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What to Know On Acute Appendicitis before an Operation

Posted in General on 18th March 2010

In principle, inflammation of the appendix and acute appendicitis requiring surgery, whatever the stage of disease. Here’s what you must know before you have surgery.

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Appendicitis

How to recognize acute appendicitis?

Acute appendicitis is the result of inflammation of the appendix, this organ located at the beginning of the colon in the digestive system. The symptoms can vary from one patient to another and depending on the stage of the disease. Certainly, there are general symptoms such as pain on the right side of the lower abdomen that is known scientifically iliac fosse, nausea followed by vomiting or not, the episodes Constipation and finally, a low fever. If the inflammation worsens, the patient can tolerate certain positions may be likely to submit Appendix pressure (sitting position, for example).

What to do in case of acute appendicitis?

Once signs appear questionable, it is imperative to see a doctor for diagnosis of the disease is fairly subtle, only an ultrasound of the abdomen to determine if it is an inflammation of the appendix or no. If the diagnosis indicates that there is indeed a case of appendicitis in you, you must be psychologically prepared for surgery. We note that the surgery for a removal of the appendix is very shortly after diagnosis because of appendicitis is an emergency. Meanwhile, the doctor will prescribe painkillers to relieve pain and other drugs to get the fever, if any.

How is the operation?

The surgery is done under local anaesthesia, thus, hospitalization for two days a week is necessary. Moreover, if inflammation is more severe and that this appendix abscess, for example, the operation will be done under general anaesthesia. For the son of sutures, it is for the physician to choose between the son or not absorbable. In the second case, the wire will be removed within 7 to 10 days after the operation. Generally, removal of the appendix does not result in complications, but if in doubt, especially back home, please consult your surgeon.

A few recommendations postoperative

The baths are strictly prohibited in at least 15 days after surgery because the wound is still quite fragile. However, you can take a shower on the 3rd postoperative day avoiding suturing. Similarly, exposure of the wound to the sun should be avoided until one year after surgery to prevent pigmentation of the lesion. Moreover, the resumption of daily activities can be done after 2 weeks if they do not require special physical effort and 1 month after for work requiring an effort. Nevertheless, it should minimize activities which seek the abdominal muscles for almost a year.

How to Relieve Menstrual Pain

Posted in Women-Health on 10th March 2010

Young women are the first victims of painful menstruation. Pain, and sometimes unbearable genes “crippling” precede or accompany the rules. Do not neglect them but to find effective solutions.

Menstrual Pain How to Relieve Menstrual Pain

Menstrual Pain

Origin of menstrual pain

The pain caused by painful menstruation or “dysmenorrhoea” are not trivial. Their intensity may vary from one woman to another. They can be quite “light” or extremely painful and even disabling. The symptoms are usually pain in lower back accompanied by headaches, pain in the abdomen, diarrhoea, nausea, etc.

In general, prostaglandins are faulty. Produced in excess during the menstrual period, they cause uterine contractions more intense. At this point, we speak of primary dysmenorrhoea. Among others, the pain is quite “natural.” Adolescents are most affected by this phenomenon.

In more severe cases, it is called secondary dysmenorrhoea. At this stage, the pain is persistent and unbearable. It is no longer only prostaglandins but other causes are taken into account. Medical examinations are required to determine what it really is: ovarian cyst, malformation of the uterus, infection, fibroids…
How to relieve the pain?

You should never take things lightly as painful periods can conceal a greater problem. Please consult your doctor if in doubt. Initially, the pain can be relieved by heat. Lying for a moment with a hot water bottle on your stomach can only do you good. You can also make use of antispasmodics, anti-inflammatory remedy.

The solutions ‘minor’ as heat, homeopathy, directed especially to women with primary dysmenorrhoea. In cases of secondary dysmenorrhoea, only your doctor will be able to offer an adequate solution, drug or not. Women with this syndrome are often prone to psychological distress or depression. A medical consultation is essential.

The sport is advocated as a preventive. Indeed, lack of exercise or being overweight is risk factors. Prevention also involves food. Do not abuse the refined sugars and fatty substances too. Similarly, limit your consumption of red meat. Emphasize consumption of oily fish and foods rich in omega-3: oil and flax seed or hemp oil, rapeseed…

Tips to Avoid Cystitis

Posted in Women-Health on 1st March 2010

Cystitis is a urinary tract infection that causes a burning sensation in the urethra … Although painful, cystitis can be treated quickly. Just take the adequate treatment and some simple reflexes.

