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Symptoms Beginning With L
9 symptoms in this guide begin with the letter L. Every name links to a plain-language page covering what the symptom can feel like, the conditions it can be associated with, its red flags, and what a clinician may do.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W
| Symptom | Category | What it can feel like |
|---|---|---|
| Leaking stool (bowel incontinence) | Digestive | Leaking stool — bowel incontinence — means stool or soiling escapes before you reach the toilet, from small stains to full loss of control. It is more common than people… |
| Leaking urine (incontinence) | Urinary | Leaking urine means urine escapes when you did not intend it — with coughing, laughing or exercise (stress leakage), after a sudden desperate urge (urge leakage), or a… |
| Leg cramps at night | Muscles & Joints | Leg cramps at night are sudden, painful calf or foot contractions that wake you from sleep, forcing you to stretch or stand before they release. They become commoner… |
| Leg pain when walking | Chest & Heart | Leg pain when walking — often called claudication — is a cramping ache in the calf, thigh or buttock that arrives after walking a fairly predictable distance, forces you… |
| Limping in a child | Children | A limping child is a child walking with an abnormal gait — favouring one leg, refusing to bear weight, or walking stiffly. The limp is a signpost, not a diagnosis… |
| Losing interest in things | Mind & Sleep | Losing interest in things (anhedonia) means activities, people and pleasures that used to engage you now feel flat or effortful — hobbies shelved, friends unanswered… |
| Loss of appetite | General | Loss of appetite means food stops appealing to you — you feel full quickly, skip meals, or have to make yourself eat. A day or two off your food during an illness is… |
| Loss of smell or taste | Head & Senses | Loss of smell (and with it, much of taste) means scents seem faint, distorted or absent — food tastes bland because flavour is mostly smell. It commonly follows viral… |
| Low mood | Mind & Sleep | Low mood means feeling sad, empty, tearful or flat most of the day, most days, with reduced pleasure in things that usually matter. Everyone has low days; low mood… |
Please note: This page is educational information about a symptom. A symptom alone cannot diagnose any condition, and the causes listed here are possibilities, not a diagnosis. If you are worried about a symptom — especially one that is new, severe, getting worse or not going away — please see your own clinician, who can examine you and arrange tests. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.