Acute abdominal pain is when there is sudden pain about the stomach region that gets worse rather quickly but only lasts a relatively short time (usually under three days). The abdominal area of the body is found between the hips and the chest, and contains those organs that are responsible for digestion, i.e. the bowel, the stomach, the liver, the pancreas, the gallbladder and the spleen.

There are different kinds of acute abdominal pain. These include visceral pain, which is the pain felt if the internal organs are swollen or damaged and can be described as a burning or “crampy” pain that can build slowly and is usually felt in the middle of the stomach.

Parietal pain is the pain felt after an injury, the result of which can mean contents like pus, urine or bile leaking into the abdomen and hurting the lining. The pain associated with this is quite sharp and can start all of a sudden, with the patient knowing exactly where it’s found in the abdomen area.

Referred pain can be due to a damaged or pressed on nerve and is actually felt in another area of the body, away from the cause.

Although in a few cases acute abdominal pain has no obvious cause, there are times when one of the subsequent conditions could be to blame: a bowel blockage, inflammation of an abdominal organ, kidney stones, or a blood disease of some sort.

Acute Abdominal Pain

Conjunctivitis, or pink eye as it is sometimes known as, is an inflammation that affects the outer lining of the eyes. The condition is caused by bacteria or virus’ but can also affect people due to allergies or exposure to certain chemicals. Anyone can catch conjunctivitis but those closest to a sufferer are more at risk of contracting it than others.

When someone has conjunctivitis, all the fluid in the infected individuals eyes are very contagious, therefore the condition can easily be spread from one person to another via contaminated fingers, towels or clothes and through items such as sunglasses and makeup.

Conjunctivitis

Symptoms of conjunctivitis include redness in the white areas of the eyes, a scratchy sensation in the eyes, swollen eyelids that often feel itchy and “heavy” feeling eyes full of tears. The symptoms usually occur from 24 to 72 hours after infection and can last for several days.

Treatment of the condition depends on the cause, but a severe or chronic cased should be referred to a physician immediately. Prevention of conjunctivitis is always the best cure, so washing hands frequently as well as keeping them away from the eyes, not sharing towels, flannels or handkerchiefs with anybody and using fresh paper toweling to wipe the eyes if necessary and then discarding straight away, are all things to do to help prevent the spread of the condition.

Incontinence is to have a loss of bowel or bladder control but is not a disease – rather a symptom of some underlying problem. Lots of medical issues can cause incontinence and these can include birth defects, pelvic region injuries, pelvic surgery, neurological diseases, aging issues brought on by degeneration, multiple sclerosis, and certain infections. Pregnancy and childbirth in females can also be a cause.

The problem can occur at any age and in both sexes, although urinary incontinence is more prevalent in females, mainly due to child birth. Sufferers may also be mentally affected as well as physically, and many individuals tend to lock themselves away for fear of being ridiculed. This obviously affects the social and professional life of the individual involved.

Nearly 80% of urinary incontinence sufferers can have their condition cured or vastly improved but a proper diagnosis has to be made initially to determine what type of incontinence is present as there are different types with different treatment options. In the more usual circumstances, incontinence involves combined treatments of medication, pelvic muscle reeducation, behavioral modification and collection devices.

Incontinence

Medication treatment on its own is also quite a common treatment, but this is only prescribed by a doctor once correct diagnosis has occurred. Surgery is also an option for many types of incontinence.