Means ‘high sweet blood’ Signs are a great thirst, neeing to go to the toilet frequently and a dry mouth. It is found in diabetes and other conditions.

The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, thirst.

See Irritable Bowel syndrome.

A reaction to infection, irritation or other injury and indicated by redness, warmth, swelling and pain.

One of the most common intestinal ailments. Also known as spastic colon, spastic colitis, mucous colitis.