Ingrown Toenail – Remedies, Treatment and Surgery options

20. July 2010

Ingrown Toenail(s) Infection

An ingrown toenail occurs when the nail grows down and into the skin of the toe. It is caused by abnormal growth of the toenails, usually the big toes, and the surrounding tissues. When the lateral edges of the nail grow into the flesh of the toe, the small piece of nail or the whole nail applies pressure on the skin resulting in pain, swelling and redness. If the condition persists, it also results in infection and inflammation. Patients with ingrown toenails are among the most common visitors to chiropodists or podiatrists.

The condition of ingrown toenails is known by various terms like toe infection, nail infection, ingrown nail or onychocryptosis. Infected ingrown toenail is a very common problem affecting primarily the big toenails. Most people develop an ingrown toenail big toe during their 20s and 30s, but it is also seen in teenagers in case of a tearing in the corners of their toenails.

The sideways growth of the nail edges into the skin of the toe causing discomfort. The abnormally growing nail acts like a foreign body and causes a break in the skin due to the constant poking. The ingrown nail can also apply pressure in the nail fold area without any skin penetration causing pain though it isn’t considered as ingrown toenail. In some cases, a corn/callus is also noticed down the side of the nail as a reaction to the pressure instead of the nail actually penetrating the skin.

Ingrown Toenail Symptoms
Symptoms of ingrown toenail include sore and painful nail folds with redness and swelling of the surrounding skin. Infection of tissue and tenderness in toe along the sides of the nail and pain is observed along with increased warmth. In a few cases where the condition is chronic, repeated episodes of pain and infection or one of these occur. An infection may be present if the skin is red, painful or swollen on the sides of the nail. This infection may cause complications for diabetics or other patients due to poor circulation of blood on their feet. If left untreated, the nail can go under the skin causing more severe ingrown toenail infections.

An examination of the infected foot may show skin which is swollen, firm, red, or tender to touch. Presence of pus in ingrown toenails is also reported in some cases. Skin along the edge of the nail appears to be growing over the nail.

Ingrown Toenail Causes
An ingrown toenail can develop due to various reasons like poorly fitting shoes and toenails that are not trimmed the right way. Cutting the toenails incorrectly, too short or not straight across causes them to re-grow into the skin. Tight hosiery or footwear with narrow toe boxes makes it even worse.

Injuries to the toenail and deformities of the foot or toes like unusually thick toenails and curve toenails are also the factors for an ingrown toenail. It can also be hereditary in some cases.

Ingrown Toenail Risk Factors
The risk factors for ingrown toenails include poor fitted footwear, poor foot hygiene, athletic adolescents and children, toenail infections, diabetes, obesity, naturally short nails, congenital foot deformity and congenital toenail malformation. Repeated injuries to foot, prior nail surgery, poor posture and gait, fungal nail disease, abnormal nail growths, arthritis and excessive foot sweating are also some of the other risk factors.

Persons with very long toes and also those born with curved nails that tend to grow downward are also prone to ingrown toenails. Anyone can develop this condition but adults are more prone to suffer as the nails tend to thicken with age.

Ingrown Toenail Remedies
How to get rid of an ingrown toenail?
This condition can be resolved without medical treatment unless it’s a complicated case where a physician is required for treatment. An ingrown toenail can be unpleasant and painful. Hence, here are a few ingrown toenail home remedies:

Soak your foot for approximately 15 minutes in warm water with a tablespoon of common salt added to it. Warm water in the presence of common salt acts as a natural disinfectant preventing infections by cleansing away dirt particles and destroying breeding germs. It also softens and heals the skin tissue of the infected toe. After soaking for 15 minutes, dry the foot with a soft towel and twist a small cotton wool ball into a thin thread and wedge it under the ingrown nail. If this process is repeated for a few days before bed, the nail will start growing outwards.

Tying up a lemon slice around the affected toe before bed can heal the infection. The acidic lemon juice fights against microbial growth and prevents the spread of the infection.

Cleaning the area with water and a solution of hydrogen peroxide is also a remedy for toenail infection. Peroxide is capable of healing minor infections.

Infusion of iodine also helps in healing an ingrown toenail. It is also potent in inhibiting bacterial growth. However, this method should not be used on a deeper wound.

Gently massage the skin surrounding the ingrown toenail with some tree oil as it softens the tissues of the nail and relieves pain. It also eases out the pressure created by the nail on the surrounding skin.

These home remedies for ingrown toenail, however, work only as long as a  infection doesn’t develop. When a  infection is observed, consulting a podiatrist at the earliest becomes necessary as complications may result if the wound goes deeper. Those who are suffering from diabetes or other conditions affecting blood circulation should never treat the ingrown toenails on their own and should consult a doctor.

Ingrown Toenail Treatment
When an ingrown toenail infection is found, immediate treatment is necessary otherwise it may lead to other infections. Here are a few tips on how to treat ingrown toenail?

In an early stage, as part of ingrown toenail home treatment, the pain and swelling can be relieved by soaking the foot in warm water and adding some Epsom salt to it. Epsom salt, being an antiseptic, will heal any signs of mild infection.

Tight socks, hose or shoes should be avoided as these tend to put pressure on the toenails.

Shoes that are broad at the base should be preferred as they are comfortable to wear. In case of an infection, open-toed sandals are the best. Try to wear socks so as to keep your feet covered to prevent infection.

Avoid painting the toenails while they are in-grown as unnecessary chemicals near the site may cause infection.

For cutting the nails, the toenail clippers should be used. Toenails should not be kept too short.

Always trim the toenails in a perfectly straight line. Do not ever try shaping them because that makes them more likely to become ingrown.

For fast pain relief, ibuprofen or acetaminophen can be used.

