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What are different home remedies for Bedwetting?

Bedwetting is a common problem that usually prevails in the children of small age. It is also known to effect teenagers too. It is urinating in the sleep time.

Symptoms of Bed wetting
• Increase in thirst
• Painful urination
• Snoring
• Changes in the color of urine
• Rashes on the bottom or genital area
• Sleeping problems
• Daytime drowsiness

Causes for Bedwetting
• Bladder Size
• Recognition Problem
• Hormonal Imbalance
• Stress or Changes
• Infections
• Sleep Apnea
• Constipation
• Structural Defects
• Using Diuretics
• Heredity
• Kidneys lack hormones that facilitate the holding of urine in the bladder.
• Sudden attacks may occur due to diabetes, sickle cell anemia etc.
• Defects in urinary tract such as improper growth of muscles or tissues.
• Underdeveloped nervous system.
• Bladder infection can also cause bedwetting.
• Stress following a recent event.

Home Remedies for Bedwetting

• Alleviating any fears or stress by talking to the child.
• Encouraging the child to urinate at the start of the bedtime routine and just before actually going to bed in a daily basis.
• Ensuring that the child stays away from foods or beverages that have the smallest amount of alcohol or caffeine.
• Habituate the child to a route urinating schedule.
• Treating conditions like constipation, either through a diet, or through traditional medication.
• Using herbs like Lemon Balm, Horsetail, Zea Mays and Corn silk, which can help alleviate stress and anxiety in children is recommended.
• Certain herbs like Causticum, Pulsatilla, Ursi, Corn silk and Lycopodium are effective in treating bedwetting.
• Massaging the child’s inner thigh with wort oil helps in curing bedwetting.
• Let the child drink six to eight oz. of cranberry juice, an hour before going to bed.
• Make sure to leave a light on throughout the night in the bathroom to ensure that kid is comfortable.
• It is important for the child to drink less water before three to four hours of going to bed.
• During cold climate, dress your child with warm and full sleeved clothes.
• This will help them remain warm which means less urination.
• Help the child to become normal and feel secure and loved.
• Never scold or make fun of the bedwetting child.
• Chewing the cinnamon bark once in a day is one of the common home remedies for bedwetting.
• Try to avoid sweets, meat, artificial additives and too much of fruits.
• Mix Sarson powder in a cup of milk, and give to the child at night before going to bed.
• This will stops the bedwetting problem and is one of the good home remedies for bedwetting.
• Some of the experts suggest that “Magnet Therapy” works.
• Take Neo tablets (Charak) in the dose of 1 to 2 tablets daily for at least two to three months.
• Some alternative therapies like shiatsu and reflexology have reported curing many of the cases positively.

Diet for Bedwetting
• Avoid artificial additives, processed food, junk foods, soy and eggs
• Strictly avoid colas, sodas and fruit juices.
- Increase the amount of fibrous food to remove harmful toxins from the body. The foods that can be consumed are :
• fresh fruits
• vegetables
• whole grains
• cereals
• milk
• sesame
• bananas
• almonds

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What are different treatment options available for hepatitis?

Hepatitis is a medical condition in which the liver cells are inflamed.

Overview
- The word hepatitis comes from the Ancient Greek word hepar (root word hepat) which means ‘liver’, and the suffix Latin itis meaning inflammation.
- Its plural is hepatitides.
- This condition is recognized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ.
- This condition can progress to cirrhosis and fibrosis.
- Hepatitis may occur with limited or no symptoms.
- It often leads to jaundice, anorexia (poor appetite) and malaise.
- Hepatitis is acute when it lasts less than six months.
- It is chronic when it persists longer.
- A group of viruses known as the hepatitis viruses cause most cases of hepatitis worldwide.
- It can also be due to toxins (notably alcohol, certain medications, some industrial organic solvents and plants).
- It can also be due to other infections and autoimmune diseases.

How many types of hepatitis are there?
There are five main types of hepatitis that are caused by a virus, A, B, C, D, and E – plus types X and G.

Treatment for Hepatitis A
- There is no treatment specifically for hepatitis A.
- Doctor will advise the patient to abstain from alcohol and drugs during the recovery.
- The vast majority of patients with Hepatitis A will recover spontaneously.

Treatment for Hepatitis B
- A patient with Hepatitis B needs to rest.
- He will require a diet that is high in protein and carbohydrate.
- This is to repair damaged liver cells, as well as to protect the liver.
- The doctor may prescribe interferon.
- Interferon is an antiviral agent.

Treatment for Hepatitis C
- A patient with Hepatitis C will be prescribed pegylated interferon and ribavirin.

Treatment for Hepatitis D or E
- There is no effective treatment for either Hepatitis D or E.

Treatment for Non-Viral Hepatitis
- If the patient has non-viral hepatitis, the doctor needs to remove the harmful substance.
- It will be flushed out of the stomach by hyperventilation or induced vomiting.
- Patients with drug-induced hepatitis may be prescribed corticosteroids.

How to prevent Hepatitis A?
- Wash your hands with soap after going to the toilet.
- Only consume food that has just been cooked.
- Only drink commercially bottled water, or boiled water if you unsure of local sanitation.
- Only eat fruits that you can peel if you are somewhere where sanitation is unreliable.
- Only eat raw vegetables if you are sure they have been cleaned/disinfected thoroughly.
- Get a vaccine for Hepatitis A if you travel to places where hepatitis may be endemic.

How to prevent Hepatitis B?
- Tell the partner if you are a carrier or try to find out whether he/she is a carrier.
- Practice safe sex.
- Only use clean syringes that have not been used by anyone else.
- Do not share toothbrushes, razors, or manicure instruments.
- Have a Hepatitis B series of shots if you are at risk.
- Only allow well sterilized skin perforating equipment (tattoo, acupuncture, etc.).

How to prevent Hepatitis C?
- If you are infected do not let others share your toothbrush, razor, manicure equipment.
- If you are infected cover open wounds.
- Do not share needles, toothbrushes, or manicure equipment.
- If your skin is to be pierced, make sure equipment is well sterilized (tattoo, etc.).
- Go easy on the alcohol.
- Do not share drug equipment.

How to prevent Hepatitis D?
- Use the same guidelines as for Hepatitis B.
- Only a person who is infected with Hepatitis B can become infected with Hepatitis D.

How to prevent Hepatitis E?
- Do the same as you would to protect yourself from Hepatitis A infection.

How to prevent Alcoholic Hepatitis?
- Go easy on the alcohol, or abstain from consuming alcohol.

How to prevent Toxic/Drug Induced Hepatitis?
- Make sure you know about the lethal contents of all chemicals.
- Make sure the spray is not pointing at you.
- Make sure you wear protective gear.