Keeping a Bowel Diary Before Your Fecal Incontinence Appointment: What to Record and Why
A bowel diary before a fecal incontinence appointment is a dated record, usually kept for one to several weeks, of every bowel movement, leak…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,047 plain-language articles across 62 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 Patient Guides.
Mango: Sweet, Yes, and Genuinely Nutritious
Mangoes are genuinely nutritious: one cup of fresh mango provides roughly 100 calories, about two-thirds of a day's vitamin C, nearly 3 grams of…
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How to Get Clear Skin: What Actually Works, According to Dermatology Trials
Dermatology trials show that clear skin comes mainly from treating acne consistently: a gentle cleanser, benzoyl peroxide, an adapalene retinoid, daily sunscreen, and patience…
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Why Immunotherapy Side Effects Can Look Like an Infection: What the Care Team Checks
Immunotherapy side effects can look like an infection because both are driven by inflammation, so fever, cough, diarrhea, and fatigue overlap. Immune related adverse…
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Minimally Invasive or Four-Gland Exploration Parathyroidectomy: How Is the Approach Chosen?
Surgeons choose between a minimally invasive (focused) parathyroidectomy and a four-gland exploration mainly on whether preoperative imaging clearly points to a single overactive gland.…
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How Endoscopic Ablation for Barrett’s Esophagus Is Done and What You Feel Afterwards
A Barrett's esophagus ablation procedure is done during a sedated upper endoscopy: a thin, flexible camera tube passes through the mouth, and a small…
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Questions to Ask Before Laser Treatment for Farsightedness (and What the Answers Mean)
Before laser treatment for farsightedness, ask your care team which procedure they propose and why, how high and how stable your prescription is, how…
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Exercise With Type 1 Diabetes: How Activity Affects Glucose and How Plans Are Adjusted Safely
People with type 1 diabetes can exercise safely, and most guidelines encourage regular aerobic and strength activity. The challenge is that injected insulin cannot…
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Why Blood Cultures and Echocardiography Come First in Endocarditis Treatment
Blood cultures and echocardiography come first because endocarditis is diagnosed by proving two things at once: that bacteria or fungi are circulating in the…
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How Eye Muscle Surgery for Strabismus Works: Loosening, Tightening and Adjustable Sutures
Strabismus surgery realigns the eyes by repositioning one or more of the six small muscles attached to the outside of each eyeball. A surgeon…
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What Results Can You Expect From Sleep Apnea Treatment? Sleep Quality, Energy and Snoring
Effective sleep apnea treatment usually reduces breathing pauses during sleep to a normal range, which in turn tends to improve sleep continuity, daytime alertness…
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Hardware Removal Surgery: When Plates and Screws Should Come Out
Most orthopedic plates and screws are designed to stay in the body permanently and never need removal. Hardware removal surgery is usually considered only…
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Osteoarthritis Treatment Before Joint Replacement: The Non-Surgical Steps Tried First
Before joint replacement, guidelines ask people with osteoarthritis to try a stepwise non-surgical plan: a structured exercise and strengthening program, weight management where relevant,…
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Rebuilding Strength After Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment: Nutrition, Activity and Rest
Recovery after AML treatment usually unfolds over months, not weeks, as the bone marrow slowly rebuilds normal blood cells. Evidence supports three anchors: regular…
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What Are the Risks of Monsplasty? Swelling, Numbness and the Signs Worth Reporting Early
Monsplasty risks are mostly the ordinary risks of any skin-and-fat contouring operation: swelling that can last for months, temporary or occasionally lasting numbness, bruising,…
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Renal Osteodystrophy on Dialysis: Why Session Settings Are Part of the Bone Treatment
Renal osteodystrophy is the bone disease that develops when failing kidneys can no longer balance phosphate, calcium, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone. For people…
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Food Poisoning Symptoms: The Timeline by Culprit and When It Is Serious
Food poisoning symptoms, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhea, and sometimes fever, usually begin between 30 minutes and 3 days after eating contaminated food, depending…
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When Ulcerative Colitis Needs Surgery: Severe Flares, Failed Medicines and Precancer Findings
Ulcerative colitis usually needs surgery in three situations: a severe flare that does not settle with intensive hospital treatment or causes complications such as…
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