Does the way I eat affect my weight? What about stress?
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Q: If you don’t know what panty liners are, just imagine a very flat sanitary towel worn on the panties to absorb vaginal secretions.
A: So, is there anything wrong with wearing them every day? Well, these liners have a nylon back so that they can collect the vaginal secretions and leave the panties dry and fresh. However, for this same reason, they do not allow the ‘vagina’ to breathe and so, create a warm moist environment for fungi to thrive. It has been suggested that women who wear panty liners regularly are more prone to infections (fungal and bacterial) than others. Theoretically, it makes sense but the evidence base for it is not very robust/significant.
So, here’s the thing…if you must wear panty liners daily, be sure to change them frequently. Every four hours would be a good measure. Otherwise, just be sure to follow the golden rules of vaginal hygiene.
For more on maintaining proper vaginal hygiene, please click on the following links:
Have a good night, people 😀
Did your baby take his/her vaccines before you left the hospital? What other vaccines are needed? When are they due? What if I miss any dose? Do I have to take all the vaccines that nurses throw at me?
The book, Just For The Health Of It With Dr Ketch, explores these and other issues
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Hello y’all 😀 I hope the year has got off to a great start!
Q1: Good day ma’am .Please, is it true that you won’t get pregnant as long as your period hasn’t returned after childbirth and you’re breastfeeding? My baby is seven weeks old but I’m scared of resuming my wifey duty. I give my baby formula and breast milk. Thank you, doc.
A: This question has been asked so many different times but it bears repeating. Breast feeding used to be considered a means of contraception but not anymore. Women can exclusively breastfeed and still get pregnant while doing that. Whether their periods have returned or not is immaterial because remember that before a period, comes ovulation. If a woman who has ovulated has sexual intercourse, she may very well get pregnant, before menstruating for the first time after having her baby.
As for when to resume wifely duties…whenever you feel up to it. For more on when to resume sexual intimacy, please click on this link
Daily Health Tips: When Is A Good Time To Resume Sexual Intimacy After Childbirth?
Q2: Good day. I am 30 years of age and I got married recently. My husband and I are not ready to have babies yet, because I have 2 more years to round off my degree program. Also I want to use baby friendly breast feeding method for my children. My husband and I also are in 2 different states. He totally agrees with waiting because he doesn’t want either me or the baby stressed, since he will not always be physically there for us.
Now my question is, what is the best (without side effects) family planning measure to take to prevent pregnancy? He is currently practicing withdrawal, but I know that it cannot be totally trusted because i don’t think he can carry on like this for 2years.
A: There is no contraceptive that is 100% fool proof. They all have their pros and cons and really the best method for each couple depends on personal preferences, cost, ease of using it, intended duration of use etc
Withdrawal method of contraception can certainly take its toll and may not be the most effective method. Please click on the link below for more on this.
Daily Health Tips: Is Withdrawal Really The Best Method Of Birth Control?
I suggest that you walk into a family planning clinic where a nurse will take you through all the different methods and arm you with the information for you and your husband to make a choice as to the best method for you. Be sure to do this as soon as possible, if you don’t want to have to take a nanny back to school soon 😀
For more on contraception, please click on the following links:
Daily Health Tips: Does The Intra-uterine Contraceptive Device (Coil) Make You Look Older?
Daily Health Tips: Should I Use Emergency Contraception As My Regular Means Of Contraception?
Have a great night, y’all 😀
Is ponmo (animal skin) good for me? What about prawns and snails?
The book, Just For The Health Of It With Dr Ketch, explores these and other issues
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Q: Good day doctor,l got married last year august and that month happen to be my first time of having sex, am a female and since then have been having painful sexual intercourse. Have been to the hospital , the doctor said this can be as a result of tight vaginal passage, inadequate lubrication or lack of affection. l was given xylocaine gel to aid my vaginal lubrication even with the use of this the pain is still there. l went back to see the doctor. He sent me to do HVS test with which CANDIDA ALBICAN was identified and l was given CLOTRIMAZOLE VAGINAL TABLET to use with which the pain is still there. DOCTOR, what else can l do?