Placing a small cotton ball under the ingrown nail will work to keep the affected area safe. This will also help in nail grow and reaching over the skin. The cotton should be changed daily so as to keep a check on infectious growth.

Once affected, there is a great possibility that it will happen again so preventive measure should be taken.

For treating ingrown toenail, the cotton method should always be applied along with antibiotics as antibiotics only reduce the infection and don’t help in growing the nail back out.

Toenail is very susceptible to infections when it is in-grown, so the best should be done to keep it covered and clean for ingrown toenail relief.

Ingrown Toenail Surgery
If the ingrown toenail condition is not cured by home remedies or treatments and it keeps recurring, surgery becomes mandatory as the final ingrown toenail treatment. An ingrown toenail surgery is minor and involves a simple procedure.

A local anesthesia will be administered before the surgery and then the toe will be cleaned with an antiseptic to avoid infection. The nail will be removed after loosening it using a scalpel.

In mild cases, only an edge of the nail may be removed without disturbing the nail bed. However, in  cases, entire nail will be removed and the nail bed cells are killed by liquefied phenol or a laser or else a surgical debriding. But the nail won’t ever grow back in case of killing the nail bed cells.

Dressing will be done using a non-stick paraffin gauze and crepe bandage. The foot should be kept elevated and rest should be taken for 2-3 days. In case of an ingrown toenail removal, 3-4 months are required for the nail to grow again.

Ingrown toenail surgery isn’t much costlier and varies according to the time required and severity.

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Yoga and Weight loss

18. July 2010

Yoga and Weight Loss
Yoga is the custom of mental and physical disciplines that originate in India. Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism have their meditative practices and the word yoga is associated with it.


Raja yoga, Karma yoga, Jnana yoga, Bhakti yoga and Hatha yoga are the most important branches of Yoga. Yoga is the word derived from Sanskrit and it has several meanings like” to control, to unite, joining, uniting,” and so on.

When a person is strictly following and practicing yoga to a high level is termed as yogi or yogini. The vedic Samhitas have the reference to ascetics and tapas(ascetic practices) are referred in the Brahmadas(900 to 500BBCE). In Bhagavad Gita the word yoga is used deeply and chapter 6 is dedicated only to traditional yoga practice which includes meditation and it explains clearly about three major types of yoga. 1. Karma yoga, 2.Bhakti yoga, 3. Gnana yoga. These are the three yogas that deal with yoga of action, yoga of devotion and yoga of knowledge respectively.


Tantrism is a practice that alters the practitioner’s relation to the ordinary religious, social and logical reality in which they live. By tantric practice, one practitioner may perceive reality as maya. The general goals of yoga followed by all religions are varying but at the same time have a common goal from yoga and weight loss, yoga and health and ends in attaining moksha. Moksha is one stage of yoga in which stage one is liberated from all worldly sufferings, cycle of birth and death.


Now days, the life style is going on changing including in food habits and the food we take is high in calories and are more liberal and eventually resulting in extra weight or weight gain. This is not only by today’s food pattern containing high calories but by reduced physical activities. To day we and our children are very interested in sitting before T.V. rather than running and exercising. These are key factors which causes obesity and excess weight gain in all of us or in some of us. Not only sedentary life but stress, taking high calorie food, junk and unhealthy food, total lack of exercise, some hormone problems like hypothyroidism also cause excess weight gain.

Sudden diet control, rapid exercises are very tedious and though it gives us results in losing our weight, they are not permanent and they may have side effects also. A gradual and permanent weight reduction can not be easily achieved by these above practices. But yoga and weight loss is the practice which is a permanent solution to keep our body flexible. We may plan our weight reduction in natural ways of cleansing techniques.


1.kunjal kriya means washing of lung and stomach.
2.basti means cleansing of colon
3.laghu shankha prakshalan means cleansing technique adopted to clean digestive system.
4.baghi means tiger exercise
5.yoga asans means postures.
Hydrotherapy is one by which diseases are treated with water. Cold shower is taken after dry friction of the body and it dissolves the excess fat. Steam and hot foot bath also helps in removing excess fat of the body. Enema helps in cleaning the intestine. Taking about 12 glasses of water and fasting helps in reducing our toxins and body fat gradually. These techniques are also coming under yoga and weight loss practice.

Taking much carbohydrate is the main cause for weight gain and we should plan our break fast food with protein and fat, the lunch should contain more carbohydrate and the dinner should contain more proteins. Vegetables and fruits are helpful in having vitamins and minerals and it reduces fat. Wheat and oats may help in reducing our fat. This is called dicto-therapy.


Yoga and weight loss is the best way to make your body very flexible. But yoga is not the best way if you want to lose your weight fastly and shortly. It is achieved by exercises. But yoga is the best option to have your body well framed and toned with flexibility. Yoga and weight loss means that losing weight that stays off and if we practice yoga regularly after losing weight.

Yoga is not a new technique and new types of yoga are geared to weight gain and obesity problems and yoga can be applied to solve this problem of obesity. Focusing on yoga postures helps in losing weight and it helps in burning the calories but at the same time it relaxes the mind and thereby stress is reduced. Yoga practices generally burn fewer calories than other exercises and it should be practiced with in a framed mind and thus we may achieve the goal “yoga and weight loss”.

 

It becomes necessary to use the spiritual and mental side of the yoga when we try our best to lose weight. The mentality change and gearing up our mind towards success is very important while practicing yoga to attain weight loss. Bikram and Astanga are the main two yogas that are very powerful in reducing our body weight.

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Overcome Stroke

18. July 2010

Overcome Stroke
The American Stroke Association is running an awareness campaign called Power to End Stroke, to celebrate the lifestyle and culture of America.

