For many adults, discussing bedwetting can be difficult, as it is often perceived as a “kid thing,” but the truth is that 5,000,000 Americans struggle with adult bedwetting, also known as sleep enuresis. Unlike childhood bedwetting, adult enuresis often signals an underlying medical issue. Conditions such as urinary dysfunction, bladder control issues, or pelvic floor […]
Glomerulonephritis might be a health condition that most people would imagine they’ve never heard about in their lives before. However, it’s a condition that’s a lot more commonplace than people might have imagined. Doctors diagnose glomerulonephritis cases every year for a variety of reasons including a family history of the condition. The key to spotting the […]
Kidney stones are collections of mineral deposits that form within the body. Sometimes smaller kidney stones are able to find their way out through the urinary tract, although other types of stones might pass through the lymph nodes and appears to exit through the skin as a small harder substance. Any stones larger than this […]
Bright Red Blood in stool can be frightening. Whether you discover it while wiping after a bowel movement or from a test ordered by your health care provider. Sometimes, blood in your stool is not a big problem, but you should still tell your regular doctor about it.
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disease (passed from an affected parent to their child) causing uncontrolled growth of cysts in the kidney eventually leading to kidney failure. It affects all racial and ethnic groups equally. There are two types of PKD: autosomal dominant (ADPKD) and autosomal recessive (ARPKD). ADPKD is the more common type and affects more than 600,000 Americans […]