Water retention is also known by its more medical term, edema. This is a condition that results when water leaks into the body tissues from the blood. In normal circumstances, the fluid is drained from the body tissues through the lymphatic system – a network of tubes throughout the body that removes waste and extraneous [...]

A goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland and can occur for a number of different reasons. A healthy thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland inside the neck, just below your Adam’s apple. The thyroid gland produces hormones which control the body’s metabolism and regulate the rate at which the body carries out [...]

Fatigue is a symptom rather than a specific illness or disorder. While it is common to have the occasional day where you feel tired and less energetic than usual, people suffering with fatigue feel tired and lethargic all the time and seem to lack healthy energy.
Affecting both body and mind, long periods of fatigue can [...]

Even though constipation is a common problem of the digestive system, for many people it is an embarrassing subject to discuss. The term constipation often means different things to different people, ranging from less frequent bowel movements than normal to more difficult passage of stools– or a combination of both.