20 health tips for women
1. Change your underwear at least every other day.
2. Wear cotton underwear during the day. Avoid wearing non-ventilating clothing such as nylon and other synthetic fibers, and avoid wearing tight clothing such as jeans, tights, and swimsuits for long periods of time. Wear loose and comfortable clothes and use unscented and mild detergents to wash your underwear.
3. Always keep the genital area and its surroundings dry and clean. Moisture accelerates the growth of microbes.
4. Never wear wet clothes. If your clothes get wet, change them immediately.
5. Do not use talcum powder around the genital area because it retains moisture.
6. If you use a tampon during menstruation, change it at most once every three to four hours. Wash your hands thoroughly before inserting the tampon. Never use tampons during night sleep and use sanitary pads instead.
7. Sanitary napkins (pads) should be changed every four to six hours (maximum 8 hours). Wash your hands with soap and water before putting the pad on.
8. Do not use tampons, sanitary napkins and scented toilet paper.
9. Use unscented and mild soaps and shampoos while bathing. Do not use a soap foam tub either.
10. Latex condoms and diaphragms and spermicidal gels cause irritation in some women, so other methods of preventing pregnancy should be used. Also, during intercourse, they should use water-soluble and non-scented lubricants and never use Vaseline and silicone-containing lubricants.
11. Regularly wash the external surface of the genital area with lukewarm water. There is no need to use soap to wash the genital area.
12. Unlike men, women should always wash themselves from front to back after urinating and defecating. This prevents bacteria from the end of the digestive tract from being pushed into the genital area.
13. When shampooing and rinsing your hair, bend your head forward so that the shampoo does not come into contact with the genital area.
14. After bathing, gently dry the genital area with a soft towel. You can also use a hair dryer (with cold wind) for this.
15. Urinate after bathing.
16. Never try to use the excuse of work, laziness, etc. Hold your urine. If you have access to a bathroom, as soon as you feel the need, leave other tasks and go to the bathroom to protect your health.
17. Do not use a special shower for the genital system, because this action washes the natural and protective secretions and bacteria of this area.
18. Do not take antibiotics on your own. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics destroys the beneficial and natural bacteria that help maintain our health and increases the risk of fungal infections.
19. Women who are pregnant, lactating, and menopausal, as well as women who use birth control pills, should pay more attention to their personal hygiene as their body’s hormone levels change.
20. In case of symptoms such as itching and burning in the genital area, especially when you see secretions in this part of the body, be sure to see a specialist doctor.
This post is written by Sarabr8