Halitosis Means bad breath or foul smelling breath. The bad smell that comes from food items such as garlic or onion or cigarette smoking or alcohol has a characteristic recognizable bad smell. The Halitosis or foul breath that is refereed to here is most commonly due to putrefaction of food particles by the excessive growth of bacteria in the mouth, unhealthy gums and teeth, white coating on the tongue repeated ulcer in mouth are all places where abnormal bacteria grow in large numbers and lead to bad breath.

Inguinal hernias are protrusions of soft tissue, such as a portion of the intestine, through a weak spot in a muscle, usually in the abdominal wall. Inguinal hernias occur where the abdomen meets the thigh in the groin region. Anyone can have an inguinal hernia. Men, women and even children of all ages experience hernias. Inguinal hernias account for about 80% of all hernias and are the most common surgical procedures done in infancy.

The abdomen is called the magic box of the body. All is well but suddenly like the bolt from the blue, how it may strike a cruel blow which we may not be able to anticipate .One fine day you may experience pain and burning sensation in the stomach which may spread upwards to the throat there may be mild nausea, pain and distension all this may be due to unregulated and excessive production of hydrochloric acid which corrodes the inner lining of stomach and also the lower ends of oesophagus.

Erectile dysfunction, also called impotence, means that a man’s penis doesn’t get hard enough to have intercourse. The man cannot get or maintain an erection (Erectile dysfunction is not the same as premature ejaculation, retarded ejaculation or infertility). A man with erectile dysfunction has either a problem getting an erection or difficulty maintaining one.

The prostate is a small gland approximately the size and shape of a walnut that is located at the base of the penis. It sits in front of the rectum and directly below the bladder. The prostate is an integral part of the male reproductive tract. It produces fluid that helps to move the sperm through the urethra during sexual climax.

It is also called as functional bowel disorder, this is a condition characterized by disturbed motility of the large intestine leading to error of propulsion of its contents. As the word indicates, there is no damage to the intestine and hence is not a killer disease but it could be great nuisance to life.

Peptic ulcer called now a days as Acid Peptic Disease (APD) is defined as inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach due to acid peptic digestion. In other words, there is a fight going on in the lining of the stomach against the irritation by H.pylori germs.

Regular exercise has been found to help reduce the symptoms of PMS in sufferers. Going for a brisk walk everyday in the morning for an hour is one effective regimen. Besides exercise the role of yoga in helping to reduce and prevent the treatment of PMS cannot be over-emphasized. Yoga helps through a gradual process of fine-tuning the endocrine organs of the body to reach a state of balance or normalcy.

Motion sickness is usually experienced while riding in a car (car sickness), or a boat (sea sickness), or in airplane (air sickness) or in any other passive locomotion. It can also be caused even while standing still while viewing a large screen movie that contains significant motion. This is characterized by dizziness - nausea ,vomiting, fatigue followed by pallor (loss of color).

Amoebiasis is an intestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite called Entamoeba Histolytica. The infestation is contracted by consuming contaminated (stool of the infected person) food or water containing the cyst stage of the parasite. It can also be spread by person to person contact. People exposed to this parasite may experience mild or severe symptoms or no symptoms at all.

Ventral hernia refers to hernia in the abdomen. Think of your abdomen as a big bag or a box containing many structures well packed and set into the small space called abdominal cavity. Solid structure like spleen, liver, kidneys and pancreas are all packed in the upper and back part of the cavity loose, mobile tubes of intestines (32 feet) and stomach are loosely coiled into the central and front space.