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Left upper quadrant pain may present differently for different people. It may feel like: Pain or discomfort under the left ribs or by the side. Pain in the middle of the stomach that may feel ...
[10]: 3 Severity may change over time. Symptoms might get worse, improve or the illness may go into remission for a period. [11] People who feel better for a period may overextend their activities, triggering PEM and a worsening of symptoms. [29] Those with severe and very severe ME/CFS experience more extreme and diverse symptoms.
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a feeding or eating disorder in which individuals significantly limit the volume or variety of foods they consume, causing malnutrition, weight loss, and/or psychosocial problems. [1] Unlike eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, body ...
Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome occurs almost exclusively in women, though it can be seen in males rarely. [5] It is complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Chlamydia) or Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea) though other bacteria such as Bacteroides, Gardnerella, E. coli and Streptococcus have also been found to cause Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome on occasion. [6]
Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) describes the presence of abdominal symptoms after a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal). Symptoms occur in about 5 to 40 percent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy, [1] and can be transient, persistent or lifelong. [2][3] The chronic condition is diagnosed in approximately 10% of postcholecystectomy cases.
Although the prevalence rates vary greatly, between 37% and 100%, [101] there appears to be a link between traumatic events and eating disorder diagnosis. [102] Approximately 72% of individuals with anorexia report experiencing a traumatic event prior to the onset of eating disorder symptoms, with binge-purge subtype reporting the highest rates.
Blumberg's sign (also referred to as rebound tenderness or Shchetkin–Blumberg's sign) is a clinical sign in which there is pain upon removal of pressure rather than application of pressure to the abdomen. (The latter is referred to simply as abdominal tenderness.) It is indicative of peritonitis. It was named after German surgeon Jacob Moritz ...
Psychology portal. v. t. e. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT, EAT-26), created by David Garner, is a widely used 26-item, standardized self-reported questionnaire of symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating disorders. The EAT is useful in assessing "eating disorder risk" in high school, college and other special risk samples such as athletes.