Posts Tagged ‘Excess’

What are different home remedies and treatments for sun burn?

Overview of Sunburn
- Sunburn is due to excessive exposure to the sun’s ultra-violet (UV) rays.
- The sun’s ultra-violet rays are responsible for sunburn.
- There are two types of ultra-violet rays, ultra-violet A (UVA) and ultra-violet B (UVB).
- UVB rays attack the skin’s outer layers.
- UVA are rays that attack the underlying layers.
- Sunburns, like any other burn, are classifies as first degree, second degree and third degree.

First degree Sunburn
- The symptoms of a first degree burn include pain, heat, redness and tender to the touch in the skin affected.
- These symptoms can appear from 1 to 24 hours after exposure to the sun.

Second degree Sunburn
- This includes extreme reddening, swelling, pain and even blisters can appear.
- The burn goes deeper into the skin’s layers damaging small blood vessels and elastic fibers in the skin.
- Later, there is wrinkling of the skin.
- The burn may be accompanied by chills, fever, nausea, and/or delirium.

Natural Home Treatment for Sunburn
Take measures to prevent yourself from getting sunburned:
- Avoid being outdoors between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, when the UV rays are more intense.
- Wear a hat, sunglasses that protect your eyes from UV rays, and clothing made of light colored, light weight, tightly woven material.
- Use a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher.
- Apply sunscreen to all exposed areas 30′ before going outside
- If you are swimming or perspiring, this is recommended.
- Make sure you buy a sunscreen that contains protection against both UVA and UVB rays.
- Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.
- Eat lots of lean and high quality protein foods.
- Include raw fruits to supply the vitamins and minerals needed.
- Drink plenty of fluids to keep your body hydrated, and to replace the lost.
- To relief a sunburn pain apply over the affected area cool water compresses
- Fill a bathtub with cold water and dissolve one pound of baking soda or oatmeal in it.
- Soak in the bath for 30′ approximately, until relieved
- Wash the affected area with an antibacterial soap to prevent secondary infection.
- Do not burst any blister.
- They form a natural protection to help the skin sunburned to heal faster.
- Do not apply any creams, butter, petroleum jelly or any other greasy substance to sunburn.
- They only cause more damage by trapping the heat and can make a burn deeper.
- The sunburn will heal faster if left exposed to the air.

Immediate self-care is aimed at stopping the UV radiation.
- Get out of the sun
- Cover exposed skin
- Get out of the tanning bed
- Use SPF (sun protection factor) of 30 or higher and apply frequently when outdoors.
- For mild sunburn, cool compresses with equal parts of milk and water may suffice.
- Cold compresses with Burow’s solution may also be used, and can be bought at a drugstore. Dissolve 1 packet in 1 pint of water. Soak gauze or a soft clean cloth in it.
- Gently wring out the cloth and apply to the sunburned area for 15-20 minutes.
- Change or refresh the cloth and solution every 2-3 hours.
- Aloe Vera gel or aloe-based lotions may soothe irritated skin.
- Cool (not ice cold) baths may help.
- Avoid bath salts, oils, and perfumes because these may produce sensitivity reactions.
- Avoid scrubbing the skin or shaving the skin.
- Use soft towels to gently dry the body.
- Don’t rub.
- Use a light, fragrance-free skin moisturizer.
- Stay out of the sun while you are sunburned.
- Stay hydrated to avoid dehydration.

| More

If you found this post informative, why not sign up to receive new posts ?
It's simple, and free, and you can even opt to receive by email:
Subscribe in a reader
Subscribe to Good Health Tips by Email

Excessive urination during Pregnancy – Causes and Treatment

During pregnancy, you may feel the need to urinate frequently, sometimes even when the bladder is nearly empty. During later pregnancy, many women find the need to urinate more frequently. Many pregnant women leak some urine when coughing, laughing, sneezing or exercising. During pregnancy it is normal to have to go to the bathroom often.
Frequent urination is one of the most common symptoms of pregnancy that women experience. In fact, some women experience frequent urination and not even know they are pregnant yet. There are a couple of reasons for frequent urination during pregnancy.
Urinating often occurs during early pregnancy as soon as 6-7 weeks due to increased blood flow during pregnancy. Excess blood leads to extra fluid being processed through the kidneys to the bladder.

