EMBARRASSING AILMENTS: How to treat those unmentionable ailments

Piles
Haemorrhoids, also known as piles, are more common than you might think with one in two of us likely to get them at some point. If you're thinking about having them removed, what should you think about when considering surgery?
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Thrush
Vaginal thrush, also known as candida, vulvovaginal candidiasis, or vaginal candidosis, is a yeast infection caused by the candida species of fungus, usually Candida albicans. Thrush most commonly affects women in their thirties and forties, and those who are pregnant. Many women are affected by vaginal thrush at some point in their lives and, in some women, it recurs regularly.
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Constipation
Constipation is a very common condition that affects people of all ages. When you are constipated, you feel that you are not passing stools (faeces) as often as you normally do, or that you have to strain more than usual, or that you are unable to completely empty your bowels. Constipation can also cause your stools to be unusually hard, lumpy, large, or small.
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Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea is the passing of frequent, watery stools. If you have diarrhoea you may also have crampy tummy pains, feel sick (nausea), feel feverish and lose your appetite. Diarrhoea is a symptom and can be acute or chronic.
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Athlete's Foot
Athlete's foot is a common fungal infection that affects the foot. The fungus thrives in warm, damp conditions and is easily spread in changing rooms and communal showers
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Head lice
Head lice (Pediculus capitis) affects only humans, and cannot be passed on to, or caught from animals. Infestation with head lice is also known as pediculosis. Head lice are tiny (pin-head sized) grey-brown, wingless insects, which live by sucking blood from the scalp. Their eggs are known as nits and they are laid glued to the base of hairs, and look like tiny white specks.
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STIs
There are around 25 sexually transmitted infections (STIs) out there and one in 10 sexually active young people have an STI. If you have sex without a condom, the odds of catching one are pretty high and getting higher.
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