Gastrointestinal and abdominal symptoms and features (4 contents)
Nausea and vomiting (24 contents)
What are healthy ways to deal with motion sickness?
Motion sickness, also known as kinetosis, is a common ailment that occurs when travelling by car, bus, train, ship or plane. It manifests itself by nausea, dizziness, weakness and, in some cases,...
29 May - World Gastrointestinal Health Day
Every year on 29 May we celebrate World Gastrointestinal Health Day. This holiday is initiated by the World Organisation for Gastroenterology (WGO). This initiative aims to draw attention to the...
What do your ears say about your health?
When your ears look a little different, hurt, itch or ring in them it may not necessarily mean an illness related to them, but symptoms of something much more serious.
Salmonella - how dangerous is this bacterium?
We often hear in the media about food recalls due to the detection of salmonella or salmonella poisoning in schools, kindergartens and summer camps. What is this bacterium, how does it get infected...
Symptoms of testosterone deficiency and excess in the body
Testosterone has a number of important functions in the human body. Its excess, as well as its deficiency, can cause many negative dysfunctions in the body.
Vomiting and nausea during chemotherapy - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
During anticancer treatment, proper diet is extremely important. Following the doctor's recommendations (tailored individually depending on the type of cytostat administered) is able to reduce...
Diagnosis of urinary tract diseases - part 3: radiological examinations, renal biopsy
Third part of an article discussing various urinary tract examinations and the basic principles of interpreting the results of these examinations. The most important imaging examinations such as...
Vomiting in children - causes
Discussion of the most common causes of vomiting by different age groups. The importance of diagnosing gastrointestinal malformations and neurological conditions is highlighted.
Probable pregnancy symptoms
Pregnancy symptoms appearing in the first trimester of pregnancy
Excessive iron supply in infant nutrition
An infant's excessive intake of iron can be as harmful as its deficiency. This risk is paradoxically particularly high in children from highly developed countries.
Excessive iron supply in infant nutrition
An infant's excessive intake of iron can be as harmful as its deficiency. This risk is paradoxically particularly high in children from highly developed countries.
Subdural haemangiomas - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Subdural haemangiomas are otorrhised reservoirs of fluid located inside the skull between the dura and arachnoid membranes.
Allergic reaction to preservatives - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
In Western countries, the food industry uses at least 1,500 different substances - both synthetic and of natural origin - as food additives. Many of these can cause allergic or pseudoallergic...
Allergic reaction to preservatives - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
In Western countries, the food industry uses at least 1,500 different substances - both synthetic and of natural origin - as food additives. Many of these can cause allergic or pseudoallergic...
Motion sickness - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Motion sickness is defined as intense discomfort in the form of dizziness, nausea and vomiting, occurring during car, boat or air travel.
Motion sickness - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Motion sickness is defined as intense discomfort in the form of dizziness, nausea and vomiting, occurring during car, boat or air travel.
Lambliosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Lambliosis is a parasitic infectious disease common among children in Poland and other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The cause of the disease is infection with Lamblia intestinalis...
Diet in a child with a tendency to acetonemic vomiting
Acetonemic vomiting is recurrent episodes of persistent vomiting caused by a tendency to increase acetone concentrations in the blood and urine. It is a condition typically seen in children between...
Acetonemic vomiting - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The most common dietary mistakes leading to vomiting in children are the consumption of excessive fatty foods with an inadequate supply of carbohydrates, especially made after a long break from the...
Bloody diarrhoea in a child - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Bloody diarrhoea is defined as the passing of loose stools containing admixtures of fresh blood. According to paediatric definitions, diarrhoea is defined as passing at least 3 or more loose stools...
