KIDNEY OR BLADDER STONES

                                            KIDNEY OR BLADDER STONES     

Signs:                                              

-         The first sign is often sharp or severe pain in the lower back, the side, or the lower belly or in the base of the penis in men.

-         Sometimes the urinary tube is blocked so that the person has difficulty passing urine- or cannot pass any. Or drops of blood may come out when the person begins to urinate.

-         There may be a urinary infection at the same time.

Treatment:

-         Drink a lot of water. Drink at least 1 glass every 30 minutes for 3 to 4 hours, and get into the habit of drinking lots of water. (But if the person cannot urinate or has a swelling hands and face, he or she should not drink much water). If he or she has fever, she should take cotrimoxazole, amoxicillin, or tetracycline.

-         Also give aspirin or another painkiller and an antispasmodic.

-         If you cannot pass urine, try lying down. This sometimes allows a stone in the bladder to roll back and free the opening to the urinary tube.

-         In severe cases, get medical help. Sometimes surgery is needed.

         DAVID AMANGI TENDE-  tendsdavid1@gmail.com

CARE OF THE TEETH AND GUMS

CARE OF THE TEETH AND GUMS

Taking good care of teeth and gums is important because:

-         Strong healthy teeth are needed to chew and digest food well.

-         Painful cavities (holes in the teeth caused by decay) and sore gums can be prevented by good tooth care.

-         Decayed or rotten teeth caused by lack of cleanliness can lead to serious infections that may affect other parts of the body.

To keep the teeth and gums healthy:

1.     Avoid Sweets: Eating a lot of sweets (sugarcane, candy, pastry, tea, or coffee with sugar, soft or fizzy drinks like colas) rots the teeth quickly. Do not accustom children to sweets or soft drinks if you want them to have good teeth.

2.     Brush teeth well every day- and always brush immediately after eating anything sweet. Start brushing your children’s teeth as the teeth appear. Later, teach them to brush their teeth themselves, and watch to see that they do it right.

3.     In areas where there is not enough natural fluoride in water and foods, putting fluoride in the drinking water or directly on the teeth helps prevent cavities. Some health programs put fluoride on children’s teeth once or twice a year. Also, most foods from the sea contain a large amount of fluoride.

CAUTION: fluoride is poisonous if more than a small amount is swallowed. Use with care and keep it out of the reach of children. Before adding fluoride to drinking water, try to get the water tested to see how much fluoride is need.

            DAVID AMANGI TENDE-  tendsdavid1@gmail.com

GOITER (A SWELLING OR LUMP ON THE THROAT)

GOITER (A SWELLING OR LUMP ON THE THROAT)

A goiter is a swelling or big lump on the throat that results from abnormal growth of a gland called the thyroid.

Most goiters are caused by lack of iodine in the diet. Also, a lack of iodine in a pregnant woman’s diet sometimes causes babies to die or to be born mentally slow and/or deaf. This can happen even though the mother does not have goiter.

Goiter and cretinism are most common in mountain areas where there is little natural iodine in the soil, water or food. In these areas, eating a lot of certain foods like cassava makes it more likely for a person to get a goiter.

How to prevent or cure a goiter and prevent cretinism:

Everyone living in areas where people get goiters should use iodized salt. Use of iodized salt prevents the common kind of goiter and will help many goiters go away. (Old, hard goiters can only be removed by surgery, but this is usually not necessary).

If it is not possible to get iodized salt, use tincture of iodine. Put 1 drop in a glass of water each day and drink. BE CAREFUL: Too much tincture of iodine is poisonous. More than the recommended amount of 1 drop a day can make a goiter worse. Keep the bottle where children cannot reach it. Iodized salt is safer.

Most home cures for goiter do not do any good. However, eating crab and other seafood can do some good because they contain iodine. Mixing a little seaweed with food also adds iodine. But the easiest way is to use iodized salt.

Also, if you live in an area where goiters are common, or you are beginning to develop a goiter, try to avoid eating cassava or cabbage.

Note: if a person with a goiter trembles a lot, is very nervous, and has eyes that bulge out, this may be a different kind of goiter (toxic goiter). Seek medical advice

DAVID AMANGI TENDE-  tendsdavid1@gmail.com

CONSTIPATION IS DANGEROUS

                                        CONSTIPATION

A person who has hard stools and has not had a bowel movement for three or more days is said to be constipated. Constipation is often caused by poor diet (especially not eating enough fruits, green vegetables, or foods with natural fiber like whole grain bread) or by lack of exercise.

Drinking more water and eating more fruits, vegetables, and foods with natural fiber like whole grain bread, cassava, wheat bran, rye, carrots, turnips, raisins, nuts, pumpkin or sunflower seeds, is better than using laxatives. It also helps to add a little vegetable oil to food each day. Older people especially may need to walk or exercise more in order to have regular bowel movements.

A person, who has not had a bowel movement for four or more days, if he does not have a sharp pain in his stomach, can take a mild salt laxative like milk of magnesia. But do not take laxative often. 

Do not give laxatives to babies or young children. If a baby is severely constipated, put a little cooking oil up the rectum (asshole). Or, if necessary, gently break up and remove the hard shit with a greased finger.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION)

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION)

High blood pressure can cause many problems, such as heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke. Fat people are especially likely to have high blood pressure.

Signs of dangerously high blood pressure:                                     

● frequent headaches

● pounding of the heart and shortness of breath with mild exercise

● Weakness and dizziness

● Occasional pain in the left shoulder and chest

 All these problems may also be caused by other diseases. Therefore, if a person suspects he or she has high blood pressure, they should visit an hospital or perhaps check their blood pressure regularly at home.

WARNING: High blood pressure at first causes no signs, and should be lowered before danger signs develop. People who are overweight or suspect they might have high blood pressure should have their blood pressure checked regularly.

What to do to prevent or care for high blood pressure:

■ if overweight, lose weight        

■ Avoid fatty foods, especially pig fat, and foods with a lot of sugar or starch. Always use vegetable oil instead of pig fat.

■ Prepare and eat food with little or no salt.

■ do not smoke. Do not drink much alcohol, coffee, or tea.

■ Many people can lower their blood pressure by learning to relax