Here is a list of common ailments in alphabetical order that can be safely self managed with links to websites that can give you further information about how to manage each condition - NHS Choices and Patient.co.uk.

 

Acne	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Athlete's foot	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Back pain	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Cold sores	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Common Cold	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Conjunctivitis	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Constipation	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk (in children) patient.co.uk (in adults)
Cough	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk- in children patient.co.uk - caused by virus
Cradle cap	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Cystitis	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Dandruff	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Dermatitis	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Diarrhoea	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Dysmenorrhoea (painful periods)	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Earache	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Gingivitis	NHS Choices
Haemorrhoids	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Hayfever	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Head lice	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Headache	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Heartburn & Indigestion	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Infantile colic	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Influenza	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Insect bites	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Migraine	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Mouth ulcers	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Muscular pain	NHS Choices
Nail infection	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Nappy rash	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Nasal congestion	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Oral thrush	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Psoriasis	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Sore throat	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Sprains and strains	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Teething	NHS Choices
Threadworm	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Thrush	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Travel sickness	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk
Warts and Verrucas	NHS Choices	patient.co.uk