You would be pleased to know that there are ways by which you can overcome stroke.

The most important thing you need to do is speak to the doctor in charge, who is treating the stroke patient.

After understanding the extent of the brain damage and the resulting disability, you would be in a better position to care for the patient.

Coping is difficult, not just for the patient but also for those around him who are caring for him. Some patients have memory loss, some suffer facial damage, some suffer vision impairment, and some even become completely paralyzed. The extent of the damage depends upon the severity and type of the stroke.

Remember that a stroke is not just about physical damage. To overcome the effects of the patient’s stroke, you should be prepared to make a huge amount of mental and emotional effort. The important thing that you need to realize is that in most cases, a patient never completely recovers from a stroke.


However it is essential to remain patient and positive. Provide as much support as possible, remember that the process of rehabilitation is long and difficult; you need to provide optimum care and comfort. You should also be prepared to see post-stroke psychological trauma in the stroke patient, he might also suffer from anxiety attacks, depression, and would definitely find it hard to adapt to life after the stroke. So you need to stay supportive and help him overcome his stroke. Most stroke patients need a lot of reassurance and patience – so you should be prepared with an abundant supply of that! Remember that with care and love, it is easy to overcome stroke.

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Preventive Measures and Treatment of Gonorrhea

18. July 2010

Treatment of Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a disease that is transmitted through sexual contact from one person to another person.


The cause of the disease is by bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. These bacteria can infect the genital tract, mouth, and rectum of both men and women.

This bacterium is also called by alternative name as GC. Likewise the disease is also having another name “clap”. It is the fact that if this disease is not well treated, the infection rapidly spread in to the other parts of the body causing damage to internal organs like heart valves and particularly joints. Generally it is not spread from bathrooms and toilets used by already infected one.

The disease is transmitted by sexual contacts of vaginal, anal or oral. Transmission of the disease by ‘safe sex’ is very rare.


Body fluids are the routes by which the bacterium finds its way to spread. Thus like semen and vaginal secretions are causing the infectious process from person to person. The general onset of the symptoms occurs in 4 to 6 days after infection. The incubation period varies from 2 to 30 days. Very rarely the people affected by this disease show no symptoms at all during their life time. More or less 30 to 60 % of the people affected by gonorrhea are asymptomatic or they may have sub clinical disease.


The affected men have yellow or green discharges from the penis. This symptom is common among men. There is a painful and frequent urination. Fever and pain is caused by the further spread of the disease in to prostate,epididymis and seminal vesicle.and causes inflammation of the other organs. Swelling is very common in the regions of groin and testis. Penis may also turn to red in color. Men are eventually affected by infertility if untreated. Hence, the treatment of gonorrhea is to be started at the earlier stage itself to avoid complications and permanent damage to other parts of the body. The affected women generally have vaginal discharge in yellow or green color. They also suffer from frequent and painful urination. Women have bleeding inbetween menstrual periods and they have bleeding after sexual intercourse. The normal color of the vagina changes to red by inflammation associated with burning sensation of vagina. Normally the long time infection causes pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) with abdominal discomfort and pain. Eventually, the cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries are worst affected if this condition is not treated in advance. This causes infertility in women also. Hence, earlier diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea is to be started at the onset of the disease.

Usually, the rectum is the common place where the infection affects badly. The infected rectum has discharge, anal itching and painful bowel movement with blood in faecal matter.

Generally, the records show that women have highest rate of infection in between the age of 15 to 19 and between 20 to 24 in men. Earlier treatment of gonorrhea is possible in this age group and the disease is fully recovered by antibiotic regimen.

Diagnosis is made by various techniques and three are most important techniques in diagnosing the disease.

•Directly staining the samples for the bacterium.
•Deducting the DNA and genes of the bacteria in urine.
•Culture test in which bacteria is grown in laboratory

Accurate diagnosis is made by doing more than one diagnostic tests. Generally staining is done from the discharge of the penis and discharge of the vagina or cervix. The taken discharge is smeared in the slide and put under the microscope for seeing the bacteria in the slide. An accurate result is obtained by this method. But however, this diagnostic method is less valuable since they may not have clear results. Detecting the genes of the bacteria is more reliable one and it is done by using urine or cervical swabs. Culture test is reliable one but the sensitivity of the test depends upon the site from which the sample is taken. In this test, the discharge collected from the infected site is placed in a culture plate and the growth of the bacteria is allowed even up to 2 days. Culture also finds about the drugs to be used as per the sensitivity of the drug to the particular bacteria. The non sensitive drugs to this particular bacteria is also revealed by this culture test.

Usually treatment is given with antibiotic and the some of the antibiotics are given herewith.

Ceftriaxone, cefixime, ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin. These drugs are usually administered orally. There are some contraindications like pregnancy and lactation and under this conditions the suitable alternative antibiotics are used.

Chlamydia, is another form of STD always affect the people who have already in gonorrheal infection. In this condition, the patient is given with multi antibiotic to combat both Chlamydia and gonorrhea. Treatment of gonorrhea and treatment of Chlamydia are carried out in the same time. Usually the other sexual partner is tested for gonorrhea if one of them is infected with this disease and both of them undergo the treatment of gonorrhea if both are found positive.


Prevention is sure if when one does not have sexual activity with the one who is diagnosed positive for the disease. Using the latex condoms in vaginal and rectal sexual activity reduces the risk of having the infection.

There are more complications arise if this is not treated well even in the earlier days of the disease. The infection spreads even in to blood stream causing joint pain and  heart valve problems. The ectopic pregnancy is a condition  in which the pregnancy happens even in the fallopian tubes and it is caused by the affection of gonorrhea. This is a serious complication and it may result in miscarriage and death of the mother. In men, gonorrhea is causing epididymitis, a painful condition of the testicles. In both sexes, it causes infection in joints and damage to heart valves. Getting HIV infection is a possible one in the case of the individuals who already have gonorrhea infection. Hence, it is very important to take earlier treatment as soon as the symptoms arise for gonorrhea.

