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RED FLAGS - ABDOMINAL PAIN WHICH YOU SHOULD NEVER IGNORE

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 When Stomach Pain Is An Emergency: Red Flags Everyone Should Know Stomachache is a common reason for people to visit a doctor. Most times, it is harmless - gastritis or a simple case of food poisoning. But on occasions, it may be the symptom of a life-threatening condition. Following are Red Flags or warning signs for which you should consult a doctor at the earliest. It is important to know that the abdomen contains the stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, and major blood vessels. If pain occurs suddenly or intermittently with the following symptoms, you should consult a doctor to see if this can affect your life. RED FLAGS YOU SHOULD NEVER IGNORE 1. Sudden, Severe Pain: Abrupt onset of severe pain is a major warning A perforated ulcer or appendicitis can cause this. 2. Pain with Vomiting: Vomiting of bile, blood ( red or coffee colored) is dangerous Persistent vomiting with or without pain can occur in intestinal obstruction or strangulation. 3. ...

LIVING HEALTHY BEYOND 60 YEARS ( THE RETIRED )

 LIVING HEALTHY BEYOND 60 YEARS (THE RETIRED) 1. Improve Hand grip 2. Walk fast     3.Balance on foot  4. Sit on floor using no hands 5. Deep sleep 6. Have a purpose in life 7. Hate less Life Beyond Retirement - 7 things to do! 1 . Improve your hands grip : indirect way of measuring your overall muscle strength is with the hand grip. Like opening a cupboard, the lid of a bottle or dragging a chair - all of which need strength of upper limb muscles.  2. Walk Fast : One must walk within limits of tolerance. Once you achieve this regularly, try to walk a bit faster than usual. About 100 -130 steps a minute is good.  Even stationary walking in the same place is good enough. Intermittent walking throughout the day is adequate, as body calculates all the total steps per day. Great for cardio vascular, pulmonary and locomotion systems. 3.Balance on one foot : Propioception is the feed back from the joints to the brain about position sense ; brain responds to body...