Joint Stiffness

Joint stiffness or pain in the joints can affect one or more joints at the same time. Arthritis, muscle pain, and bursitis is sometimes related to joint stiffness. Many types of conditions and or injuries can cause joint pain. Sometimes joint stiffness (pain) can last more than six weeks, can fallow a blow to the joint, and can (usually) be worse in the morning and improve as the day goes on.

Joint stiffness can be very bothersome because your joints allow you all the marvels of motion. When a joint stiffens, everyday things can become uncomfortable, and or become a challenge.

Allergies

Allergies affect close to 20% of Americans. In 1906 the word "allergy" was coined by the Viennese pediatrician. The world "allergy" derives from the Greek words allos meaning "other and ergon, meaning "work."
Allergy to cats is very common and can sometimes be very severe. Made from cat glands in the skin, cat dander is the main source of cat allergen. This allergen, called Fel D 1, is airborne, and sticks to everything.

Chronic nausea

Nausea is known as an unpleasant feeling that you are going to vomit. Vomiting is the forceful ejection of the stomach contents through the mouth. When vomiting occurs muscles in the abdominal wall contract vigorously to create the pressure necessary for vomiting.
There are many of nausea causes, including bacterial infection, travel sickness, and more, but most people associate nausea with some food they have eaten.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) more

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), is a disorder most commonly characterized by cramping, bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. Irritable bowel syndrome can cause a ton of distress and discomfort, but does not lead to serious disease such as cancer, or harm the intestines.

Stress management, diet, and prescribed medications can usually control the symptoms.
 
One in five Americans, or as many as 20% of the adult population, experiences symptoms of IBS, which makes it the most common disorder diagnosed by doctors.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) more

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a condition which affects the large intestine, the rectum, and the colon. It is a chronic disease which causes inflammation in these parts of the body. The inflammation affects the inner lining of the colon, causing small sores, or ulcers. Crohns disease, and Ulcerative Colitis are together called Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Ischemic colitis more

Ischemic colitis causes part of your colon (large intestine) to become inflamed and injured. Causes of this disease are usually disruptions or declines in blood flow to the colon. This can interfere with the colon's normal functions. This impaired blood flow to the colon may either be brief or long-term.

When someone has Ischemic colitis, the person usually experiences abdominal pain. The pain felt is usually on the left side, but can occur anywhere in the abdomen. Loose stools are often accompanied with dark red clots when one has Ischemic colitis.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFIDS or CFS more

Over 1 million Americans suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Chronic fatigue syndrome is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS). It is a disease which causes you to become so fatigued, or tired, that you cannot perform normal daily tasks. The major symptom of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is chronic fatigue which lasts more than six months. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can be difficult to diagnose.

Poor digestion

The digestive system has an entire path that food and nutrients undergo through the body. This path travels from the mouth and esophagus, to the small and large intestines. Poor digestion leaves the immune system and the body in the same predicament that poor nutrition does: a lack of nutritional factors which support immune functioning and the function of the body. The reason for this is that a poor functioning digestive system has lost some of its ability to turn what the body consumes, into a form the body can use. Belching, distension and abdominal sounds often occur in association with abdominal or epigastric pain.

Acid Reflux Disease more - or GERD more

Acid Reflux disease is a condition in which gastric juices, which contain acid, travel back from the stomach into the esophagus. There are many symptoms that come with Acid Reflux Disease, some of which being: regurgitation, heartburn, difficulty in swallowing, chest pain, dental erosion, hoarseness, and asthma. Acid reflux disease can last several months, and in some cases, longer, if not treated. Usually drug treatment is only needed for a short time, although it may have to be repeated, if symptoms re-occur.

Immune Dysfunction Syndrome

Immune Dysfunction Syndrome is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease. This disease affects an estimated one to two million people, affecting twice as many women as it does men. Immune Dysfunction Syndrome usually associated with tissue destruction or organ damage.

The main symptom of Immune Dysfunction Syndrome is debilitating fatigue for at least six months or more, and forces the patient to reduce activity. Other symptoms include chronic sore throat, tender lymph nodes, impairment of short-term memory, muscle and joint pain, weakness on one side, headaches, low fevers, problems with concentration, sleep disorders, depression and tingling in the legs or arms.