INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This condition is called tenesmus. Your body's immune system fights off an invading organism like worms, it can cause your digestive tract to become inflamed The inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract makes it harder for you to pass your stool normally, which can lead to tenesmus, or the feeling that you need to pass stools, even when your bowels are empty. This can cause: Straining. Pain in the rectum. Cramping. Whipworms can obstruct or do damage to your intestinal wall and intestinal lumens (the passages through your intestines). When your intestines get blocked, you can develop: Abdominal cramping. Nausea. Vomiting. Whipworms tend to bury their heads into the intestinal wall. This can lead to increase fluid secretion and/or decreased fluid absorption in your colon. When your colon starts increasing fluid secretion, your body has a hard time reabsorbed the fluid, which can lead to: Diarrhea. Dehydration or the feeling that you are always thirsty. Loss of electrolytes and nutrients. In a whipworm infection, the rectum loses its internal support because the worms bury their thin heads into the intestinal lining. This can cause the muscles surrounding your intestine to weaken, which in turn can lead to rectal prolapse. This condition is when: The lower portion of your colon, which is located just inside the anal canal, turns inside out and can come a little ways out of your body.

SUMMARY: Take note if you constantly feel like you need to pass stools. Watch out for signs that the whipworms have blocked your intestines. Keep track of excessive diarrhea and dehydration. Seek medical help if you experience rectal prolapse.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you are a beginner in gymnastics, you need to build up your flexibility gradually over time. Begin in a way in which you feel most comfortable and slowly develop yourself one step at a time. Try some gentle stretches, such as the side stretch. Stand with your feet together and lace your fingers together. Raise your arms over your head and focus on lengthening your torso as well as your arms and legs. Gently lean to one side, and hold for 10 seconds. Return to the starting position then repeat on the other side. Stretch your legs by standing an arm's length away from a wall. Keep your arms straight and rest your hands on the wall, then bring one foot back, keeping it straight. Let your front knee bend and hold the stretch for 10 seconds. Return to the starting position then repeat with the opposite leg. Sometimes people unknowingly hold their breath when stretching, but this is not a habit you want to create. Breathe deeply when you are stretching, and exhale on the more difficult movements. This will help you to concentrate, as well as get oxygen into your muscles. Aim to stretch your entire body each day rather than focusing on one particular area. Stretch your arms and upper body, your torso, back, and abdomen, as well as your lower body and legs. You may already be able to move certain muscles effectively, yet can do hardly anything in another area or on the opposite side. Practice where you need it and maintain the areas in which you are already flexible. There is no set limit of time or specific day to stretch. You can do it when you wake up, go to sleep, or simply during commercial breaks when you're watching television. Just be sure to stretch each day, or you risk losing flexibility. If you know a friend who is practically a master gymnast, ask for tips on how to stay motivated and get them to work with you daily until you achieve your goals.

SUMMARY: Start out small. Remember to breathe. Stretch all your major muscle groups. Identify your strengths and weak spots. Stretch every single day. Seek "professional" help.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: English has a lot of words that look, sound, and/or are spelled the same, even if they have very different meanings. These homographs (words that are spelled the same), homophones (words that are pronounced the same), heteronyms (words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently), and homonyms (words that are spelled and pronounced the same) cause a great deal of confusion, and result in common errors. Remembering these common errors will help you avoid frequently made mistakes. Common mistakes include: Confusing it's (a contraction of it is) and its (a possessive pronoun). Mixing up they're (a contraction of they are), their (a possessive pronoun), and there (an adverb indicating place). Using you're (a contraction of you are) and your (a possessive pronoun) incorrectly. Confusing too (which means in addition), to (a preposition) and two (the cardinal number that comes after one). Not using then (meaning at that time) and than (used to compare) correctly. Improperly using lie (meaning to be in a horizontal position) and lay (which means to place something in a horizontal position). Confusing farther (used with physical distance) and further (used with figurative or metaphorical distance). Improper punctuation can mean that the meaning you're trying to convey can be confused or lost. There are many punctuation-related errors that can occur in English, including: Run-on sentences, where there is no punctuation separating independent clauses in the same sentence. This can be remedied by either placing a semicolon or period between the independent clauses. Comma splices, where independent clauses in a sentence are joined with a comma but without a proper coordinating conjunction. Instead of using just a comma, use a comma followed by the word "and" or "but." Using apostrophes to create plurals (they are used to create contractions or show possession, not create plurals). Improper use of quotation marks, which should only be used to indicate that you are directly quoting something someone said. In an active construction, the subject is the thing that performs the action; in a passive construction, the subject is acted upon by an outside force. While there's nothing wrong with the passive voice, it's less forceful and can make sentences unclear. Therefore, you should use the active voice more often, but it's acceptable to use the passive voice from time to time, especially to emphasize something. For example, consider how these active and passive sentences place emphasis on different elements of the sentence: The active "I paid the bill" places the emphasis on what the subject did. The passive "The bill was paid by me" places the emphasis on who paid the bill. The reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, himself/herself/itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves. These pronouns can be used reflexively or intensively. Reflexive pronouns are only used as the object in a sentence, and only when that object is the same as the subject. Intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to a sentence and reinforces that the subject performed the action. To tell the difference, remember that if the pronoun can be removed from the sentence and it still makes sense, the pronoun is being used intensively. However, if the pronoun cannot be removed without altering the meaning of the sentence, it's being used reflexively. Reflexive: "I pinched myself to see if I was dreaming." Intensive: "She individually picked each gift herself." Reflexive: "He asked himself how he'd feel in that situation." Intensive: "I myself don't know how I'd react."

SUMMARY:
Learn the difference between confusing words. Use punctuation properly. Use the active voice. Use reflexive pronouns properly.