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Liver Pain – Location, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

17. July 2010

The liver is situated on the right side of the abdomen just below the ribs and the diaphragm which separates the chest and the abdomen. It’s not only the largest gland but also the detoxifier of the human body. The various functions of liver include break down of food (including fats and nutrients), conversion of glucose to glycogen, producing urea, purifying blood from harmful substances, producing amino acids, storing vitamins and minerals and maintaining the glucose level in blood.

The liver acts as a detoxifier by filtering the wastes of the human body. Apart from various other reasons, any underlying condition can result in the non-functioning or poor-functioning of the liver usually causing pain in the liver. Moreover, liver pains are observed and in fact play a major role in a variety of conditions like Wilson’s disease, Gilbert’s syndrome and Hepatitis A, B or C.

Pain in the liver can be a part of our life due to a couple of reasons like fatty liver pain, liver cancer pain, cirrhosis or other chronic or acute diseases of liver. The most common cause of cirrhosis disease is Alcoholic abuse. The basic means of the inflammation of liver is when liver cannot filter poisons, drugs, toxins and these types of other doses in order to recover the body by flushing them out. Additional cases of liver damage include autoimmune deficiency, hepatitis, and even overuse of acetaminophen (Tylenol).

Where is liver pain felt?
Oh, that’s so easy to answer!!  Isn’t it? The obvious answer would be ‘in the liver’. But there is more to it than just ‘in the liver’.

Liver pain location: Liver pain is usually confused with abdominal pain, kidney pain or back pain due to its location. It is felt in the upper-right quadrant underneath the rib cage. Usually felt as a dull ache, liver pains can be sharp and in some cases, experienced along with back pain.

Fatty Liver Pain
When there is an accumulation of a large amount of fat in the liver, it results in swelling. This condition of swollen liver is known as steatosis. In steatosis, only presence of large amount of fat is noticed without any inflammation. However, when fatty liver occurs along with inflammation, the liver cells are damaged and this condition is known as steatohepatitis.

Diabetes, obesity and over-consumption of alcohol are known to be the major factors for fatty liver pain.

Swollen liver pain is caused by the expansion of the liver. As the liver expands, its membrane is stretched and the organ gets heavier. This results in abdominal pain which intensifies slowly if left untreated.

Causes of Liver Pain
There causes for liver pain are as different as its symptoms.

Steatosis, also known as fatty liver causes liver pain. The presence of excessive fats causes the liver to swell and this result in liver pain.

Diabetes type-2, hypertension and metabolic syndrome are some other medical conditions that are responsible for the pain in liver.

Enlarged spleen presses the liver causing liver pain.

Liver pain is also observed after drinking alcohol and it is among the most common factors for it.

Patients in the last stage of liver cancer undergo intense liver pain along with other problems like weight reduction, tiredness and lack of energy.


Other possible causes of liver pain:
•Biliary obstruction
•Bearn-Kunkel syndrome – liver pain
•Cholangitis
•Congestive cardiac failure
•CMV
•EBV
•Dubin-Johnson Syndrome – liver tenderness
•Fatty liver of pregnancy
•Drugs
•Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
•Gallstones
•Hepatic vein thrombosis
•Hepatitis causes swelling of the organs and thus results in pain in the right rib (liver pain in right side).
•Hepatic abscess
•Hydatid cyst
•Hodgkin’s disease
•Hepatocellular carcinoma
•Liver abscess – tender liver
•Leukemia – tender liver
•Metastatic carcinoma
•Lymphoma
•Pylephlebitis – tender liver
•Mononucleosis – liver tenderness
•Schistosomiasis japonica – tender liver
•Schistosomiasis – liver tenderness
•Toxins
•Schistosomiasis mansoni – tender liver
•Weil syndrome – liver tenderness
•Tuberculosis
•VLCAD deficiency – Liver pain


Liver Pain Symptoms

Other than numerous other symptoms and signs, the initial symptom of liver pain is a sharp and dull pain in the upper right abdomen underneath the rib cage accompanied by a skin rash. Liver pain symptoms also include itching, pain while inhaling or coughing, difficulty in breathing, swollen testes, nausea, vomiting, brownish blemishes and spots over skin, dark circles under the eyes and yellow discoloration of the eyes like in jaundice. Abdominal swelling is also noticed even though there is a weight loss.

Liver Pain Treatment

Treating a liver pain is possible only by initiating with elimination of the possible causes of the disease. Taking the example, an alcohol or drug addict should quit alcohol and drugs completely before starting the medications. There are some possible treatments to get relieve from pain of liver:

•Sufficient hydration and electrolyte repletion
•Therapy must be preponderantly preventive, good sanitation, relying on clean drinking water, and appropriate personal hygiene
•It’s only advisable for those patients to be hospitalized who are unable to maintain oral intake
•Flagyl
•Antiviral agents
•Interferon alpha II b
•3TC
•Entecavir
•Adefovir
Remedies and Alternative Cures for Liver Pain
•A few safer, simpler and easiest techniques to cure your liver -
•Water is very important for the human body and it helps to remove the toxins too, so it’s advisable to take at the least 8 glasses of water per day.
•Diet also plays a very significant role; try to switch your diet with some fresh fruits and pure juices, and fresh vegetables. Asparagus, plums, legumes, broccoli, and brown rice are also very effective particularly.
•Take supplementations of whole-food. As we all may already know that cirrhosis contains Vitamin B1 and it’s proven by almost all physicians that Vitamin B1 can be helpful to decrease glucose of blood levels found in the human body. Insufficiency of Vitamin A is also declared as the strong reason for the peoples who are suffering from the liver diseases, and Vitamin K is another proven advantageous thing as well.
•Linseed oil is very essential fatty acids helpful and required for the proper function of liver.
•To flush away the toxins from the body as quick as possible, Herbal detoxification can be a good way to do so.
•The above listed steps are practiced and recommended by a lot of doctors.
Liver Pain Do’s and Dont’s
Apart from the treatments and medications, there are some other things to be observed and avoided when suffering form liver pain.

