Medical Mysteries - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Woman Who Smells of Fish & Other Medical Mysteries
Cassie suffers from such bad body odour that even her family is shocked. Cameron was a healthy schoolboy until he began suffering excruciating head pain, body tics and hallucinations. Linda is a super-fit triathlete but suffered a a heart attack when swimming.
Extraordinary Swollen Woman & Other Medical Mysteries
Thirty-three-year-old Izzy suffers from swellings on her face and body, which are so extreme she often looks as if she has been in a fight. After almost two decades without a diagnosis, a chance encounter with a new GP has the potential to change her life. The film also meets 11-year-old boy James, who has severe reactions to sunlight - so much so that he feels his blood boiling - and former student nurse Beth, who suffers extreme dizziness.
My Face Won't Stop Growing... And Other Medical Mysteries
Documentary series about unexplained medical ailments. Cases include a teenager who suddenly loses control of his lower body, a family overshadowed by a sinister condition and a man whose features never stopped growing.
The Man With Disintegrating Eyes & Other Medical Mysteries
Documentary series about unexplained medical ailments. Cases include a woman whose mysterious attacks have left her with a foreign accent, a man searching for treatment for his disintegrating eyes and a young mum with a skin condition that turns her into a human sketch pad.
The Woman Who Can't Stop Vomiting & Other Medical Mysteries
Documentary series about unexplained medical ailments. Cases include a retired school teacher whose head has been in a spin for the last 60 years, and the unsolved mystery of a young woman who vomits almost every day.
The Incredible Shaking Woman & Other Medical Mysteries
Three medical cases are examined, including 18-year-old Alicia, whose first term at university was marred by an uncontrollable quivering. Cameras also follow the story of 19-year-old Elizabeth, who sought help after developing a hump on her back. And despite making more than 300 medical visits, it took a newspaper headline for 57-year-old Dee to identify what had been making her feel disorientated for the past 12 years.
The Boy Who'll Never Grow Up
Documentary series about unexplained medical ailments. Cases include a four-year-old boy who is hardly growing, a mum barely able to breathe and a woman suffering from mysterious pains all over her body.
The Boy Who Can't Stay Awake
Documentary about three people with medical conditions which baffle doctors - a young woman who is allergic to almost everything, a teenage footballer who keeps falling asleep for days, and a 23-year-old student as weak as a frail 90-year-old.
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