly means that you become very dry in the eyes and mouth. It is…
Ankylosing Spondylitis – Bechterew’s Disease
Bechterew's disease is due to inflammation, especially in the muscles and joints. You get hurt, get tired and stiff. The…
Transient Toe
If a toe is over the toe closest to it, it is called an overbearing toe. Most often the reason…
Different Long Legs in Children
There are several reasons why children have different long legs. It does not usually cause any trouble if the length…
Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are a common, but usually harmless, problem. It can bleed, itch and sting around the rectum. It can also…
Anal Fissure – Crack in the Rectum
An anal fissure is a wound in the form of a crack at the rectum opening. You notice the crack…
Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammation of the lining of the rectum, but the colon can also become inflamed. Common symptoms…
Crohn’s Disease
Crohn's disease is a disease that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, usually in the small intestine and the first…
Children Pooping on Themselves
Some children poop on, even though they are at the age when children are usually able to control when to…
Umbilical Hernia
Umbilical hernia means that an area on the inside of the stomach near the navel has weakened. A so-called hernia…
Pylorus Stenosis – Narrowing of the Lower Stomach
Pylorus stenosis is a condition that a child under one year may have. The connection between the stomach and the…
Stomach Pain in Adults
You can get a stomach ache for many reasons. The cause can be obvious, for example in case of food…
Heartburn – Gastric Reflux
Heartburn is caused by the fact that the upper abdomen cannot hold completely tightly but permits some gastric juice from…
Dyspepsia – Sensitive Stomach
Dyspepsia is the collective name for various symptoms that you may have in the upper abdomen. For example, you may…
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis means that the liver is damaged and it no longer works properly. Often this is because you have…
Lip Gap, Jaw Gap, Palate Gap – LKG Gap
Some children are born with clefts in the lip, jaw and palate. This usually shortens the LKG gap. LKG columns…
Bladderworm disease – infection with dwarf band worm
Dwarf bandworm is a small bandworm that mammals can have in the gut, especially dogs and foxes. The animals do…