A lot of people with damaged liver function have excessive protein in their body, which can build up extra-ordinary amount of ammonia in the body.

Alcoholic abusing is always said to be the one of the worst thing for the human body, don’t drink alcohol.

Do not take any type of medicines or drugs without the prescriptions of physician. Anything containing acetaminophen is hazardous for the liver patient, try to avoid it; it can be dangerous for the peoples suffering from such diseases.

Mostly, you can care your liver health by diet, supplements of whole-food, and through avoiding those things which can cause dysfunction of liver. Some of the conditions are non-reversible like cirrhosis and have a hopeless prognosis. Health is wealth, Take care of your health and liver now.

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What is Nausea?

17. July 2010

Nausea
Nausea is a word derived from Latin word ‘nausea’ and from Greek ‘nausie’. It is a feeling related with stomach content. It can be described as a sensation of uneasy and discomfort in the upper portion of the stomach.


It always has a tendency of urgency to vomit. Qualm is the term to explain an attack of nausea. The most common cause of nausea is in pregnancy and gastroenteritis or food poisoning.

Some causes are unknown so far and it is believed that as many as seven hundred causes are identified so far. But often it occurs as a result of side effect of certain medications. Generally  several medications are available to improve the symptoms of nausea.

Commonly metoclopramide, ondansetron and dimenhydrinate are used to improve this condition. The above explanations some times not applicable and in some cases the condition of nausea may have real vomiting.


This type of nausea is always related with early stage of pregnancy in which the vomiting occurs after having the urge to vomit. In pregnancy it is called morning sickness and this condition in pregnancy arises because of the increased level of hormones. However this nausea is not at all a disease always. It is a warning symptom for several underlying conditions. It appears in almost in all diseases including organic and functional diseases and in infectious diseases also. Good examples are: pregnancy, intestinal diseases including infectious and obstructive diseases, travel related diseases, food allergy and poisoning, brain diseases including tumors and cancers.


In some occasions it appears to be a natural mechanism to relieve the unwanted conditions. Example is over eating. When a person over eats, nausea resulting in vomiting to relieve the discomfort of overload to stomach. Nausea may result in vomiting or it may urge to vomit and eventually there is no vomiting at all. Nausea may be short lived or prolonged. In prolonged instances it is a debilitating health symptom. The origin of nausea may by physical or psychological.

In food poisoning symptom appears within one to six hours after the contaminated food is taken to stomach and the toxins are responsible which are produced by the bacteria.

This nausea long lasts for one to two days. Medications are able to potentially cause nausea. Chemotherapy and anesthetic drugs are most common medications that cause nausea. Almost 80 percent of the pregnant women experience to have nausea in their early stage or in first trimester of pregnancy and some women with severe form requires treatment with medicines like ondansetron.


Most of the conditions that causes nausea are mild and it requires no treatment and some conditions that causes nausea are potentially very serious. Example diabetic ketoacidosis, appendicitis, hepatitis and bowel obstructive diseases. Often nausea requires no investigation except in chronic or prolonged type of nausea like in obstructive intestinal or brain tumors.

The serious complication of nausea is dehydration and it commonly occurs in conditions like diarrhea. In these cases oral rehydration salts are administered or in severe cases rehydration is done by intravenous rehydration salts. Several medications are available to treat these conditions and the drugs include: Ondansetron, metoclopramide, dimenhydrinate and pyridoxine.?

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Aching Legs : Leg Aches Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

17. July 2010

Aching Legs and Feet
Nowadays, leg pain (or leg aches) is a very common cause for those who are suffering from an injury, now there are a lot of non-traumatic factors of lower leg aching. Chronic leg aches can cause due to several reasons that can harm bones, muscles, joints, ligaments, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and skin. Normally, tissues with inflammation cause these diseases, aching legs and feet is usually caused by inflammation and it is called as the base of these types of muscle ache. Ailments of back can occur due to leg ache. People (especially elderly) also experience aching legs at night for a prolonged period of time.

Leg Pain (Aches) Causes
The causes of aching legs include :

a. Trauma

b. Non-Trauma

Trauma
Trauma is the strongest reason of aching legs. Fallings, near fallings, and injuries by twisting can affect bones, joints and muscles or almost all of them. Excessive use of injured places can also be a reason of pain and it can also turn into a multiple minor traumatic injury.

Fractures
Some of the synonyms of the word fracture are broken and cracked; these all means the same when it comes to bone injuries. These types of injuries are caused when the bone of the human body is compromised.

Shin splints
Shin splints can take place by an excessive use of the injured area to the shin bone or tibia. It can also be called as tibial stress syndrome. Jumping running, and dancing are the commonest causes of shin splints.

Sprain and strains
Injury of ligament can also be called as sprain and it causes when the fibers of ligament gets stretched. Stretching of muscles and tendons can also cause a strain. All of them, sprains and strains result in inflammation and swelling which occurs pain.

Bleeding
Severe injuries can start bleeding into joints and tissues. Because blood can’t be compressed, so when the pressure increases, the amount of pain also increases significantly.


