There is no dearth of counsel during the pregnancy period of a woman life. A woman is flooded with a barrage of pregnancy advice with the first symptoms of pregnancy. These bits of advice are helpful, no doubt, but at times they also add to the confusion of a pregnant woman. Since one cannot make a distinction in a professional and amateur pregnancy advice, it is not advisable to act upon any of them without consulting your doctor.
Courtesy demands that one has to lend an ear to friendly counsel. But following pregnancy advice or not is left to ones discretion. However, at times, one may have to turn them down bluntly as well, if the counsel becomes too overbearing. One tried and tested formula to rein such counsel is to tell your well wishers that you are following the advice of your doctor, whom you trust the most.
Know The Facts Of Pregnancy
A few questions about pregnancy that are uppermost in the mind of an average woman are given below. Read the answers to know pregnancy facts and realities.
Pregnancy is always painful: Yes, pain is inherent to childbirth. However, as far as its intensity is concerned, it is relative. It can be more painful for some and less for others. There are certain factors that determine labor pain like, the health and capacity in a woman to resist pain.
Healthy pregnancy women give birth to healthy babies: While in most cases this is a fact, at times a healthy mother might not be able to deliver a healthy baby too, like if it is born prematurely due to sudden high blood pressure.
Pregnant women should eat for two: Pregnant women are often told that they must eat for two. However this is not true. A pregnant woman has to increase her calorie intake by just another 100 calories every month. That is more than enough to provide nutrition to the growing fetus in the womb.
Pregnant women should not do any exercise: Doctors today ensure that pregnant women know the benefits of pregnancy exercises. Often, the fear of gaining excess weight keeps haunting pregnant women. To avoid gaining excess weight, pregnant women do strenuous exercises too. However here, it is important to note that while pregnancy exercises like swimming and yoga are good during the pregnancy period, strenuous exercises like weight lifting a total no-no.
Motherhood is a cherished dream, every woman longs to experience all her life. Emotional stress and mood swings during pregnancy are part of a natural process. Rather than getting unduly worried about trivial issues, a pregnant women should learn more about pregnancy facts and enjoy the experience of transformation from a woman to mother.
Pruritus and itch are synonymous terms. Pruritus is defined as an unpleasant sensation on the skin that provokes the desire to rub or scratch the area to obtain relief. Pruritus can cause discomfort and frustration; in severe cases it can lead to disturbed sleep, anxiety and depression. It involves nerves in the skin responding to certain chemicals such as histamine, and then processing these signals in the brain. Pruritis can be a symptom of certain skin diseases, and sometimes a manifestation of an internal process. In other patients where there is no evidence of skin or internal disease, pruritis may be due to faulty processing of the itch sensation within the nervous system. There are several internal diseases that may cause itch. The most common example is kidney failure.
Causes
Anal itching can be caused by irritating chemicals in the foods we eat, such as are found in spices, hot sauces, and peppers. It also can be caused by the irritation of frequent liquid stools, diarrhea, or escape of small amounts of stool (incontinence). Another main cause is yeast infection or Candidiasis. Some diseases increase the possibility of yeast infections, such as diabetes mellitus or HIV infection. Treatment with antibiotics can lead to a yeast infection and irritation of the anus. Psoriasis also can irritate the anus.
Pruritis Treatment
Treatment of pruritus can be categorized in several ways. A common method of grouping the various options is causative vs. symptomatic treatment. Causative treatment involves finding the underlying disorder and then correcting it, thereby eliminating the itch sensation. Symptomatic treatment involves substituting another sensation for the itch, using methods such as cooling, heating, or counter irritation (e.g., scratching).
Natural Home remedies for pruritis
Equal quantities of fresh tomato and coconut juice, mixed and applied on the itchy are, will bring relief from pruritis.
A tablespoonful of split red gram ground to a paste with fresh yoghurt and applied locally for 4-5 days is effective.
Grind dried orange peels to a paste with a little water. apply for a week.
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