Know about CONSTIPATION

Constipation :

*  This is a problem which everyone suffers during his/her lifetime at one time or the other.Instead of going into technicalities of how,when and why,we here discuss the prevention and home management of constipation.

*  Our lifestyle today is largely responsible for this.Lets start from the wheat flour.The flour that most of us use is milled one and lacks fibre and roughage.The rice that we eat too is polished.There isn't enough salad in our diet.Fruit are even lesser in our diet.We prefer fast foods which lack fibre.Since fibre contributes to stool mass,lack of it causes constipation.

*  Dietary causes apart,even our lifestyle today has changed a lot.White collar jobs have made us sedentary and thus our belly too.Jobs are strenous and tension is an important cause of constipation.

*  A good walk daily helps to refresh both our body and mind by improving circulation.

*  In hot weather conditions,excess loss of body water if not compensated can lead to constipation.Drinking plenty of water in summer helps prevent this.

*  It is also important to name a few known diseases which can cause constipation.Hypothyroidism,irritable bowel syndrome,certain medicines,certain drugs,hirshsprung's disease,strictures,bowel obstruction;are few of them.

* Chronic constipation can itself lead to piles and rarely cancer.

Although there are numerous diseases which have constipation as their symptom,short term problem is usually not troublesome.However,if it continues for a longer time ,say more 3 weeks at a stretch ,one should definitely visit a doctor for an evaluation.

Drink plenty of water,eat enough salad and fruits,eat wholewheat and unpolished rice,donot skip your meals and donot smoke.Your bowel will be healthy and happy !

Know about PREGNANCY

                   To be pregnant is a unique feeling for every woman.It is said that pregnancy makes every female a complete woman.Pregnancy casts many effects not only on the pregnant woman but the entire family.

Pregnancy should always be planned in advance.

                 Addition of a new member in the family puts social and financial burden on the entire family.A new born baby attracts attention of the whole family especially mother and father.Mother needs to be with the baby round the clock for the initial 6-7 months.Working women have to arrange total 6-12 months leave from their job in order to take good care in pregnancy and after delivery.This total period is very important for all women.Good care in this period gives not only physical but emotional strength to women.This in turn enables the women to take good care of the baby.

                   The household women on the other hand have to face entirely different situation.Since they stay at home ,everyone including their husbands think that they can take care of themselves.However it is not so.Household women have so much work at home that they get very little time for themselves.Some things need to be avoided in pregnancy.Lifting heavy weight like buckets of water,washing lot of clothes manually, squatting for prolonged periods are very stressful to many women.If any job is stressful it should best be avoided and alternative should be arranged.

                           Every missed period by common sense creates a duobt of pregnancy in the minds of women.One should comfortably wait for at least 1 week before taking pregnancy test.After that one should visit nearest trusted healthcare facility for registration and initial tests of pregnancy.These tests aim at screening some problems beforehand so that they are treated well before they create trouble.So such tests should always be taken and money should be arranged for them at the time of planning the pregnancy.If everything goes normal doctors usually advise for one visit every month.In later months of pregnancy more frequent visits fortnightly or weekly are required.Many times ultrasound is also advised for various reasons.Results of all the tests tell that everything is progressing in expected way.
If you live at a place where healthcare is not available or inadequate , one visit after every three completed months is very basic and essential.One should always get one's weight and blood pressure checked at every visit.Height should always be got measured at initial visit.Blood group of husband also should be known or checked.

                                     Although there are many things to tell ,some important warning signs always need to be known so that any arising problem is detected and managed at an early stage.

• Constant headache 
• Swelling in the feet
• Swelling on face
• Pain in the belly especially in lower part below naval region
• Constant backache
• Constant tiredness
• Discharge from private parts
• Bleeding from private parts
• Inability to feel movements of baby in the belly

                                In case any such problem arises one should immediately visit nearest health facility for management.One thing more,never take any medicine without your doctor's advice.Many medicines are injurious in pregnancy and are not used.Watch out for more such articles.If you want to improve your knowledge about any health topic,click on healthchat link on homepage and let me know.I shall post it for you in short time.