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Nocturia: Causes, symptoms, treatment and tips to get relief

Having an urge to pee frequently at night? It can be nocturia! Nocturia is a term that refers to having frequent feeling to urinate at night. It mostly happens after you fall asleep and thus it disturbs your sleep. A person with nocturia may find it difficult to sleep peacefully and this in turn may affect the quality of his/her life.  When you urinate at night twice or more than twice, you may be having this condition called nocturia.  While you may not have frequent urge to pee during day time, your often wake up more than once or twice to empty your bladder.  How can we know if you have nocturia?  You might have a problem of nocturia if: you wake up to pee at night more than once/twice.  the pattern gets repeated every night. the daytime urination is normal/same or not frequent as compared to the nighttime.  What are the symptoms of nocturia? Nocturia can cause these symptoms: Frequent urination at night. Regular wakign up at night for peeing. sleep dist...
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What are the top benefits of breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding has benefits for mom and baby both! " Breastfeeding is the best feeding" and there's obviously no matter of doubt in this statement. A woman spends her beautiful journey of pregnancy with a thought of holding her baby in the arms and feeding through her breasts. This is the most beautiful imagination ever!, and the world around her changes significantly when she chooses to breastfeed her baby or babies.  No food formula or milk supplement can take place of breastmilk. Breast milk is a natural body fluid secreted from the breasts under the stimulation and release by oxytocin and prolactin hormones. The breast milk is loaded with nutrients, water and antibodies.  Prolactin is a hormone that helps in the secretion or production of the breastmilk.  Oxytocin is a hormone that helps in the ejection of the milk from the breasts when the baby sucks on the mother's nipple. It is also known as a letdown reflex or a milk ejection reflex.  Amazing Benefits of Bre...
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What is amebiasis? Know everything about amebiasis

What is amebiasis? Know everything about amebiasis Amebiasis ,also known as amebic dysentery is caused by any amoeba of Entameoba genus which mostly affects the intestines. It is called a parasitic infection of the intestines that affect the digestion and absorption capacity. Many times, dysentery and diarrhea may be confused,but both are different medical conditions. See all about diarrhea here. What is the causative organism of amebiasis or amebic dysentery?  Amebiasis is caused by a parasite named   entamoeba histolytica.  ·   Where is the parasite entameba histolytica found?          The parasite most commonly dwells in the large intestine somehow causing damage sometimes to the colon and spreading infection to the nearby alimentary structures. ·          The damage can cause the infection of colon (colitis), diarrhea leading to dehydration, acute dysentery. The parasite when enters the blood stream...
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