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What are different home remedies for treating Genital warts?

What are Genital Warts?

• Genital warts are also known as condylomata acuminate or venereal warts.
• These warts are caused by Human Pappiloma Virus (HPV).
• They generally occur around the genital area.
• These warts are either flat or cauliflower-like shaped.
• Genital, anal, and oral sex are the mains causes of HPV transmission.
• Unprotected sex with an infected individual will invariably cause a transmission of the virus.

The parts affected are:
• Anus
• Cervix
• Penis
• Rectum
• Scrotum
• Vulva
• Vagina

Causes and Symptoms of Genital Warts

• Through Sexual Contact.
• Transmitted indirectly by sharing towel with the infected person.
• A new born baby may get infected during delivery.

Home Remedies for Genital Warts

1. Use Vitamin E Oil
• Apply oil (vitamin E) on the infected skin.
• Put some crushed raw garlic over it.
• Cover it with an adhesive tape.
• The wart will fall within a week.
• Do not keep the same poultice on for the entire week.
• Wash off the crushed garlic paste when you go for a shower.
• Reapply a fresh paste of garlic and use adhesive tape.
• Changing this dressing twice a day for the entire week will ensure hygiene.
• Vitamin E oil will also help to keep the surrounding skin healthy.
• It will prevent the spread of the infection of genital warts.

2. Apply Juice
• Make juice from onion slices covered overnight with salt.
• Apply it on the affected area till the warts disappear.
• Apply milky juice of figs’ stem.
• Apply it two to three times a day.
• Apply apple cider vinegar to the affected area using cotton ball.
• Onions have strong antimicrobial agents which help to control infection.
• Salt is humectants.
• It helps to draw out the moisture and fluids from the slices of onion.
• Salt is also a mild antiseptic.
• The liquid obtained from applying salt to onion slices will have antiseptic properties.
• It will help to control the spread of the genital warts.
• Apple cider vinegar is acidic in nature.
• This will help to slough of dead skin cells from the surface of the warts.
• Soak a cotton ball in apple cider vinegar and then place it over the wart.
• Apply a small piece of adhesive tape to keep the cotton ball in place.
• This will help to speed up the sloughing off process of the skin.
• Genital warts will start to shrink in size until they disappear.

Genital Warts Diet

• Eat a diet rich in folic acid and beta-carotene.
• Dark green and leafy vegetables like spinach, cabbage, etc.
- Eat fruits and vegetables like
• Radish
• Mango
• Squash
• Tomato which are orange, yellow and red in color

Suggestions for Genital Warts

• Avoid cigarettes.
• Avoid oral contraceptives.
• Using condoms prevents the transmission to some extent.
• Take Pap test regularly.

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What are symptoms of hemochromatosis?

Hemochromatosis (HE-mo-kro-ma-TO-sis) is a disease in which too much of iron builds up in your body (iron overload).

Overview
- Iron is a mineral found in many foods.
- Too much iron is toxic to your body.
- It can poison your organs and cause organ failure.
- In hemochromatosis, iron can build up in most of your body’s organs.
- It builds especially in the liver, heart, and pancreas.
- Too much iron in the heart can cause irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias (ah-RITH-me-ahs) and heart failure.
- Too much iron in the pancreas can lead to diabetes.
- If hemochromatosis isn’t treated, it may even cause death.

Too much iron in the liver can cause:
- an enlarged liver,
- liver failure,
- liver cancer,
- cirrhosis (sir-RO-sis): scarring of the liver, which causes the organ to not work well.

Types of Hemochromatosis
The two types of hemochromatosis are primary and secondary.
- Primary hemochromatosis is caused by a defect in the genes. These genes control how much iron you absorb from food.
- Secondary hemochromatosis usually is the result of another disease or condition that causes iron overload.

Certain factors can affect the severity of the disease:
- A high intake of vitamin C can make hemochromatosis worse.
- This is because vitamin C helps your body absorb iron from food.
- Alcohol use can worsen liver damage.
- Cirrhosis caused by hemochromatosis.
- Conditions such as hepatitis also can further damage or weaken the liver.

How hemochromatosis affects your organs?
- Patients with hereditary hemochromatosis may absorb as much as 30 percent of the iron that is ingested.
- Your body can’t use or eliminate this extra iron, it’s stored in the tissues of major organs, especially the liver.
- Eventually you may accumulate five to 20 times as much iron as normal.
- Over a period of years, the stored iron can severely damage many organs, leading to organ failure and chronic diseases such as cirrhosis and diabetes.

Signs and Symptoms of Hemochromatosis:
- People with hemochromatosis absorb more iron than the body needs.
- The body has no natural way to rid itself of the excess iron, so it is stored in body tissues.
In particular, the:
- Liver
- Heart
- Pancreas.

Hemochromatosis symptoms tend to occur:
- In men between the ages of 30 and 50.
- In women over age 50.
- However, many people have no symptoms when they are diagnosed.
- Hemochromatosis can also develop in newborns and children.

Common Symptoms
- Joint pain is the most common symptom of hemochromatosis.
- Fatigue
- Lack of energy
- Abdominal pain
- Loss of sex drive
- Heart problems

Other Hemochromatosis Symptoms
- Arthritis
- Amenorrhea
- Early menopause
- Impotence (repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse)
- Shortness of breath.

Advanced Symptoms
Symptoms that can occur in advanced stages of hemochromatosis include:
- Arthritis
- Liver disease, including an enlarged liver, cirrhosis, cancer, and liver failure.
- Damage to the pancreas, possibly causing diabetes.
- Chronic (ongoing) abdominal pain.
- Severe fatigue.
- Weakening of the heart muscle.
- Problems with your heart rate or rhythms.
- Heart failure.
- Abnormal skin color.
- Skin looks gray or bronze.