Body aches

Body aches: Body aches is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom Aches.

Causes of Aches (Body aches): See detailed list of causes below.

Medical Book Extracts related to Aches (Body aches): Refer to the excerpt book sections about Aches below.

Aches (medical symptom): General body aches or muscle aches

Introduction: Body aches

Aches (medical symptom): Aches are a type of nagging pain. This section covers general achiness or muscle aches; for specific aching areas see stomach aches (abdominal pain), muscle aches, earache, joint aches, backaches, or headaches. Ache symptoms may also be related to or occur together with fatigue, weakness, malaise, or fever. All forms of ache symptom need prompt professional medical guidance.

Causes of Aches (Body aches)

The combined list of all causes of Aches (Body aches) in our database includes:

• Abdominal muscle strain - muscle pain
• Acanthosis nigricans muscle cramps acral enlargement - muscle cramps
• Acid-Base Imbalance - muscle cramps
• Acidic dry cell batteries inhalation poisoning - muscle cramps
• Acute bacterial prostatitis - body aches

» See full list of 718 causes of Aches (Body aches)
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More Specific Symptoms for Body aches:

Review the causes of the following types of more specific symptoms for Body aches:

• Muscle aches
• Vague muscle aches
• Muscle pain
• Muscle cramps
• Back muscle pain
• Hand cramps
• Myalgia
• Generalised musculoskeletal pain

Related Symptoms for Body aches

Research the causes of these related symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Body aches:

• Pain
• Stomach aches
• Headache
• Muscle aches
• Joint aches
• Earache
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Fever
• Malaise
• Backaches
• Muscle pain
• Body aches
• Muscle symptoms
• Joint pain
• Joint symptoms

Broader Symptom Types for Body aches:

Research the causes of these symptoms that are more broader types of symptom than Body aches:

• Pain
• Sensations
• Nerve symptoms
• Common symptoms

More Symptom Information for Body aches

For a medical symptom description of 'Body aches', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Aches (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Body aches' may be possible.

More information on symptom: Aches:

• Aches

Medical Textbook Extracts for Body aches

Free access to excerpts from published medical book extracts about the causes and diagnosis of Aches from the following published medical books is available for more detailed information that is related to Body aches.

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