Body parts

List of symptoms and self-help guides by body part - including headache, stomach ache and flu

Brain, nerves and spinal cord

Chronic pain

Chronic or persistent pain is pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks, or beyond the natural healing time

Dizziness (Lightheadedness)

What to do if you feel dizzy or lightheaded and when to seek help

Headaches

Learn about the causes and treatment and causes of headaches.

Migraine

Learn about what can cause migraines and its treatments

Ears, nose and throat

Earache

Learn about earache symptoms and treatment

Hearing loss

Learn about hearing loss symptoms and treatments

Nosebleed

Learn about nosebleed causes and treatments

Sore throat

Learn about sore throat causes and treatments

Tinnitus

Learn about tinnitus symptoms and treatments

Vertigo

Learn about vertigo causes and treatment

Eyes

Glands

Swollen glands

Swollen glands are usually caused by a minor infection, although sometimes can be more serious

Heart and blood vessels

Chest pain

What to do if you have chest pain and when to seek help

Heart palpitations

What are heart palpitations and what can cause them

Immune system

Allergies

Learn more about allergies and their symptoms and treatments

Hay fever

Find out more about hay fever symptoms and treatments

Infections and poisoning

Fever in children

Learn about fever in children and its causes

Flu

Learn about flu symptoms and treatments

Kidneys, bladder and prostate

Urinary incontinence

Learn about urinary incontinence symptoms and treatments

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Learn about urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms and treatments

Lungs and airways

Catarrh

Learn about catarrh, an excessive build-up of mucus in an airway or cavity of the body

Cough

Learn about the causes and treatments of coughing and when to see your GP

Shortness of breath

Learn about the causes of breathlessness and when to see a doctor

Mouth

Cold sore

Learn about cold sore symptoms and treatments

Dry mouth

Learn about the causes and treatment of a dry mouth

Mouth ulcer

Learn about mouth ulcer symptoms and treatments

Toothache

Learn about toothache causes, treatment and prevention

Muscle, bone and joint

Ankle problems

How to look after ankle problems and when to see your GP

Back problems

How to look after back problems and when to see your GP

Calf problems

How to look after calf problems and when to see your GP

Elbow problems

How to look after elbow problems and when to see your GP

Foot problems

How to look after foot problems and when to see your GP

Hip problems

How to look after hip problems and when to see your GP

Knee problems

How to look after knee problems and when to see your GP

Neck problems

How to look after neck problems and when to see your GP

Shoulder problems

How to look after shoulder problems and when to see your GP

Thigh problems

How to look after thigh problems and when to see your GP

Wrist, hand and finger problems

How to look after wrist, hand and finger problems and when to see your GP

Nutritional

Dehydration

Learn about dehydration symptoms and treatment

Sexual and reproductive

Bacterial vaginosis

Learn about bacterial vaginosis symptoms and treatments

Chlamydia

Learn about chlamydia symptoms and treatment

Endometriosis

Learn about endometriosis symptoms and treatments

Erectile dysfunction (impotence)

Learn about erectile dysfunction causes and treatments

Fibroids

Learn about fibroids symptoms and treatments

Genital herpes

Learn about genital herpes symptoms and treatments

Genital warts

Learn about genital warts symptoms and treatments

Gonorrhoea

Learn about gonorrhoea symptoms and treatment

HIV

Learn about HIV symptoms and treatments

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)

Learn about lymphogranulma venereum (LGV) symptoms and treatment

Menopause

Learn about menopause symptoms and treatment

Ovarian cyst

Learn about ovarian cyst symptoms and treatments

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Learn about pelvic inflammatory disease symptoms and treatment

Pelvic organ prolapse

Learn about pelvic organ prolapse symptoms and treatments

Periods

A period is the part of the menstrual cycle when a woman bleeds from her vagina for a few days

Syphilis

Learn about syphilis symptoms and treatment

Testicular lumps and swellings

Lumps and swellings in the testicles are relatively common, and can have a number of different causes

Thrush

Learn about thrush symptoms and treatments

Trichomonas infection

Learn more about trichomonas infection symptoms and treatment

Skin, hair and nails

Chilblains

Learn more about chilblains symptoms and treatment

Itching

Learn about itching causes and treatments

Itchy bottom

Learn about itchy bottom causes and treatments

Skin rashes in children

Learn about skin rashes in children and their causes

Warts and verrucas

Learn about warts and verrucas symptoms and treatments

Stomach, liver and gastrointestinal tract

Bowel incontinence

Learn about bowel incontinence causes and treatments

Constipation

Learn about constipation symptoms and treatments

Flatulence

Learn about flatulence causes and treatments

Indigestion

Learn about indigestion symptoms and treatments

Stomach ache and abdominal pain

Learn about stomach ache and abdominal pain

Vomiting in adults

Learn about nausea and vomiting in adults, its potential causes and its treatments