Fiducia TogetherFainting
Also called Syncope, Blackout, Passing out
Usually harmless. The exceptions are fainting while lying down, during exercise, or with no warning at all, and those need a heart tracing.
Health A to Z
Most health pages tell you what a condition is. Very few tell you what it is like to sit beside somebody who has one. This library does both. Search by name, or by the name you know it under.
Important: This page is general information, not medical advice, and it is not a diagnosis. If you are worried about your health or someone else's, speak to a GP, pharmacist, or call 111. In an emergency, call 999.
19 conditions filed under F, showing 1–10 (page 1 of 2).
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Falls
The commonest reason older people end up in hospital. Almost never simply bad luck.
Febrile seizures
Also called Febrile convulsions, Fever fits
A fit during a fever in a young child. Terrifying to watch, almost always harmless, and not epilepsy.
Female genital mutilation
Also called FGM, Female genital cutting
Illegal in the UK, including taking a girl abroad for it. Health professionals have a mandatory duty to report it in under-18s.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Also called FASD, Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Brain differences caused by alcohol before birth. Probably the most under-diagnosed condition in this library.
Fever in children
Also called High temperature in children, Febrile convulsion
A symptom, not an illness. The number matters far less than how the child looks.
Fibroids
Also called Uterine fibroids, Myoma, Leiomyoma
Non-cancerous growths in the womb, present in most women by 50. Only a minority cause problems, and heavy bleeding is the main one.
Fibromyalgia
Widespread pain, exhaustion and cognitive fog, with normal test results. Real, common, and endlessly doubted.
Flu
Also called Influenza, Seasonal flu
Not a bad cold. It kills thousands in the UK most winters, and the vaccine is the whole point of this entry.
Food intolerance
Also called Lactose intolerance, Food sensitivity, Non-allergic food hypersensitivity
Not an allergy, and the difference is life or death. Allergy involves the immune system and can kill; intolerance makes you feel unwell.