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GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Leaking after prostate surgery and the training that helps

Pelvic floor work isn't a consolation prize after surgery. Done with the right cue and the right timing, it's the biggest lever you actually control.

GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Test your testosterone before 10 a.m. and do it twice

A single afternoon blood draw tells you almost nothing. The timing, the assay and the second sample are what turn a number into information.

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Your PSA Number Isn't A Yes Or No Answer

A single blood test, a number with a decimal point, and about nine things that can move it before anybody mentions cancer.

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Kidney stones hurt like nothing else, so stop the next one

What renal colic actually feels like, when it's an ER trip, and the boring daily habits that keep a second stone from ever showing up.

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What a raised ALT on your blood test actually means

Your physical came back with an H next to one liver number. Before you panic or ignore it, know what ALT and AST are really measuring.

GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

When your prostate starts running your nights

Three bathroom trips before sunrise isn't aging gracefully. What's actually happening, which pills do what, and how long the procedures cost you.

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What ibuprofen does to your kidneys on a hot training day

The pill isn't the problem. The pill plus dehydration plus your blood pressure medication is the problem, and almost nobody explains that part.

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Is your money actually in order?

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Hepatitis C is curable and the test takes one blood draw

One-time screening is now recommended for every adult, the cure is a daily pill for eight to twelve weeks, and heavy lifting can muddy your liver numbers.

GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

When depression shows up as anger instead of sadness

It rarely looks like crying. It looks like a short fuse, a flat Saturday, and a guy who says he's fine because he genuinely can't feel anything else.

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Creatinine, eGFR and what to ask when the numbers drift

Your lab flagged creatinine high and now you're reading about dialysis at midnight. Slow down and check these four things first.

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The Liver Problem Men Who Barely Drink Keep Getting

Your ALT came back a little high and you've had three beers this year. Here's what that number actually means and the free test to ask for next.

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GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The pain under your right ribs after a big meal

Gallstone attacks hit an hour after dinner, wrap around to your shoulder blade, and then vanish. What that means and what you do next.

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What IBS Actually Means and Which Diets Have Evidence

A real diagnosis, a short list of things worth ruling out first, and the eating changes that hold up when you have a job and kids.

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Count the breaths before you call it just a bad cold

Pneumonia in adults rarely looks dramatic until it's late. What to watch for, the numbers that mean go now, and which shots to actually ask about.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

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Crohn's and colitis in plain language, and how to keep lifting

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Adult asthma gets caught late and the inhaler gets used wrong

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The first thing to do in a stroke is check the clock

An untreated stroke costs roughly 1.9 million brain cells a minute, and the detail the ER needs most is one only you can give them.

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Most stomach ulcers come from a bacteria, not stress

Taking ibuprofen with food doesn't protect your stomach, and the bug behind most ulcers clears with about two weeks of pills.

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