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Practice Describing Symptoms to a Doctor in English
Something keeps coming back — headaches, stomach trouble, sleep. You've got ten minutes with the doctor to explain the pattern and agree what to do about it.
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You're talking to: doctor
You: patient
giving the onset and the pattern
It keeps coming back — it's been going on since about March.
describing what makes it worse
It's worse in the evenings, and worse when I'm tired.
giving the frequency
It's happening two or three times a week now.
Your goal
Get the pattern across clearly — when it happens, how often, what makes it worse — and leave with an agreed next step and a date.
You'll practice
- Describe what happens and when it started
- Explain the pattern — how often, and what makes it worse
- Agree a specific next step before you leave
Phrases you'll actually use
Six lines that carry most of this conversation. You'll hear them, and you'll need them.
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It keeps coming back — it's been going on since about March.
— giving the onset and the pattern
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It's worse in the evenings, and worse when I'm tired.
— describing what makes it worse
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It's happening two or three times a week now.
— giving the frequency
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I've tried paracetamol, but it doesn't touch it.
— saying what you've already tried
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It's starting to affect my work.
— explaining the impact
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So what happens next?
— asking for the next step
Level-up expressions
flare up
(of a symptom) suddenly become worse
It flares up whenever I'm stressed.
run in the family
be a hereditary trait
Migraines run in the family, actually.
rule something out
eliminate a possibility during diagnosis
Could this rule out anything serious?
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