Showing posts with label Personal Hygiene. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal Hygiene. Show all posts

Monday, August 9, 2010

Urinary Tract Infection

50% of all women has urinary tract infection (UTI), this is a common sexual health issue for many women. A urinary tract infection is an infection involving kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra. These are structures that urine passes through before being eliminated from the body.

*Bacteria from the bowel that live on the skin near the rectum or in the vagina are the common cause of UTI, which can spread and enter the urinary tract through the Urethra.
* Sexual intercourse is also a common cause of UTI. A women that having sex with different partners or having sexual intercourse more frequently.
* Waiting too long to urinate can also cause urinary tract infection.

*Pressure in the lower pelvis, burning, painful sensation while urinating.
*Blood in the urine and abnormal odor of urine.
*Urinating more frequently.
*Fever, nausea, chills, vimiting.
*Need to urinate at night.
*Bloody, cloudy, or abnormal color of urine.

*Take a shower instead of tub baths.
*After urinating, wipe your vagina with a clean tissue from front to back.
*Do not hold it when you need to urinate.
*Cleanse the genital area before and after having sexual intercourse.
*Avoid using feminine hygiene sprays and scented douches.
*Drink plenty of water everyday.
*Take Vitamin-C supplement regularly.
*Consult your OB to prevent UTI.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Personal Hygiene

Lack of personal hygiene are causes of various diseases. Disease germs can enter the body only in limited number of ways, and one of the major ways is through the skin. The daily habit of ensuring hygienic lifestyle will save us from future health care cost and proper sanitary practices is very important because it affects our self confidence, self esteem, productivity and relationship with others. Everyday we interact with other people and having bad breath, stained teeth, body odors, dirty fingers, dandruff and smelly feet is really disgusting and a big turn off! Simple precautions are very effective. Hands commonly use in contact with disease germs than any other part of our body and therefore, they should be washed frequently.