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Allergies
Learn more about allergies and their symptoms and treatments
Ankle problems
How to look after ankle problems and when to see your GP
Self-help guide: Abdominal pain
Advice for adults with abdominal pain
B
Back problems
How to look after back problems and when to see your GP
Bowel incontinence
Learn about bowel incontinence causes and treatments
Self-help guide: Lower back pain
Advice for people aged 16 years or more with pain in their lower back
C
Calf problems
How to look after calf problems and when to see your GP
Catarrh
Learn about catarrh, an excessive build-up of mucus in an airway or cavity of the body
Chest pain
What to do if you have chest pain and when to seek help
Chilblains
Learn more about chilblains symptoms and treatment
Chronic pain
Chronic or persistent pain is pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks, or beyond the natural healing time
Living well with coeliac disease
Learn about simple hints and tips to help you live well with coeliac disease.
Cold sore
Learn about cold sore symptoms and treatments
Constipation
Learn about constipation symptoms and treatments
Living well with COPD
Learn about simple hints and tips to help you live well with COPD
Cough
Learn about the causes and treatments of coughing and when to see your GP
Self-help guide: Emergency contraception
Advice if you need emergency contraception
D
Dehydration
Learn about dehydration symptoms and treatment
Dizziness (Lightheadedness)
What to do if you feel dizzy or lightheaded and when to seek help
Dry mouth
Learn about the causes and treatment of a dry mouth
Self-help guide: Diarrhoea
Advice for people aged 5 years or more with diarrhoea or loose stools
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Earache
Learn about earache symptoms and treatment
Elbow problems
How to look after elbow problems and when to see your GP
Self-help guide: Earache
Advice for people of all ages with the symptoms of earache or pain in the ear
Self-help guide: Emergency contraception
Advice if you need emergency contraception
Self-help guide: Eye problems
Advice for people with eye problems
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Fever in children
Learn about fever in children and its causes
Flatulence
Learn about flatulence causes and treatments
Flu
Learn about flu symptoms and treatments
Foot problems
How to look after foot problems and when to see your GP
Self-help guide: Fever in adults
Advice on managing the symptoms of fever in adults
Self-help guide: Fever in babies
Advice on managing the symptoms of fever in babies and children under 2 years of age
Self-help guide: Flu-like illness
Advice for people of all ages with the symptoms of cold or flu
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Self-help guide: Hay fever
Advice for people aged 5 years or more with the symptoms of hay fever
Hay fever
Find out more about hay fever symptoms and treatments
Headaches
Learn about the causes and treatment and causes of headaches.
Hearing loss
Learn about hearing loss symptoms and treatments
Heart palpitations
What are heart palpitations and what can cause them
Hip problems
How to look after hip problems and when to see your GP
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Bowel incontinence
Learn about bowel incontinence causes and treatments
Indigestion
Learn about indigestion symptoms and treatments
Itching
Learn about itching causes and treatments
Itchy bottom
Learn about itchy bottom causes and treatments
Urinary incontinence
Learn about urinary incontinence symptoms and treatments
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M
Migraine
Learn about what can cause migraines and its treatments
Mouth ulcer
Learn about mouth ulcer symptoms and treatments
N
Neck problems
How to look after neck problems and when to see your GP
Nosebleed
Learn about nosebleed causes and treatments
R
Self-help guide: Rash
Advice for people experiencing rashes
Skin rashes in children
Learn about skin rashes in children and their causes
S
Self-help guide: Sore throat
Advice for people aged 3 years or more with the symptoms of a sore throat
Shortness of breath
Learn about the causes of breathlessness and when to see a doctor
Shoulder problems
How to look after shoulder problems and when to see your GP
Skin rashes in children
Learn about skin rashes in children and their causes
Sore throat
Learn about sore throat causes and treatments
Stomach ache and abdominal pain
Learn about stomach ache and abdominal pain
Swollen glands
Swollen glands are usually caused by a minor infection, although sometimes can be more serious
Self-help guide: Shoulder pain
Advice for people of all ages with the symptoms of shoulder pain
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Self-help guide: Tick bites
Advice for people of all ages with insect or tick bites.
Testicular lumps and swellings
Lumps and swellings in the testicles are relatively common, and can have a number of different causes
Thigh problems
How to look after thigh problems and when to see your GP
Tinnitus
Learn about tinnitus symptoms and treatments
Toothache
Learn about toothache causes, treatment and prevention
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Self-help guide: Urinary infection
Advice for people aged 12 years or more with the symptoms of a urine infection
Urinary incontinence
Learn about urinary incontinence symptoms and treatments
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Learn about urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms and treatments
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Self-help guide: Vomiting
Advice for people aged 5 years or more experiencing vomiting
Vertigo
Learn about vertigo causes and treatment
Vomiting in adults
Learn about nausea and vomiting in adults, its potential causes and its treatments
Warts and verrucas
Learn about warts symptoms and treatments