Non-traumatic Leg Pain
Aching of legs with non-traumatic causes by several reasons, and there isn’t even a single formula for sorting out all of the proven cases. Health care practicians prepared different approaches that helps to find but through diagnosis. Some of the times it could help to sort out the possible causes based on the leg part that aches, whether the pain is in your single leg or both, whether it bounds up while you’re active or when you take rest. Some of the causes of non-traumic leg pain (aches) include :

Low back pain
Low back pain from sciatica (inflaming of nervous ischiadicus) can radiate into the cheeks and down the leg. The wideness of pain depends on the root of the nerve which is involved; that is why the pain mayhap felt in the shin, thigh, or foot.

Leg pain in children
This cause is the special one among all of the others, While normally the aching legs of children’s isn’t something serious to care about, These types of pains can be due to joint infection that causes back lower pain, injury doing damage to plates of growth, and pain ascribable systemic illnesses that includes juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Henoch-Schonlein purpura or rheumatic fever.

Diabetes
There are few varieties of what causes aching legs to a patient of diabetes. If blood glucose levels aren’t controlled well for many years, blood vessels and nerves lose or deteriorate their function, and in result, it causes leg ache.

Symptoms of Aching Legs
Depending on the reason and the situation of individual, symptoms of aching legs may have a huge amount of presentation. The pain could be explained in varying ways, e.g., as dull, sore, sharp, aching legs, heavy, or burning. It can be intermittent or constant, or worse or made better with rest or activity. There can be other related symptoms too, hinging on the cause.

Remedies or Treatment for Aching Legs
So many of the world’s population are obliged to stand up and be upright for the best part of the day. Thus, our feet are not used to the agonizing pressure and therefore develop foot, leg and a number of other aches. Health of feet and leg are pivotal, as these are with you for the whole duration of your life, so keep care of them!  If unduly done, it can lead to sinister issues including swollen ankles and twisted veins. Furthermore, I intend to provide you with some useful ways to prevent such disorders:

Herbal Remedies are extremely useful. In turn, these give a soothing relief for legs, but more importantly relieve you of your huge stress levels, and make you relaxed. You can try ‘fenugreek’ powder, along with your normal meal. Treat it as your supplement. Take just 2 spoonfuls of this. Also, bathing in rosemary helps also

Moreover, Hydration is key to anything in life I feel, though public are rather skeptical about the issue. In order to prevent blood clots, take a steam bath which promotes brain and overall blood circulation. Good for those who are in exams period!

Finally, to prevent swelling it is ideal to elevate your legs. It is said if you elevate it above your heart level, veins will restore to normal motion. Thus, this is perfect after 8 harsh hours at the office and will pay dividends when you are 80 years old!

 

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V-Pills Erkeklik Geliştirici Bitkisel Tablet

16. July 2010

İlişki sırasında, cinsel isteği ve performansı arttırma istediği her erkeğin rüyasıdır. Artık dert etmeyin. V-Pills var. Afradizyak içeren bitkisel formülü ile artık daha sağlıklı ve zinde bir ilişkiye hazır olun.

Artık endişelenmeniz için hiçbir sebep kalmadı. Sağlık uzmanları en iyi ilişki performansını sergileyebilmeniz için V-Pills'i öneriyor. İşinizi şansa bırakmayın. %100 bitkisel formülü ile V-Pills imdadınıza yetişiyor.

Alanında Türkiye'de ilk defa yasal olarak satışa sunulan %100 bitkisel formüle sahip V-Pills ilk çıktığı günden bu yana büyük ilgi görmüştür. Artık bu sırra sizde ortak olabilirsiniz.

V-Pills Nedir?
V-Pills Bitkisel Tablet erkeklerde cinsel isteği ve fonksiyonları arttırdığı bilinen çerşitli şifalı otlar içeren %100 bitkisel, doğal bir formüldür. V-Pills'i kullandığınız zaman cinsel arzularınızda ve performansınızda eskiye nazaran ciddi bir artış sağladığını, ve cinsel aktivite sırasında zevk alma ve enerji kapasitenizin ciddi oranlarda arttığını göreceksiniz. Bu sayede partnerinize daha güçlü orgazmlar yaşatabileceksiniz.

V-Pills Amerika'da son yıllarda 1 milyona yakın satılmış ve olağanüstü sonuçlar göstermiştir. Dünyanın en çok satan erkeklik organı geliştirme formülü olması, bu eşsiz ürünün erkeklik gücünü güvenli ve etkili bir şekilde arttırdığının göstergesidir. Şimdi sıra Türkiye'de.


V-Pills İçeriği
VIRILITY PILLS , penis boyutlarını uzatan, ereksiyon süresini ve cinsel gücü arttıran, doğal otlar ve baharatların karışımı ile elde edilmiş bir formüldür. Bu formül penis içindeki süngerimsi dokunun hacmini arttırır.
Çin Ginsengi (Panax Ginseng olarak)(kök):
 Geleneksel olarak genel zafiyeti yenmek ve ekstra enerji için kullanılır. Aynı zamanda afrodizyak etkisi göstermiştir. İktidarsızlık, kısırlık ve erken boşalmanın tedavisinde kullanılır. Vücudu canlandırıp yenilerken tansiyonu dengeler. Sinir dokusunun büyümesine de yardımcı olur. Ginsengin ana maddelerinden biri beyine ve penise kan akışını etkileyen ve kan ve sperm yapabilen ginsenosid dir. Rus bilim insanları ginsengin hem fiziksel ve mental aktiviteyi uyardığını, hem de atletik performansı arttırdığını ve cinsel bezler üzerinde olumlu bir etkisi olduğunu göstermişlerdir.

