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Health Encyclopedia: Lifestyle Changes

Lifestyle Changes

Many products are now available that help patients avoid embarrassment and, in some cases, prevent leakage. With recent improvements in paper technology, pads are now thin enough to be worn undetected, and a spare can be hidden in a purse or pocket. Proper hygiene is also essential for patients with incontinence.

Hygiene Tips

Keeping Skin Clean. To avoid skin irritation and infection associated with incontinence, keep the area around the urethra clean. The following tips may be he...

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Expert & Community Posts

Urinary Tract Infections and Alzheimer's Disease

By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

For people with Alzheimer's disease, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can present particular... Read more »

All You Ever Wanted to Know about Yeast Infections

By Merely Me , Health Expert

...these include eating yogurt, garlic, or drinking cranberry juice. To see a list of these... Read more »

What Is It Like to Take Oral Prednisone?

By Merely Me , Health Expert

...tablets to be taken in the following manner: Six pills or 60mg for the first four days,... Read more »

All in a Day's Work

By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

...medication wasn't the be all and end all of recovery. The pills were what enabled me to have a... Read more »

Eat to Live: 10 Things to Know about Breast Cancer and Nutrition

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...phytochemicals, antioxidants, soy isoflavones, etc. in pill form or supplements. Time and time... Read more »

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Health Guide

Urinary Tract Infection: Medications

...infection, some of the following tips may be helpful:Drink plenty of fluids, including 3 glasses of cranberry juice a dayThe catheter tube should be free of any knots or kinksClean the catheter... Read more »

Birth Control Options for Women: Emergency Contraception

...diaphragm dislodges)Basics of Emergency ContraceptionEmergency contraception, also called the morning after pill, uses the hormones found in birth control pills to prevent either fertilization or... Read more »

Urinary Tract Infection: Other Treatments

...Blueberries, and LignonberriesCranberries, blueberries, and lignonberry, a European relative of the cranberry, are three fruits that may have protective properties. Researchers are finding that... Read more »

Birth Control Options for Women: Oral Contraception

...brands of each form are available. Although both are equally effective with typical use, the combined pill is more effective with perfect use, and most women choose this form.Some women, however,... Read more »

Kidney Stones: Diagnosis

...LifestyleMedicationsProceduresCalcium OxalatePlenty of fluids. (Choose water, lemon juice. Avoid grapefruit, apple, and cranberry juice.)Restrict protein and salt.Increase fiber.Restrict fats... Read more »

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