Showing posts with label women health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women health. Show all posts

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Urinary tract infection symptoms

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a painful infection that a lot of women get. Although it is possible for men to get them, it is more common for women. This is because a woman's urethra is a lot shorter than a man's, which allows for the greater chance of an infection to develop. A lot of women get them by not wiping in the correct direction, which allows for bacteria to get inside of the body. Also, women might get them from going into pools or hot tubs, which are bacteria infested places. Those are just a couple reasons why women get UTI's. Now that you know the causes, how can you tell if you have an infection?

A urinary tract infection is easy to diagnose because of the symptoms. The most distinct symptom of this particular type of infection is the constant feeling that you have to urinate. Even if you just relieved yourself, you feel as though you have to go again. This feeling follows you around throughout the day and you can't escape it. The next symptom is a burning sensation when you come to the end of urination. With a urinary tract infection, you usually don't feel the burn when you start to urinate; it is always near the end. This pain isn't light either. It radiates itself all the way into your stomach because that's how powerful it is. The final symptom is cloudy and foul smelling urine. If your urine is cloudy then you know you have an infection because that is pus coming out of your body. These are all symptoms of a urinary tract infection.

Urinary tract infections can impact your life in many ways. If you are suffering with one, you already are well aware of how painful and uncomfortable it is.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Nail fungus infection

Nail fungus infection is one of the most common nail problems that occurs mostly in women. It occurs when the nail bed is invaded and thrived upon, by fungi of various types. Also known as onychomycosis, fingernail fungus accounts for almost half of the common nail diseases. It is a condition that may be difficult to treat and get rid off and this mostly happens when the conditions worsen due to ignorance and lack of treatment. This type of infection can also be highly contagious. Let’s have a look at the symptoms and treatment.

These infection symptoms include discoloration of the nails from a pinkish color to a yellowish or brownish color. The nails also turn brittle, flaky and break or chip off easily. The nails also become thick and it will be very difficult to trim them. There may also be and appearance of whitish or greyish patches, all over the nail. The skin around the nails will be inflamed and swollen and there may also be some amount of pain and tenderness in the nails. A foul smell from the nails also indicates a fungal infection.

Cure
Nail fungus infection may be difficult to cure and the treatment may also take a little time, but it can be cured completely. The fungal infection takes time to heal as it affects the inside of the nail bed. Apart from oral medications like Leucatin and Lamisil, certain fingernail home remedies can also help. An effective fingernail fungus home remedy is to apply vitamin E oil to the infected nail. Soaking nails in apple cider vinegar or white vinegar for around 10 minutes daily, is a good fingernail fungus home remedy. Also, make sure you trim the infected nails back and clean the dead cells regularly, so that the infection is completely eliminated from the nails. Exposure to sunlight can also help cure nail fungus. You can also try applying neem oil, lavender oil or olive oil to improve the nail's condition. Dusting the nails with anti fungal powders will also be helpful. Removing the infected nail completely is not the ideal fingernail fungus treatment, as the nail will regrow with the infection.