While a mild itch is usually no biggie, a persistent itch could be pruritus ani (aka the medical name for anal itching). It ...

Hemorrhoids, while common, can cause significant discomfort and frustration. They result from swollen veins in the lower rectum and anus, often leading to itching, pain, and bleeding.

After Kelly Peterson, a pelvic, visceral and orthopedic physical therapist, known as “the belly whisperer,” noted that ...

Hemorrhoids may cause symptoms when they become swollen or dilated. They can either be internal (inside the anal canal) or external. “External hemorrhoids often feel like a bump, whereas ...

Dr Philip Pearson, a top surgeon and colon cancer specialist, has revealed five of the everyday things he would 'never do' in ...

Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause ...

When a person has an infection, they may notice swollen lymph nodes in part of the body near the infection site, such as their neck, armpit, jaw, or groin. Cancer that develops in or spreads to ...

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The Chicago health-care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred Contos, 45, for a ...