Muria Puama (Ptychopetalum olacoides olarak)(kök):
Güçlü bir afrodizyak olarak ünlenmiş önem verilen bir cinsel uyarıcıdır. Libidoyu çoğaltmak ve sertleşme bozukluklarının tedavisinde kullanılmaktadır.

Alıç (Crataegus pinnatifida olarak)(meyve):
Alıç bioflavonoidler açısından zengin olup damarları rahatlatır ve genişletir. Bu bileşimler kalbe kan ve oksijen akışını güçlendiren güçlü antioksidanlardır. Böylece kalbin dolaşımı sağlamak için sarf etmesi gereken gücü azaltır ve bu da kan basıncını ve kalp kasına baskıyı düşürür. Alıçtaki bioflavonoid maddeler kan damarlarının duvarlarını güçlendirir ve bedenin diğer bölümlerine kan akışını kolaylaştırır.

B3 Vitamini (Niasin olarak):
Niasin (vitamin B3) birçok yiyecekte bulunan temel bir vitamindir. Insan bedeni niasini 50 den fazla kimyasal reaksiyonda kullanir. Niasin vücutta kilcal damarlari genisleterek sinir uçlarinin son buldugu yerlere kan akisini çogaltir.İnsanın vücut hücrelerine enerji saglayan koenzimler açisindan hayati önemi vardir. Bu önemli vitamin ayni zamanda seks hormonlarinin sentezi için gereklidir.

Damiana (Turnera diffusa olarak)(yaprak):
Antik çağlardan beri afrodizyak olarak ünlenmiştir. Popülaritesi özellikle Meksika da yüzyıllar boyunca devam etmiştir. İlk olarak Aztekler tarafından erkek ve kadınlarda cinsel uyarıcı olarak törenlerde kullanılmıştır. Tıbbi kullanımları kısırlık, iktidarsızlık ve cinsel dengesizliklerin tedavisinde kullanılır.

Tribulus (Tribulus terrestris olarak):
Tribulus Terrestretris Ektraktı vücudun lutein hormonu (LH) seviyesini yükselterek testasteron düzeyinin artmasına yardımcı olan doğal bitkisel bir maddedir.

Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens olarak):
Saw Palmetto Maya Kızılderililerinin aşk iksirlerine kattıkları eski bir Amerikan toniğidir. Bütün Avrupa da iyi huylu prostat genişlemesinin tedavisinde kullanılan terapilerden biri olan saw palmetto aynı zamanda doğal bir afrodizyak olarak da etkilidir. Seks güdüsünü çoğaltmak ve genel olarak üreme organlarının sağlığına yönelik tasarlanmış ilaçların formulunde sıklıkla kullanılır.

Ginkgo (Gingko biloba olarak)(yaprak):
Ginkgo 5000 yıldan beri Çin Bitkisel tedavisinde kullanılmıştır. Ginkgonun beyine kan akışını güçlendirdiği bilinmektedir ki bu da beyini ve merkezi sinir sistemini canlandırabilir. Gingko kan dolaşımına, oksijenasyona iyi gelir ve cinsel fonksiyonu ve ereksiyonunuzun gücünü arttırarak genital bölgedeki kan dolaşımını hızlandırır.

Catuaba (Erythroxylum catuaba olarak)(kabuk):
Catuaba bitkisel tedavide uzun bir geçmişi olan bir afrodizyaktır. İnsanlar Caluaba yı nesiller boyu kullanmıştır ve o Brezilya da bulunan afrodizyak bitkiler arasında en ünlü olanıdır. Anavatanı Brezilya ve Amazonun belli bölümleri olan Catuaba dünya çapında cinsel iktidarsızlığın, yorgunluğun ve bitkinliğin tedavisinde kullanılan bir merkezi sinir sistemi uyarıcısıdır.

E Vitamini (d-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinat olarak):
E vitamini hücre zarlarını korur. Serbest radikallerin yayılmasını önlemek için doymamış yağ asitlerini oksijen ve oksidasyonun saldırısından korur. Bu antioksidan süreçlerle yok edilemez (C Vitamini gibi) ve fonksiyonunu tekrarlar. E Vitamini havadan gelen toksinlere karşı bir duvar oluşturur ve hücrelerin zarar görmesini önlemeye çalışır. Onun sağladığı antioksidan koruma kanseri, kalp krizini, felci önleyebilir, kötü kolesterolü düşürebilir ve kan pıhtılarını önleyebilir. E Vitamini bağışıklık sistemi oluşturur ve yaşlanmayı geciktirir.

Keçiboynuzu (Epimedium sagittatum olarak) (bütün bitki):
Erkekte ve kadında libidoyu yükselten bir afrodizyaktır ve erkeklerde penisin sertleşme fonksiyonunu arttırır. Epimedium olarak bilinen keçiboynuzu ilk olarak eski klasik Çin tıp metinlerinde tanımlanmıştır. Günümüzde keçiboynuzu Geleneksel Çin Tıbbında önemli bir yere sahiptir ve dünya genelinde popüler olmaya başlamıştır.

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Doğga Çorbası

14. July 2010

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Anne adaylarına, sıcaklara karşı kalsiyum, protein ve karbonhidrat içeren Anadolu'ya özgü doğga çorbası tüketmeleri öneriliyor.


Ankara Üniversitesi (AÜ) Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Ana Bilim Dalı Öğretim Üyesi Prof. Dr. Hakan Şatıroğlu, anne adaylarına, sıcak yaz günlerinde kalsiyum, protein, karbonhidrat ve yeterince yağ içeren Anadolu'ya özgü soğuk doğga çorbasından bol bol tüketmelerini önerdi.