Although painful, cystitis can be treated quickly. Just take the adequate treatment and some simple reflexes.

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Cystitis

  • Be careful not to lull the symptoms by taking the blueberry leaves the sapwood of basswood or bearberry of which are known to alleviate pain. Because the infection is not really careful and cystitis returned a few days later, only worse.
  • Drink plenty of water (at least 1.5 litters of water per day) to dilute the germs and taking an anti-inflammatory to mask the pain. Consult a physician makes an analysis and will prescribe an appropriate treatment. Antibiotics if necessary.
  • Eat citrus fruits (lemon, grapefruit, orange) and drink blackcurrant juice or currant which has the power to change the pH of urine through their acidity. The bacteria are eliminated more quickly.
  • Watch your personal hygiene. A lack of hygiene or conversely, the use of too aggressive contributes to the multiplication of bacteria. A daily bath with a pH neutral soap is needed. Forget the washcloth that is a hotbed of germs!
  • Next to sex, cystitis can occur. During penetration, the bacteria can be deposited into the opening of the urethra. One solution has proved itself to pee after every hug to eliminate the few microbes that could break into the bladder.
  • Do you follow a doctor? Particularly during periods of risk of a woman’s life such as pregnancy. When a woman is pregnant, her immune defences are attenuated as they are to tolerate the baby. Do not do this would be a simple cystitis lightly.
  • Some women suffer from cystitis only when they are menstruating. This may be due to prolonged wear a tampon or a pad that accelerates the spread of bacteria. Do you change every two or three hours?
  • Forget the tight pants, the thongs and wet bathing suits that promote the spread of germs.

Fight against constipation problems. If you have any problems with intestinal flora, eat green vegetables, fibber effective against this problem. Withholding of stool in the rectum increases the risk of infection.

Sprue: Causes, Prevention and Treatment

Posted in General on 10th February 2010

Sprue are a common language for a variety of lesions / bumps that arise in the oral cavity. But the type of ulcers usually occur frequently in everyday of our mouth is called (in terms of dentistry) Aftosa Recurrent stomatitis.

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Sprue

Symptoms of pain or burning one to two days later could an injury in the oral cavity. Pain and heat in this sprue makes us hard to eat and drink. Sometimes patients with Sprue come to the dentist in a state of weakness. These often affect anyone. Not knowing the age or gender. Usually the most common areas arising Sprue is on the inside of the cheek mucosa, the inner lips, tongue and on the ceiling.

The causes of ulcers or stomatitis.

Until now the main cause of Sprue unknown. However, experts have suspected that a lot of things causing these sores, including:

General factors:

- Hormonal or systemic disease.

- Stress.
Local factors:

- Overhang patches or caries, protease (artificial teeth)

- The wound on her lip from being bitten / impact.

- Deficiency (deficiency) of vitamin B12 and iron.

Viral and bacterial infections are also suspected of being the originator of the emergence of this Sprue. There is also a saying that the sprue is an abnormal reaction to immunologic oral cavity. Now that quite often happens to us, especially the busy town is the stress. This psychology factors (stress) have been investigated in touch with the incidence of Sprue.

The treatment of sprue

By knowing the cause, it is hoped we can avoid the occurrence of this sprue, including the oral cavity hygiene and consume enough nutrients, especially vitamin B12 and iron. Also in addition, be sure to avoid stress. But if it is intermittent sprue always, you can try a mouthwash like gargle warm salt water and go to the dentist to ask the right medicine for their sprue. If we do not know the causes, sometimes we take a mistake of the drug, because the treatment should also be based on factors. Better not in vain treat because we do not know whether the drug is carcinogenic, or stimulate cancer.

There was an article about yogurt can cure thrush, so if yogurt can cure ulcers? Yogurt contains lactobacillus, the condition of flora and fauna unbalanced mouth, bacteria can help balance the mouth zoo. But ulcers are more than two weeks should be aware of. Contact your doctor immediately to get the checks more information.