HEALTH

A: I´m not feeling well
Doctor: what´s the matter?/ What seems to be the problem?

• ..............ache: headache

• pain in ....: a pain in my low back

• a soar throat 

• a rash: it´s itchy
• a temperature
• It´s swollen
• twisted ....
• broken bone
• stressed, depressed, "under the weather"
• flu
• cold
• stomach upset, Spanish disease, constipation (I´m constipated)

REMEDIES:

• REGULAR TREATMENT: pill (swallow), tablet, syrup, ibuprofene, paracetamol, antibiotics, plaster, bandage, surgery
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• ALTERNATIVE REMEDY: acupuncture, herbal teas, homeopathy, go organic, honey, massage, meditate.
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3. GP = General Practitioner, i.e. a doctor who deals with general medical problems that don’t require a specialist, a surgeon is a doctor who does this.

4 

a sneezing, coughing, a runny nose

b same as for a cold but also with a temperature, and general aches and pains

c vomiting / being sick and diarrhoea

d chest pain, increased or irregular heart rate

e coughing, especially at night, difficulty breathing

5 

a you might faint

b you might be sick, have a hangover

c you might have an allergic reaction, get a rash, your hand might swell

d you might get an electric shock / get electrocuted