Pregnant-women

Tips to help a new mother cherish pregnancy

14 Jan 2022 Gynaecology, Health Care

Women need more care and attention towards their health not because they are weak but because they are responsible for bringing new lives. Physically, Socially and Mentally Healthy women are an asset to society. Biologically women undergo many transformations in their bodies in different phases of their life. Changes in the body during and after pregnancy need women to consult an obstetrician. The specialist looks into the labour process and the puerperium, or the period that directly follows childbirth. However, a few tips can help women cherish the journey of nine months and remain healthy.

Prenatal care decreases the risk during pregnancy and increases the chances of a safe and healthy delivery. It needs maintaining a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise, avoiding smoking and alcohol consumption, monitoring weight, blood pressure, and taking prescribed medicines.

During pregnancy, stick to healthy diet habits and lifestyle and maintain a chart of your visits with your doctor. Talk with your doctor about the changes you experience emotionally as well physically.

Experiencing emotional turmoil at this stage is next to normal. Worry not and look for alternative ways to calm yourself. Yoga exercises under the supervision of a trained teacher help relax and maintain balance.

In initial visits, the doctor will monitor your blood pressure, weight gain, and later the check-ups will involve monitoring the baby’s growth and heart rate. If your pregnancy is at high-risk experts, may advise special and intensive care. There may be a need to increase the number of visits with the doctor and consult obstetrician.

Postpartum care is also very essential. It plays a vital role in determining the recovery speed of women and the health of the baby. New mothers should take enough rest to rebuild their strength. They should have someone to take care of their baby which, will help reduce their burden and give them more time to rebuild their strength.

Pay special attention to vaginal care. You may experience pain, soreness, discharge, small blood clots, contractions during the first few days of pregnancy. Medicines by experts will help you recover. Give time to your body to heal and avoid any strenuous activity for a few weeks after the birth of a baby.

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Is fatty liver a rapidly growing epidemic?

16 Jun 2016 Gastroenterology, Health Care

Help your Liver Live Long

The liver is the largest solid organ in the body. It performs many functions that help the body to remain healthy. It clears toxins from the blood, gives energy, and produces bile for digestion. Liver wellness is essential for healthy living, and the best way to keep it healthy is to avoid liver diseases by practicing dietary and lifestyle measures that are liver-friendly.

Check your weight

Monitoring weight is the best way to maintain weight ideal for your body. Obesity or even somewhat overweight makes your liver put extra effort. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is rapidly increasing, making more and more people at risk of liver disease. The best way to avoid, fight and protect your liver is to maintain an ideal weight.

Balanced Diet

Weight maintenance needs you to follow a balanced diet chart. Our body needs minerals, vitamins, nutrients, and other components to perform different functions. Maintain a balanced diet chart. Look for adding more fiber-rich food items to your table. Reduce the consumption of food items with saturated fats, calories, and a high amount of sugar. Keep the body hydrated by consuming a high amount of water that facilitates digestion and keeps the liver healthy.

Routine Exercise

The second easy and simple way to maintain a healthy weight is a routine exercise. A brisk walk daily can do wonders. Fix a time for your walk. It could be in the morning or evening as per your schedule. Add more exercise, meditation therapies, and yoga assans to keep your body fit. Spend some time with yourself. It will keep your mind and body healthy, the two assets we should cherish.

Hygienic Conditions

Develop a habit of living, eating, and doing all other activities in a hygienic atmosphere and hygienically. Hygiene does not merely relate to food preparation and eating norms. It does play its role in all other conditions that involve avoiding unsafe injection practices, needles for body piercing and tattoo making, using razors, toothbrushes, and nail clippers of each other. Unprotected sex or sex with multiple partners increases the risk of hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

 

Know the medicine world

Many medicines have a direct effect on the liver. Consuming them as a cure for one ailment can make them damage your liver. Take them as and the way prescribed by experts. Gain more insight into the over-the-counter medicines, supplements, and natural or herbal remedies that you use. Be active and informed about the vaccinations available to keep your liver safe. Consult the experts for the same.

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Understand Infertility to help yourself choose alternative ways for Pregnancy.

16 Jun 2016 Gynaecology, Health Care

Infertility is a cause of concern when you want, but you cannot reproduce. For a woman to become pregnant, steps during ovulation and fertilization must happen correctly. The disruption in this process could be due to infertility causes present in one or both partners.

Male infertility can be due to abnormal sperm production, function or due to problems with the delivery of the sperm. The causes for female infertility can be ovulation disorders, cervical abnormalities, blockage in fallopian tubes, or other irregularities in the functioning of reproductive organs. However, nowadays, the prevention measures and treatment processes are helping many couples to fight infertility.

Male fertility needs testicles to produce healthy sperm and sperm ejaculation into the vagina. Specific fertility tests for males diagnose whether any of these processes are impaired. Gynaecological examination for women includes different tests that help experts reach the underlying cause for infertility.

Apart from treatment processes, experts recommend some measures that can help reduce the risk of infertility in males and females. Sometimes changes in lifestyle like controlled exposure to the extreme environment help regulate sperm production. Cigarette smoking, alcohol, marijuana, anabolic steroids, and taking medications to treat bacterial infections can also affect fertility in males. There is a need to control or minimize their consumption for effective results.

Female reproductivity is often affected by irregularity in their menstrual cycle. Therefore, it is essential to look for the biological or psychological factors that affect the menstrual cycle or trigger problems in reproductive organs causing infertility. Conditions like being overweight or underweight affect the fertility of both males and females. Experts do recommend moderate-intensity exercise that can help to improve sperm quality in males and balance hormone production in women. They suggest a couple regular intercourse at ovulation time that increases the chances of pregnancy.

Sometimes infertility cannot be treated by any measure. But many times, several treatments and measures help the couple to cherish the blessing of becoming parents.

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Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Endoscopy

16 Jun 2016 Gastroenterology, Medical

Keeping Digestive System Healthy

The digestive tract comprises of pancreas, liver, gallbladder, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, and colon. The digestion process is essential as it turns food into nutrients and minerals that enable the functionality and survival of an organism. However, Digestive problems do not remain uncommon nowadays.

Changing food habits and lifestyle affects the digestive system. Common symptoms include cramps, bloating, gas, and diarrhoea or constipation. Unpaid attention to these can increase the risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diverticulitis, and Crohn’s Disease.

Doctors in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology recommend ways and healthy life and food measures that can help keep the digestive system healthy.

Food: is an essential component for the body to function. Fruits, vegetables, soluble and insoluble fibre all must be the part of meals a person takes in a day. Soluble fibre helps the digestive system absorb water and maintain fluidity in the body. Insoluble fibre remains unchanged, and its presence speeds up the movement and processing of waste, helping prevent gastrointestinal blockage.

Water: The next important thing you should never miss out on in a day is drinking water. It is the simplest way of keeping the digestive system healthy and hydrated. It moistens the food and makes its digestion an easy process. It also triggers enzymes to speed up the movement and processing of waste, helping prevent gastrointestinal blockage. Water forms a coating around the stomach that protects it from highly acidic digestive juices.

Exercise: Routine exercise in the right proportion and correct posture remains key to a healthy life. It prevents, regulates, and controls many health ailments, including concerns of the digestive system. Increased blood flow through exercise helps to improve blood flow and smoothen the digestion process.

Consult experts: Monitor the frequency and intensity of digestive problems. Do not ignore the calls your body makes to warn you about the malfunctioning your digestive system is experiencing. Expert opinion, diagnosis, and treatment is the only way to keep yourself healthy. Look for Gastroenterology and Hepatology specialists when you need experts catering to the digestive tract and liver disorders.

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