Headache after straining to hard on the toilet?
First off - don't strain. Make sure you drink TONS of water in the day and add fibre from the chemist, and use a laxative to get things moving if you are still contipated. Once things ARE moving without straining try to keep it that way - use lots of fibre in your diet and WATER !! Cos the straining in the first place is not normal, especially if it is the 'usual' way for you to go. Yes - you could be getting a headache from straining cos you are increasing the pressure in your head. This, every now and then, probably wouldn't hurt anyone. It could cause you to faint - on the toilet. How *nice*. But regularly - you could cause a rupture of little blood vessels in your eyes, or blood vessels in your brain and cause a bleed in your brain, you could damage structures in your brain from the fluid (spinal fluid and blood) building up and being forced into any tiny spaces in and around the brain that it can find. If your headache was/is only when you strain, it is not likely to do anything bad - but not good either - especially if you do this and get this headache several times a week, every time. If it has persisted - the SAME headache kept going and going without stopping after you stop straining.....go to the doctor...NOW. If something extremely serious happened, you wouldn't be walking around or typing Qs on YA. But hey, is it worth the risk? Or...... just take some laxatives SHORT TERM to get things moving, then have lots of water and fibre in your diet to keep things regular. (don't use laxatives long term - eg weeks & weeks as this brings it's own problems along). In short the headache is from pressure in your head.....caused when you strain and cause the fluids in the brain - spinal and blood - to increase & build up in there faster than the body can shunt it out when you are straining. Assuming you just get these headaches when you go and you are straining but the headache goes away when you stop, then.......DON'T STRAIN......get that problem sorted out. Then you won't be constantly putting too much pressure into your head.
I hit my head on the edge of a cabinet pretty hard about 12 hours ago, I feel normal, but there's a bump, should I go to the doctor or ER?
It’s like this: If the bang truly jarred your cranium, particularly at the very top center (tpwards the back slightly) of your skull, then you should have it ‘checked out.’ The concern is that you have triggered and internal response which could, over the course of a few hours or more, cause internal hemorrhaging, and expansion within the brain-case (Concussion). The external swelling (bump) doesn’t really indicate much other than location of the blow. Since it’s been 12 plus hours without dizzyness, or numbness of the limbs (caused by an enlarged brain pressing down on the exit of the nerves at the spinal cord emergence), or tiredness, I personally would go with the camp that states to stay the course. Then again: If you are in a country with a uber-zealous medical coverage, then perhaps this is your chance for a brain MRI with contrast. I think having one of those done on general principles is a good idea, along with a Calcium CT of the heart area. (You may need to complain of temporal headache however,’ And KEEP a copy of the data for future reference!!)
Blood in Stool, 18 years old female.symptoms have been going on for 6 months Wondering what should be done.?
If its bright red, it's coming from the rectum, the brighter the blood, the closer to the opening... You are probably having hard stools, and constipation. The force of pushing out the stool, can create rectal fissures, that will bleed. Is it a substantial ammout, that is visible in the toilet, or just when you wipe? If its only a small amount, don't worry. Just eat fiber rich foods, and drink 8-10 glasses of water daily, also coffee and tea can help with constipation. If you have dark, tarry looking stools, that can be something serious. It's very important that if you do, you tell your doctor, so a hemacult can be done.
What are some symptoms of hemorrhoids?
Hemroid symptoms vary somewhat, but the most common complaint is burning and itching. Rectal bleeding isn’t usually caused by hemroids. Hemroid symptoms also include palpable fleshy lumps around or protruding from the anus, as well as not being able to complete a bowel movement (but not painful bowel movements – that usually indicates something else). Although many people have hemroids, not all experience symptoms. If you experience, any of the following symptoms, you could have hemroids: Bleeding during bowel movements, Rectal bleeding after movement of bowels, Bright red blood found in stool, Mild burning during bowel movement, Protrusion in the course of bowel movements, Itching in the anal area, Pain during bowel movements, Sensitive or painful lump(s) on the anus.
Submandibular (under the tongue) Salivary Stone self removal?
"submandibular (under the tongue) Salivary Stone self removal?" -- You've got the wrong location. If the stone is under your tongue, it's sublingual. If it's below your jaw, it's submandibular (under the mandible). "Oh and when I called the nurse at my doc's office..." -- That wasn't a nurse you spoke to. "Hope this helps anyone out there dealing with a submandibular stone." -- I'm afraid it won't. You've written about salivary stones. The stones are called calculi (singular is calculus). Kidney stones, etc. are all called calculi. It resembled bone, as you noted, because calculi are primarily calcium phosphate and of calcium carbonate. Sialolithiasis is the term for having calculus in a salivary gland. They don't usually come in pairs or multiples. You won't need X-rays. Something like 90% occur in one of the submandibular glands. It's rare to have sialolithiasis in a sublingual gland. If this had been your submandibular gland, as you refer to it, you would probably have required surgical excision. It may never happen again but if it did, an ENT would try doing what you did. If that didn't work right away, the doctor would've told you to increase your fluid intake, suck on sour candy or lemons/grapefruit and massage the salivary duct -- all this in an attempt to increase your saliva flow and remove the calculus without surgery. If you have sialolithiasis a third time, or if you have an infection because of it, you will likely be a surgical candidate for adenectomy. In other words, you did the right thing.
My Dog Randomly Bit My Sister Hard?
Ok so my sister was in the bathroom and my dog Brownie was inside with her. She looked down at him and said "Hi, Brownie!" She said that first Brownie's face looked normal than out of nowhere he shrieked than bit her hard on the hand. It was hard enough to leave a mark and bleed. Brownie's a small mutt that has chihuahua, jack Russell, and dachshund in his blood. After that my sister ran away from him and into her room. Once she came out she saw him waiting outside, looking like nothing just happened. Brownie did the same thing to my sister's boyfriend a few days before that. I want to know what's going on with my dog. He is the most friendly dog I know and never bit a family member before, EVER. My sister's boyfriend thinks that he's traumatized but I find no reason for him to be traumatized. He's sitting right next to me right now, licking my shoulder. What's going on?