What a Balanced Diet Really Means: Food Groups, Portions and a Simple Daily Template
A balanced diet is an eating pattern that gives your body enough energy and all essential nutrients in proportions that support long-term health. In…
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Acibadem Health Blog
463 plain-language articles across 34 topics — symptoms explained, nutrition, lab results, medical technology and everyday wellbeing — written by Dr. Şule Eren, published daily by the group behind 45 hospitals and clinics in Türkiye, Bulgaria, Serbia, Netherlands and North Macedonia. For clinical guidance on a condition or procedure, see the Health Library.
Marasmus: The Severe Malnutrition Explained, Its Signs and How It Is Treated
Marasmus is a severe form of undernutrition in which the body runs so short of calories that it burns its own fat and muscle…
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Hypermetropia (Long-Sightedness): Symptoms, Causes and Every Correction Option
Hypermetropia, also called hyperopia, long-sightedness or farsightedness, is a common focusing error in which the eye is slightly too short or its cornea too…
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Dysentery: Symptoms, Causes, How It Differs from Diarrhoea and When Treatment Is Urgent
Dysentery is diarrhea that contains blood or mucus, most often caused by an intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria (bacillary dysentery) or the parasite Entamoeba…
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Trapped Gas in the Chest vs Heart Pain: How to Tell Them Apart and When to Call Emergency Services
Trapped gas in the chest usually causes sharp, shifting, crampy pain that eases after burping, passing gas, or moving, and it often comes with…
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Pain in the Upper Left Abdomen: What Sits There, the Common Causes and When to Worry
Pain in the upper left abdomen most often comes from the stomach (gastritis, indigestion, an ulcer), trapped gas in the bend of the large…
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Pain on the Right Side of the Abdomen: Organ-By-Organ Causes and the Signs That Need Urgent Care
Pain in the right side of the stomach most often comes from the gallbladder, liver, appendix, right kidney, or the bowel, and less often…
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Hepatomegaly: What an Enlarged Liver Means, Its Causes and the Tests That Follow
Hepatomegaly is the medical term for an enlarged liver. It is a finding, not a disease: something has made liver tissue swell, fill with…
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Steatorrhea: Why Stools Turn Pale, Greasy and Floating, and What It Says About Digestion
Steatorrhea is stool that contains excess undigested fat. It typically looks pale, bulky and greasy, may float, leaves an oily film in the toilet…
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Mucus in Stool: Normal Amounts, Causes That Need Attention and When to See a Doctor
A small amount of mucus in stool is normal. The lining of the bowel produces mucus around the clock to protect itself and keep…
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Foamy Urine: Common Causes, When It Signals Protein Loss and the Tests That Follow
Foamy urine is usually harmless: a strong stream, concentrated urine after a night's sleep, or toilet-bowl cleaner can whip up bubbles that vanish within…
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White Spots on Skin: The Common Causes, from Fungal Patches to Vitiligo, and What Helps
White spots on skin most often come from a handful of common, non-dangerous causes: a yeast overgrowth called tinea versicolor, faded patches left behind…
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Heat Rash: What It Looks Like, Why It Happens and How to Calm It Safely
Heat rash, also called prickly heat or miliaria, is a cluster of tiny bumps or clear blisters that appears when sweat is trapped beneath…
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Sebaceous Cyst: Causes, Symptoms, When It Needs Removal and What Not to Do at Home
A sebaceous cyst is a slow-growing, noncancerous lump under the skin filled with keratin or oily material. Most of them are actually epidermoid cysts,…
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Dysphoria: What the Term Means, How It Differs from Depression and When to Seek Help
Dysphoria is a state of profound unease, dissatisfaction or distress; it is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Depression is a clinical condition in which…
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Pyrexia: The Medical Term for Fever, Its Grades and Causes, and When It Becomes Dangerous
Pyrexia is the medical term for fever: a body temperature of about 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, driven by the brain raising its thermostat in…
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Dizzy After Eating: Why It Happens, Postprandial Hypotension and When to See a Doctor
Feeling dizzy after eating most often comes from a temporary drop in blood pressure as blood shifts toward the digestive system, a condition called…
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Diaphoresis (Cold Sweats): What Excessive Sweating Can Signal and When It Is an Emergency
Diaphoresis is sudden, heavy sweating that the surroundings do not explain: no heat, no exertion, often with cool, clammy skin. It is a sign,…
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