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Heel pain depends on its cause:

- Plantar Fasciitis: severe pain in the heel along the sole of the foot to take the first steps after getting up in the morning. This heel pain often disappears after walking, but may return during the last hours of the afternoon.

- Calcaneal spur: much of the general population have heel spurs, but no symptoms. Some people may have tenderness in the heel area empeoracon time.

- Apophysitis of the calcaneus: in children, this condition causes pain and tenderness in the lower back of the heel. Despite pain, no swelling. Read the rest of this entry »

Heel pain is a common symptom with many causes. Usually this pain is a local condition that affects only the foot, sometimes the cause of pain is a systemic disease (whole body) and rheumatoid arthritis, or gout. The most common local causes of heel pain include:

- Plantar fasciitis: a painful inflammation of the plantar fascia, a fibrous band of tissue on the sole of the foot that helps support the arch. Plantar fasciitis occurs when the fascia supports a heavy load or is too stretched. This causes small tears in the fibers of the fascia, where the fascia meets the heel bone. Read the rest of this entry »

Treatment

The pain medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) are most effective in treating earaches. The rest the infected ear on a heating pad can provide some relief. For obstruction of the Eustachian tube, commonly used drugs include decongestants, antihistamines and mucolytics (drugs that make mucus less thick). However, has not proven effective.

Children with ear pain should not take aspirin without a doctor’s advice because aspirin has been associated with Reye syndrome, a potentially fatal disease that can occur in children who have certain viral infections. Read the rest of this entry »

Duration

Ear pain will continue until it disappears or it is the problem that caused it. If the pain is due to a blockage in the Eustachian tube, using a counter decongestant may be used to unlock it. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin and others) will reduce the pain to disappear in question or the underlying condition.

Prevention

Some people, particularly young children are more likely to suffer recurrent ear pain. If a child continues to have frequent ear infections, through surgery, the doctor may insert a ventilation tube in the eardrum to prevent clogging (tape) the hearing. Read the rest of this entry »

Symptoms

Ear pain often described as a feeling of pressure in the ear that causes pain. This feeling may begin gradually or suddenly and be intense. Other symptoms such as hearing loss, fever and not feeling well, generally, may indicate the presence of an ear infection. When swells the ear canal or ear drum is ruptured, there may be drainage from the ear. If the eardrum ruptures due to middle ear infection, often the pain is relieved because the pressure is reduced. In young children, the only signs of an ear infection may be fever, irritability and tugging of the ears.

Diagnosis

Adults and older children with mild pain or pressure in ear without hearing loss or fever, usually not to consult a doctor. This pain is usually due to a blockage in the Eustachian tube. Read the rest of this entry »

Pain in one or both ears may be due to various reasons, some not related to the ear at all. The most common cause of earache is pain in the middle ear that appears when you lock the tube between the ear and the back of the throat (eustachian tube). The middle ear cavity is small and filled with air that is just behind the thin eardrum.

Normally, air enters the middle ear through the eustachian tube and equalizes the pressure between the middle ear and outer ear. The eustachian tube also allows the liquid to drain the middle ear. When this tube becomes blocked and prevents air and liquid to flow freely, the pressure in the ear and cause pain.

If the fluid behind the eardrum becomes infected with viruses or bacteria, causing a middle ear infection that can cause pain and fever. Read the rest of this entry »

Treatment

If your child has encopresis because of chronic constipation, treatment consists of the following three steps:
- Remove the intestines large mass of fecal material, this often involves medications (laxatives) by mouth, but sometimes it is necessary to place enemas or rectal suppositories.
- Prevent constipation of the rectum: the child may need to take a stool softener for six months or more, as lactulose (sold in different brand names) or mineral oil to help stool easier and more comfortable. It can take several weeks or even months of regular bowel movements until the intestines have become enlarged to normal size and regain its normal muscle tone. Read the rest of this entry »

Duration

In about half of children with encopresis, the problem goes away by itself within two years. Most children with encopresis stop soiling in mid-adolescence.

Prevention

To help prevent encopresis caused by chronic constipation, you can:
- Avoided for a time to feed your child foods that cause constipation, especially bananas, apples, white rice, cheese and jelly. Too much milk can also be a problem, so ask your doctor about how much milk is considered appropriate for your child. Read the rest of this entry »

Symptoms

In most children with encopresis, the most obvious signs are soiled underwear and foul smell (the smell of fecal matter). Other signs and symptoms may include:

- periods of constipation (no bowel movements) alternating with very long deposition
- traces of blood on the outside of the stool or on toilet paper that was used to clean up after a bowel movement.
- pain in lower abdomen or rectum
- laundry with fecal material hidden in closets, under the bed or other places
- bedwetting, probably related to the pressure of large, hard mass of stool in the rectum, this occurs in about 40% of cases of encopresis Read the rest of this entry »

It is called encopresis or fecal incontinence when a child defecates (move your bowels) in your underwear or on any other inappropriate place. The medical definition of encopresis says that the child should be at least 4 years, age at which most children can control bowel movements. However, some experts believe that every child of 3 years is not taught to control bowel has encopresis. Encopresis occurs in 1 to 2% of school-age children in America. Children often suffer more from this problem than girls.

In 9 out of 10 children with encopresis, the problem is related to chronic constipation, which means that bowel movements are infrequent and the stool is hard and dry.

When you need a stool, it is deposited in the bottom of the bowel (rectum), which relaxes the walls of the intestines. This feeling of distended bowel is usually what makes us feel the need to go to the bathroom. However, if the bowel wall is stretched over a long period and no bowel movement, the rectum loses its natural muscle tone and sensitivity. This makes it increasingly more difficult portions of stool are placed in the rectum. Read the rest of this entry »

Treatment

Treatment is directed at the cause of the disease, an allergy is a reaction to a drug or a parasitic infestation.

The treatments are usually effective in the reduction or resolution of eosinophilia, and are not particularly toxic.

Treatment of hypereosinophilic syndrome: initial treatment of this rare form of eosinophilia include the use of oral corticosteroids, usually starting with prednisone in doses of 30-60mg a day. If this is not effective, a chemotherapeutic agent is administered. Read the rest of this entry »

How is it diagnosed?

The blood eosinophilia is diagnosed by a simple blood test. Tissue eosinophilia is diagnosed by examining the relevant tissue. For example, you removed a piece of skin tissue (skin biopsy) and examined under a microscope.

What can the doctor do?

When it has been diagnosed, the doctor will help establish the cause of the disease. You can do blood tests to confirm specific allergies such as pollen or dust mites. You can determine the existence of a parasitic infestation by analyzing samples of blood and feces. Also, ask if you are taking new drugs if the eosinophilia was the result of a side effect, and traveling abroad for a possible parasite infestation. Sometimes a dog at home can be the source of an infestation called toxocariasis (Toxocara canis or larva migrans). Read the rest of this entry »