HEALTHFIRSTAF: REMEDIES FOR CONSTIPATION IN CHILDREN

HEALTHFIRSTAF: REMEDIES FOR CONSTIPATION IN CHILDREN:  Constipation is very common in children. Children can be very selective in what they eat and like to eat. Managing constipation in childre...

HEALTHFIRSTAF: REMEDIES FOR CONSTIPATION IN CHILDREN

HEALTHFIRSTAF: REMEDIES FOR CONSTIPATION IN CHILDREN:  Constipation is very common in children. Children can be very selective in what they eat and like to eat. Managing constipation in childre...

REMEDIES FOR CONSTIPATION IN CHILDREN

 Constipation is very common in children. Children can be very selective in what they eat and like to eat. Managing constipation in children can be difficult.
  It is good to try diet before other remedies to manage constipation in children. Give children cereals rich in fibre for breakfast. Serve oatmeal for breakfast. You can also get them snacks,like cereals bars  in between meals. Give them fruits like mangos, pears, oranges with the pulp, and  sweet apples . Pop corn with minimal butter and salt also helps with constipation in children. Serve whole grain and whole wheat bread instead of white bread. Reduce rice intake as this will make stool harder in the bowels. Reduce their sugar intake, as this will worsen constipation. Increase water and milk intake, as this helps to soften the stool in their stomach. When serving vegetables, steam mildly with some ingredients that will make more palatable for children to eat. Make foods like vegetable hamlet.

 Fresh vegetables like broccoli may turn them off. Reduce sugary juices, instead make your own fresh fruit juice, as these have natural sugar contents that digest easily and has less preservatives. 
  If increasing vegetable, fruit, fibre and fluid intake does not work, check with your family doctor. Do not use medicines for children to cure constipation without seeing a pediatrician. Using laxatives or stool softener for children may cause extreme dependence and long term bowel problems. Let it be last resort .

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WOMEN'S HEALTH: HOW OFTEN SHOULD PADS AND TAMPONS BE CHANGED DURING MENSTRUATION

   During menstruation , the menstrual blood that leaves the body gets contaminated with the micro-organisms on the skin. Even when bleeding is minimal, pads and tampons can become damp. This may be due to sweat and vaginal secretions. Dampness makes it easy for microbes to breed and multiply. Hence the need to change tampons and pads regularly. If tampons and pads are left for too long, it becomes breeding ground for micro-organisms which can cause urinary tract infections, vaginal infections and painful menstrual rash.
  It is recommended that pads be changed every 4 to 6hrs and tampons every 2 to 3hrs, depending on menstrual flow.
 Tampons left in for too long may cause systemic infection that can cause the organs to malfunction. The body may go into shock and shut down completely, even leading to death if the infection is not treated promptly.
  Take regular bathes and change pads/tampons regularly to avoid  complications.