When you have both a cough that won't go away and back pain, you're in a lot of agony. And for some people, coughing or even clearing their throats with force can cause back pain.
As a family practice, We at MOM stress the importance of our patients being knowledgeable and taking charge of their own sexual health.
Both ulcerative colitis (UC) and diverticulitis affect the digestive tract, and although their symptoms may be similar, they are in fact two separate illnesses.
If you ignore chronic heartburn and related symptoms like burping and regurgitating stomach acid, trouble getting food down, hoarseness, or choking, your chance of getting erosive esophagitis (EE) goes up.
In a culture where fatty, rich, and spicy meals are prized, it's not unexpected that some people have occasional heartburn. However, an excess of them can cause acid reflux, which in turn can cause gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which in turn can cause erosive esophagitis (EE)
A colectomy is a type of surgery in which part of the colon is taken out to treat UC and other types of colon cancer. In some cases, the big colon is taken out in its entirety.