Men's Health - Men's Health Check - Warning Signs on Health

Do you experience any bodily discomfort recently? Have you paid any attention to them?

Do you know that various kinds of cancer and coronary heart disease are more common in men than in women? Many serious diseases can be completely cured if they are diagnosed early.

Below are some of the symptoms signaling that your body may have gone wrong. This symptom list is by no means exhaustive. There are other diseases not listed here and they may give rise to similar symptoms. It only serves as a general guide. You are strongly recommended to consult your doctor early when you have any discomfort. It is for your own good if the disease can be picked up early in its course.

Symptom 1: Persistent cough
Organ involved: Lung or lower airway
Possible health problems: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Lung cancer, Pulmonary tuberculosis

Symptom 2: Shortness of breath
Organ involved: Lung or lower airway
Possible health problems: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Lung cancer, Asthma
Organ involved: Heart
Possible health problems: Coronary heart disease
Organ involved: General
Possible health problems: Hypertension

Symptom 3: Blood-stained nasal secretion
Organ involved: Upper airway
Possible health problems: Nasopharyngeal cancer

Symptom 4: Blood-stained sputum
Organ involved: Lung or lower airway
Possible health problems: Lung cancer, Pulmonary tuberculosis

Symptom 5: Painless lump in neck
Organ involved: Upper airway
Possible health problems: Nasopharyngeal cancer

Symptom 6: Chest pain
Organ involved: Heart
Possible health problems: Coronary heart disease
Organ involved: Stomach
Possible health problems: Peptic ulcer, Gastric reflux

Symptom 7: Palpitation
Organ involved: Heart
Possible health problems: Coronary heart disease, Arrhythmia
Organ involved: Thyroid gland
Possible health problems: Thyrotoxicosis

Symptom 8: Change in bowel habit
Organ involved: Large bowel
Possible health problems: Colorectal cancer, Inflammatory bowel disease

Symptom 9: Bloody stool
Organ involved: Large bowel
Possible health problems: Colorectal cancer, Hemorrhoid, Inflammatory bowel disease

Symptom 10: Mucus in stool
Organ involved: Large bowel
Possible health problems: Colorectal cancer, Inflammatory bowel disease

Symptom 11: Yellow eye
Organ involved: Liver
Possible health problems: Cirrhosis, Liver cancer, Gallstones

Symptom 12: Swollen legs
Organ involved: Liver
Possible health problems: Cirrhosis, Liver cancer
Organ involved: Heart
Possible health problems: Heart failure
Organ involved: Kidney
Possible health problems: Certain kidney diseases

Symptom 13: Pain during urination
Organ involved: Genital tract
Possible health problems: Gonorrhoea, Non-gonococcal urethritis, Chlamydia infection, Herpes genitalis
Organ involved: Prostate
Possible health problems: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Cancer of prostate

Symptom 14: Increase frequency of urination
Organ involved: Genital tract
Possible health problems: Chlamydia infection
Organ involved: Prostate
Possible health problems: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Prostate cancer
Organ involved: General
Possible health problems: Diabetes mellitus

Symptom 15: Urethral discharge
Organ involved: Genital tract
Possible health problems: Gonorrhoea, Non-gonococcal urethritis, Chlamydia infection

Symptom 16: Bloody urine
Organ involved: Prostate
Possible health problems: Cancer of prostate
Organ involved: Urinary tract
Possible health problems: Cancer of bladder, Bladder stone
Organ involved: Kidney
Possible health problems: Certain kidney diseases

Symptom 17: Tea-coloured urine
Organ involved: Liver
Possible health problems: Cirrhosis, Liver cancer, Gallstones

Symptom 18: Hesitancy at urination
Organ involved: Prostate
Possible health problems: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Cancer of prostate

Symptom 19: Weak stream of urine
Organ involved: Prostate
Possible health problems: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Cancer of prostate

Symptom 20: Growths at genital area
Organ involved: Genital tract
Possible health problems: Genital wart

Symptom 21: Ulcer at genital area
Organ involved: Genital tract
Possible health problems: Herpes genitalis (painful ulcer), Syphilis (painless ulcer)

Symptom 22: Pain at penis
Organ involved: Genital tract
Possible health problems: Herpes genitalis, Non-gonococcal urethritis, Chlamydia infection

Symptom 23: Increase size of testis
Organ involved: Genital tract
Possible health problems: Cancer of testis

Symptom 24: Headache
Organ involved: General
Possible health problems: Hypertension, Depression / Stress, Tension headache
Organ involved: Brain
Possible health problems: Stroke

Symptom 25: Dizziness
Organ involved: General
Possible health problems: Hypertension, Postural hypotension
Organ involved: Heart
Possible health problems: Coronary heart disease
Organ involved: Inner ear
Possible health problems: Meniere's disease, Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo

Symptom 26: Decreased appetite
Organ involved: Liver
Possible health problems: Cirrhosis
Organ involved: General
Possible health problems: Cancer, Depression / Stress

Symptom 27: Sudden body numbness / weakness
Organ involved: Brain
Possible health problems: Stroke

Symptom 28: Sudden slurred speech
Organ involved: Brain
Possible health problems: Stroke

Symptom 29: Thirst often
Organ involved: General
Possible health problems: Diabetes mellitus

Symptom 30: Weight loss for unknown reason
Organ involved: Liver
Possible health problems: Cirrhosis
Organ involved: Thyroid gland
Possible health problems: Thyrotoxicosis
Organ involved: General
Possible health problems: Diabetes mellitus, Cancer

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