Şatıroğlu, rahat bir yaz geçirmek isteyen anne adaylarını, bunaltıcı sıcaklarda dikkat etmeleri gereken konular hakkında uyardı. Beslenme ve giyimlerine özen gösteren anne adaylarının rahat ve keyifli bir yaz geçirebileceklerini ifade eden Şatıroğlu, ağır ve aşırı yağlı yemeklerden kaçınılması gerektiğini söyledi.

Hamileler için “Akdeniz Mutfağı”nın uygun besinler içerdiğini bildiren Şatıroğlu, günlük öğün miktarının bölünmesinin, şişkinlik şikayetinin önüne geçeceğini anlattı. Hakan Şatıroğlu, şunları söyledi:

“Özellikle yaz döneminde 3 öğünde tüketilenler ikiye bölünmeli, yarısı ana öğünde, kalan yarısı da 2'şer saat arayla ara öğün olarak tüketilmeli. Örneğin bir porsiyondaki 4 köftenin 2'si bir öğünde, geri kalan 2'si ara öğünde yenmelidir. Kısacası aynı miktar yiyecek ana ve ara öğünlerle azar azar alınmalıdır. Bu, mide yanmasını, aşırı kilo alınmasını ve kan şekerinde büyük değişimleri engeller.”

Doğga çorbası her zaman tüketilebilir

Yaz aylarında, her gruptan besinlerin dengeli bir biçimde tüketilmesinin gebelikte büyük önem taşıdığına işaret eden Şatıroğlu, “Haşlanmış buğday, mısır, pirinç ve nohut gibi besinlerin ayrana karıştırılarak yapıldığı, kalsiyum, protein, karbonhidrat ve yeterince yağ içeren, soğuk doğga çorbası, gebeler için mükemmel bir yaz yemeğidir” dedi.

Buzdolabında bekletilerek soğuk içilen bu çorbanın ana veya ara öğünde her zaman tüketilebileceğini kaydeden Şatıroğlu, haftada 3-4 öğün yağsız ton balığı, dana veya tavuk etiyle hazırlanan et yemekleri ile protein ihtiyacının karşılanabileceğini söyledi.

AÜ Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Ana Bilim Dalı Öğretim Üyesi Prof. Dr. Şatıroğlu, yazın sebze ve meyve tüketiminin artırılması, doğal sulu gıdaların tercih edilmesi, günlük su tüketiminin 2.5 litreden az olmaması önerisini de dile getirdi.
Gebelikte yaz aylarında kıyafet seçiminin de önem taşıdığını vurgulayan Şatıroğlu, şunları söyledi:

“Kolay yıkanan ve ter emen pamuklu kumaşlar sıcağı hissettirmez. Özellikle Şile ve Buldan bezinden yapılmış kıyafetler tercih edilmeli. Rahat, kolay değiştirilebilen ve yıkanan, ter emen pamuklu kumaşlar sıcağı hissettirmez. İç çamaşırlarının saf pamuklu olması da bedeni ve dokuları rahatlatır, hücrelerin nefes almasını sağlar.”

Anne adaylarına “bol bol yüzün ve güneşten yararlanın” tavsiyesinde de bulunan Şatıroğlu, “Temizliği kanıtlanmış sahillerden denize ya da yeterli bakım yapılan havuzlara girilebilir. Deniz ya da havuz, hem bebek hem de anne adayı için gerçek bir terapidir” ifadesini kullandı. Şatıroğlu, hamilelere güneş ışınlarının zararlı etkilerinden korunmaları için gölgede güneşlenmeleri ve yüksek faktörlü güneş kremi kullanmaları önerisinde de bulundu.

Doğga çorbası nasıl yapılıyor?

Malzemeler
1 adet yumurta
1/2 demet dereotu
15 çorba kaşığı un
tuz
2 çorba kaşığı pirinç
3 su bardağı yoğurt
6 su bardağı su
1 bardak haşlanmış nohut
1/2 demet ıspanak
1/2 demet nane

Yapılışı
Yumurta, un, pirinç, yoğurt bir tencerede iyice karıştırılır ve üzerine yavaş yavaş tüm su ilave edilir. Sürekli karıştırılarak kaynatılır. Kaynadıktan sonra ateş kısılır ve tam haşlanmış nohut, tuz eklenir ve pişmeye bırakılır. Pirinç piştikten sonra ince kıyılmış yeşillikleri ilave edilip bir taşım daha kaynatılır. Soğutularak servis edilir. Bu çorba semizotu, ebegümeci gibi yeşillikler kullanarak da yapılabilir.

 

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Zayıflamanın sırrı zeytinde!..

9. July 2010

Bilim insanları, zeytin yaprağı özüyle hazırlanan bir fincan kahvenin obeziteyle mücadelede yardımcı olduğunu keşfetti.


Southern Queensland's Üniversitesi'nde yürütülen çalışma, metabolik sendrom belirtisi görülene kadar yüksek oranda karbonhidrat ve yağ içeren diyet ile 8 hafta boyunca beslenen fareleri kapsıyor. 8 hafta boyunca zeytin yaprağı özüyle güçlendirilmiş kahve içirilen farelerin normal kahve içenlerle karşılaştırıldığında kardiyovasküler, karaciğer ve metabolik belirtilerde iyileşme gösterdiği tespit edildi.

Araştırmacılar, zeytin yaprağı özünün anti-inflamatuar özelliğinden dolayı kilo verdirdiğini belirterek, "Yeşil çay, zerdeçal, aspirin türevlerinin ve ibuprofen'in benzer şekilde kilo verdirme etkisinin olduğu düşünülüyor" dediler.
American Journal of Nutrition isimli tıp dergisinde yayınlanan araştırmada, fareler üzerinde ortaya çıkan sonuçların beklenenin ötesine geçtiği kaydedildi.

 

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