Q: Hello Dr, I just got married and I always have pain in my bladder during sexual intercourse. What should I do? And what is the cause? Kindly help me please.
A: Pain during sexual intercourse is more common with women but can also happen in men. The first question above was sent in by a woman and the second one was sent in by a man. This condition is called dyspareunia in medicine.
Dyspareunia is a condition in which one experiences pain during or after sexual intercourse. In women, the cause may be due to:
• Vaginismus: a condition in which the vaginal muscles go into spasms when an attempt is made at penetration.
• Lack of adequate lubrication eg due to hasty foreplay etc
• Infections of the vagina (like candidiasis as mentioned in the question) or urinary tract can also cause pain during sexual intercourse.
• Injuries/wounds to the vagina
• Emotional issues like stress or emotional disconnect from partner.
• Fibroids around the vagina or cervix
In men, the cause of this problem could be due to:
• Infection of the urethra (the tube which conveys urine from the bladder out of the body and also conveys semen out during ejaculation)
• Infection of the prostate gland.
• Infections, some of which may be due to STI
• Emotional issues may also be involved eg feelings of guilt.
Treatment depends on cause. If due to infections, they have to be treated. If it’s due to lack of lubrication, that has to be handled. Some lubricating gels may be suggested. If no physical cause can be seen and the problem appears to be emotional, some counseling may be required. Understanding that when people get married, they are actually two ‘strangers’ trying to get to know each other, should form part of the incentive for slowing down and trying to find out what pleases each member of the union.
For related topics, please click on https://chatwithdrketch.com/2014/08/22/daily-health-tips-why-am-i-not-into-my-husband/
Have a great night, y’all 😀
As a parent, what must I ensure my child has in his pencil case when he’s going to school? I don’t mean snacks…but other stuff.
The book, Just For The Health Of It With Dr Ketch, explores these and other issues
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Here’s to a healthier you!
Q: Good morning Dr. Please, I have been having heat round my ribs and my stomach. Please, what is the cause? Dr, I have taken Moko Mist-Mag medicine and the situation has not changed. Please what can I do for now?
A: Hello. Thanks for writing in. Some additional information may have been helpful. Do you have other symptoms like vomiting with or without blood stains, bloating etc? Are your symptoms related to eating? It does sound like dyspepsia which is pain that is associated with your upper digestive tract like the oesophagus, stomach or duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).
Causes include:
Peptic Ulcer Disease. For more on this, please click on the link https://chatwithdrketch.com/2014/03/04/daily-health-tips-what-foods-should-i-avoid-if-i-have-peptic-ulcer/
Hiatus Hernia. For more on this, please click on the link https://chatwithdrketch.com/2014/05/14/daily-health-tips-i-am-scared-because-i-have-hernia/
Acid reflux. For more on this, please click on the link https://chatwithdrketch.com/2014/11/13/daily-health-tips-can-i-take-folic-acid-if-i-have-gerd/
Infection with an organism called Helicobacter pylori may also be the cause.
Some drugs like pain killers eg aspirin and other drugs in this class. Some antibiotics are also culprits and sometimes, no cause can be found for this.
Treatment depends on the cause and your doctor will need to investigate properly. The antacid you are taking appears not t be helping much and so this may need to be changed. If the test for Helicobacter pylori is positive then antibiotics will be prescribed.
Your doctor will also take you through some lifestyle changes that may be helpful like eating regular meals, giving up smoking and reducing alcohol intake.
Be guided by your doctor so a proper diagnosis can be made and proper treatment instituted.
Have a good night everyone 😀
In Africa, most of our foods are starchy. How does one find good and cheap proteins that can help one keep eating healthy?
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Hello y’all 😀
If you’re in Nigeria, today was the first working day of the year! I hope you’ve started on a healthy high! Eating right and exercising?