Causes:
The need to go to the bathroom will change throughout the stages of pregnancy. Sometimes you may feel the need to urinate more frequently. Other times, you feel like you’re back to normal.

- In the first weeks of pregnancy, your body produces a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), which can make you urinate more frequently.
- Your body contains more fluid during pregnancy.
- Your kidneys work harder throughout pregnancy to remove waste products from your body.
- As the uterus grows and rises higher during the second trimester, some women find that they have to urinate as often as before.
- Towards the end of pregnancy, the baby moves down to prepare for childbirth. This increases the pressure on the bladder, causing more frequent urination.
- The added pressure may wake you up several times at night to urinate.
- You can also force some urine to leak out, particularly if the muscles around the urethra are not very strong.

For the first days after birth, you may urinate more often as your body gets rid of excess fluid from the pregnancy. But after a few days, your need to urinate should return to what it was before pregnancy.

Treatment:
Here are some tips for dealing with frequent urination or loss during pregnancy:

Avoid drinks with caffeine.
- Caffeine can make you urinate more frequently.
- Avoid drinks like coffee, tea, colas and other caffeinated beverages that lead to the problem.

Do the Kegel exercises.
- These simple exercises can help stop urine leakage by strengthening the muscles that keep the urethra (the tube through which urine leaves the body) closed. They can even help prepare these muscles for labor and delivery.
- Do these exercises by squeezing the muscles you use to stop urine flow and hold for 10 seconds.
- Do this 10-20 times in a row at least three times a day.

Avoid drinking fluids before bedtime.
- Cut down on night visits to the bathroom, fluid intake should be earlier in the day.
- Reduce the amount you drink in the early evening and night.
- However, be sure to drink adequate amounts of water and juice during the day to ensure that there are robbing your body of vital fluids.

Completely empty the bladder.
- To help prevent leaks, make sure your bladder does not overfill.
- Try not to “hold it” when you feel the need to urinate. This may mean more trips to the bathroom.
- When you urinate, try to lean forward a bit in order to completely empty the bladder. Always empty your bladder before exercising.

Use a sanitary pad or panty shield.
- A pad or panty shield can take unexpected leakage caused by coughing or sneezing.

What is meant by Dropsy? What are its causes and symptoms? What are different home remedies used to treat dropsy?

Dropsy, also known as edema or oedema is an accumulation of excess fluid below the surface of the skin. It may be general or localized. Swelling can happen in any part of the body.
TYPES OF DROPSY
- In case of kidney disease, dropsy is noticed beneath eyes and face.
- In case of heart disease, swelling is noticed in lower parts of body such as ankles and is worse in evenings.
- In case of liver disease, swelling occurs in legs and abdomen.
CAUSES OF DROPSY
- Inflammation
- Condition of the blood vessels.
- Fluid retention.
- People suffering with glaucoma are at a higher risk to retain excess fluid in the cornea.
- Hormonal factors.
HOME REMEDIES FOR DROPSY
- Pineapple contains chlorine which stimulated the activity of the kidneys and helps in removing waste products from body. It also relieves water logging condition in body.
- A decoction is made out from 30 gms of thick arjuna bark is mixed with 250ml of milk and should be taken every morning empty stomach.
- The herb Indian Squill has diuretic properties and increases secretion and discharge of urine.
- Black Nightshade can be taken as decoction or as a vegetable. Take a decoction twice made by boiling 30gms of black nightshade in half litre of water till reduced to one-third.
- Lime water is a very effective home remedy in the treatment of dropsy.
- Coconut water is one of the ways in which edema may be treated.
DIET FOR DROPSY
- Cut down the sodium content in your diet.
- Include fresh vegetables and fruits in your daily diet.
- Meals should have less of meats as well as refined sugars.
- Hot water bath should be taken daily.