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Sepsis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Sepsis is a serious condition in which the body responds improperly to an infection. The infection-fighting processes turn on the body, causing the organs to work poorly. Sepsis may progress to septic shock. This is a dramatic drop in blood pressure that can damage the lungs, kidneys, liver and other organs. When the damage is severe, it can lead to death. Early treatment of sepsis improves ...
Chart of high-fiber foods - Mayo Clinic
The suggested amount of daily fiber depends on your age and how many calories you take in each day. Current dietary guidelines for Americans suggests that people age 2 and older get 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories in the daily diet. For children ages 12 months through 23 months, the guidelines suggest getting 19 grams of fiber a day. In the charts below you'll find common foods and ...
Urinary tract infection (UTI) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Learn about symptoms of urinary tract infections. Find out what causes UTIs, how infections are treated and ways to prevent repeat UTIs.
10 ways to control high blood pressure without medication
If you have high blood pressure, you may wonder if you need to take medicine to treat it. But lifestyle changes also play an important role in treating high blood pressure. Controlling blood pressure with a healthy lifestyle might prevent, delay or lessen the need for medicine. Here are 10 lifestyle ...
Fibromyalgia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition that involves widespread body pain. The pain happens along with fatigue. It also can involve issues with sleep, memory and mood. Researchers think that fibromyalgia affects the way the brain and spinal cord process painful and nonpainful signals. That increases your overall sensitivity to pain. Symptoms often start after a triggering event. Triggers can ...
Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks - Mayo Clinic
The body needs cholesterol. But having too much cholesterol in the blood raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Statins block an enzyme the liver needs to make cholesterol. This causes the liver to remove cholesterol from the blood. While statins are effective and safe for most people, they have been linked to muscle pain, digestive problems, and mental fuzziness in some people. Rarely ...
Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that causes breakdown of the protective covering of nerves. Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms. It's also known as MS. In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers, known as myelin. This interrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body ...
Chronic kidney disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
I'm Dr. Andrew Bentall, a kidney doctor at Mayo Clinic. I look after patients with kidney disease, either in the early stages, or with more advanced kidney disease considering dialysis and transplantation as treatment options. In this video, we'll cover the basics of chronic kidney disease. What is it? Who gets it? The symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Whether you are looking for answers for ...
Water: How much should you drink every day? - Mayo Clinic
Exercise and water If you do activities that make you sweat, you need to drink extra water to make up for the fluid loss. It's important to drink water before, during and after a workout.
Crohn's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
While they do not cause Crohn's disease, they can lead to inflammation of the bowel that makes Crohn's disease worse. Complications Crohn's disease may lead to one or more of the following complications: Bowel blockage or obstruction. Crohn's disease can affect the entire thickness of the intestinal wall.
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