This is a long one. Bear with me 😀
Q: Good evening ma’am, trust you are good! Ma’am, I had a Caesarian section of a stillbirth December 2013 and during the surgery, I felt no pain at all and after 4 days, I could stand on my feet and walk without support. I was very fit within days. December 2014, to the glory of God I had a living baby via Caesarian but the experience this time was different. Although, I was given Anaesthesia, I felt some serious pain in my stomach when the baby was about to be brought out. I shouted and cried in the theatre due to the pains. Ma’am, could you please explain why this was so? I mean, why is this present surgery different from the former?
Secondly ma’am, I’ve not been able to stand on my feet till now and the pain hurts badly. Each time I try to breast feed my baby, it hurts so bad that I cry and wail. Due to the pains, NAN 1 has been introduced to my baby because I also found out that the breast doesn’t make him full. I hope I’m not making a mistake ma’am? Though the Nan 1 would only last until my incision heals and I’m back to my feet. Ma’am, what’s your take on this?
What can I do to make my breast milk flow? People say it seized due to the antibiotic fluids given as a result of the C-section. My baby is 3 weeks old today and we discovered that he cries a lot. We took him to the hospital only to be told that his weight has dropped and he’s not been feeding well. I was told to express some milk so as to know if I’m really producing milk. I did last night, in the midnight and this morning but I couldn’t get more than a tea spoon. Ma’am, I’ve been giving him formula for some days now but I really don’t want formula. Breast milk is all I desire for my baby. I have taken ‘pap’, ‘Pregnacare for breast feeding’ and a lot to boost the milk but all to no avail. Please help me ma’am, I’m getting so frustrated. Thank you, ma’am
A: Thanks for writing in dear. First of all, condolences on the baby you lost in 2013 and congratulations on your brand new baby. Don’t worry about all that appears to be happening…we’ll talk through all of them now and get solutions!
Each episode of childbirth is different from the other and same is also true for surgery. Is it normal to feel pain during a C-section? Not really. You shouldn’t feel pain. However, some women who had epidural or spinal anaesthesia (injections given in or around the spine to block pain) would describe the tugging and pressure felt when pulling out the baby as pain.
Again, recovery after surgery differs from person to person and indeed, from one episode to the other in the same person. It could range from a couple of weeks to months. If you do feel that your recovery is abnormally delayed, please be sure to discuss this with your doctor. Provided your doctor is happy with your recovery, you should be fine.
Pain from the C-section site is likely to make breastfeeding uncomfortable and painful. The nurses should have been able to provide advice on how to place your baby in a comfortable position (for you and baby) allowing regular breast feeds soon after delivery (as soon as you had recovered from anaesthesia). Making enough breast milk is a function of the baby suckling. The sucking action of the baby stimulates breast milk production and so not putting baby to the breast simply defeats breast milk production. There will be nothing to express in this situation where baby has been on formula and not sucking.
Note also that some degree of weight loss is expected in children after birth and in C-sections, given the pain that may interfere with breastfeeding, a little more than the normal weight loss may be expected and indeed anticipated.
Solution? Please put baby to the breast and allow him to suck. You will start making sufficient. Be sure to drink sufficient amounts of water daily and get as much rest as you can. Warm baths are relaxing for you and could also help the let down reflex which promotes milk production.
And whatever you do…don’t give up on breast feeding! You are an absolutely COOL mum for wanting to give your baby the best. You win my award for Cool Mum of the Year, 2015! Yay! 😀
For more resources on breast feeding, please click on the following links:
Daily Health Tips: Please Help. My Wife’s Breast Milk Is Not Enough For Our Baby!
Daily Health Tips: Can My Diet Cause My Baby To Have Diarrhea While Breastfeeding?
Daily Health Tips: Breast Feeding Strike And Menstrual Migraine.
If you read through all of this, you certainly deserve a great night! 😀
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