List of Common Symptoms in Adults
Heartburn / GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Heartburn is a painful burning sensation that occurs in the esophagus. The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the neck or throat.
The most common symptoms of acidity are:
- Feeling that food can get trapped behind the breastbone
- Burning pain in the chest that increases stooping, bending or eat
- Nausea after eating
Other less common symptoms are:
- Cough
- Difficulty swallowing
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Regurgitation of food
- Sore throat
Allergies
Symptoms of allergies can be identified as mild, moderate and severe.
Mild symptoms: (These symptoms generally do not spread to other parts of the body)
- Rash
- Itchy watery eyes
- Congestion
Moderate symptoms: (These allergic reactions can spread to other parts of the body)
Severe symptoms:
- Abdominal pain
- Swelling that may cause difficulty breathing or swallowing
- Cramps
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Vertigo
High Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the force of blood against the artery walls.
One of the most dangerous aspects of blood pressure (blood)-also known
as high blood pressure is that often we do not know you have. The vast majority of persons suffering from hypertension generally no symptoms.
The most common symptoms of High Blood Pressure are:
- Severe headache
- Vision problems
- Irregular heartbeat or neck or ears
- Blood in the urine
- Fatigue or confusion
- Chest pain
Arthritis
The most common symptoms of arthritis are:
- Inflammation
- Pain
- Numbness usually are caused by degenerative arthritis or osteoarthritis
Asthma
Symptoms include:
- Wheezing
- Cough
- Chest tightness
- Trouble breathing, especially early in the morning or evening
Cancer
The symptoms of this disease will depend on the type of cancer and how advanced the disease is. Much of the cancers are named for their place of origin. For example, breast cancer begins in the breast, liver cancer starts in the liver. Dissemination of one body part to another is known as metastasis.
Breast Cancer
Regularly breast cancer has no symptoms in early stages. When a tumor develops can observe the following:
- A lump in the breast or underarm that persists after last menstrual cycle this may not be painful or tender
- Swollen armpit
- Breast flattened or indented
- Change in color, size, texture, or temperature of the breast
- Change in the nipple
- A Sticky or bloody discharge coming out of the nipples
- One breast unusually lower than the other
In case of men, we can observe the following:
- Retraction (s) teat (s)
- Discharges through (s) teat (s)
- Skin the breast area or scaly reddish
Cholesterol
High cholesterol does not show any symptoms, however, a blood test can detect it. Too much cholesterol in the blood causes the occurrence of plaques in the arterial walls can tighten them or to obstruct them. High levels of cholesterol increase the risk of heart disease.
Depression
Depression is a serious medical illness affecting the brain. Feeling depressed about a loss, daily problems or low self esteem is a normal reaction. However, when these feelings are overwhelming and last for long periods of time and do not disappear interfere with daily life.
The most common symptoms of depression are:
- Feeling sad and crying spells have often
- Having no interest in things you once enjoyed
- Weight gain or loss
- Feeling restless, agitated or angry all the time
- Thinking about suicide or death
- Difficulty thinking, concentrating or remembering things
- Difficulty making decisions
- Wanting to sleep all the time or difficulty sleeping
Diabetes
The most common symptoms of diabetes are:
- Excessive thirst
- Appetite
- Urinating more often
- Win or lose weight unusual
- Fatigue
- Nausea and even vomiting
- Blurred vision
- Dry mouth
Erectile Dysfunction
The most common cause of this disease is damage to nerves, smooth
muscles, and fibrous tissues often as a result of a disease such as
diabetes, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, or high blood pressure.
There are also psychological factors such as stress, low self esteem,
fear of sexual or depression that may contribute to worsen the
condition.
Pregnancy
Some signs of pregnancy are:
- Lack of menstrual period
- Extreme fatigue is probably the most common early signs of pregnancy. No caffeine fights fatigue if you suspect you may be pregnant
- Aversion to food
- Sensitivity to smells
- Nausea and vomiting
- Swelling and pain in the breasts
- Frequent urination
- Shortness of breath
Heart Disease
Each type of heart disease has different symptoms, although many heart problems have similar warning signals. Symptoms depend on the type and severity of the heart condition. The most common symptom is angina described as pain, pressure, discomfort in the chest. It can be mistaken for indigestion or heartburn. It can manifest discomfort in the chest as well as shoulders, arms, neck, throat, jaw, or back. You can also feel palpitations, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, lightheadedness, nausea and sweating.
Hernia
Hernias are manifested when part of an internal organ bulges through a weak muscle area. Poor nutrition, smoking or excessive stress can weaken muscles and contribute to the development of a hernia.
The most common causes for developing a hernia include chronic cough,
cystic fibrosis, enlarged prostate, sobe weight or lifting something
heavy.
Incontinence
Urinary incontinence is the result of the loss of bladder control that occurs when bladder muscles are too weak or too active.
The most common symptoms are:
- Leaking light or heavy, uncontrollable sneezing, laughing or lifting heavy objects
- You can feel the urge to go to the bathroom when you have little urine in the bladder if the bladder muscles are too active
Urinary Tract Infections
The urinary tract is the system that makes urine and out of the body burden. When germs get into this system can cause an infection.
The most common symptoms of urinary tract infections include:
- Pain or burning during urination
- Frequent urge to urinate
- Inability to control urine
- Pain and heaviness in the lower abdomen
- Reddish urine, smelling or cloudy
- Back pain under the rib cage or on one side of the body
- Fever and chills
- Nausea and vomiting
Menopause
It is the period in a woman's life when the ovaries stop producing
eggs, her body produces less estrogen and progesterone, and menstruation
becomes less frequent, until it finally disappears.
The most common symptoms of menopause are:
- Change in periods: more or less time between periods, more or less profuse lasting roughly
- Mood swings
- Sofocones
- Night sweats
- Palpitations
- Vaginal dryness
- Difficulty sleeping
- Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
It is much more common in women than in men and occurs when the inside
of the bones becomes porous calcium loss almost never know who suffer
osteoporosis until a fracture occurs.
The most common symptoms of osteoporosis are:
