11 Health Alerts Worth Noting
Posted by Shubhi in Health Care on Friday, August 19, 2011
We often experience some sudden and unexpected changes in our health. But even more often we tend to ignore them due to many reasons. Most of the time they might not even be worth noting but sometimes those sudden changes may lead up to something more dangerous than where our imagination would allow.
Read 11 health alerts listed below to know what I am talking about...
- Head Aches
we tend to think: normal stress head ache, acidity
a possibility we ignore: migraine, high Blood Pressure, brain tumor, sinus or even something as deadly as brain hemorrhage
We feel head aches very often and are very casual towards it as well. Every time and any time we feel head aches, Advil always comes to rescue and we never even bother thinking about consulting any doctor for it. But what we ignore thinking as a minor head ache, could also be a symptom of something as dangerous as brain tumor. If you experience: vomit, nausea, blurred vision, or light headedness, don’t ignore it. Consult your doctor.
- Weight Loss
we tend to think: stress, tiredness, imbalanced diet
a possibility we ignore: thyroid, diabetes, TB, peptic ulcer or even cancer
If you experience sudden weight loss with neither any change in diet plans nor as an expected side effects from long term illness, then this is the time for you to be alerted. A possible cause for sudden weight loss could be related to experiencing some problems related to endocrine glands or even worse, it could also be cancerous. Consult your doctor immediately.
- Heart Burn
we tend to think: acidity
a possibility we ignore: heart problem, angina pain
Experiencing any burn in heart or chest, which we often ignore thinking as simply acidity, could be as serious as heart trouble or even angina pain. Ignoring regular heart burn would be nothing but stupidity.
- Faster Heart Beat
we tend to think: excitement, anxiety or weakness
a possibility we ignore: high Blood Pressure or even first hint of heart attach
Whenever one experiences faster heart beat they often tend to dodge it with the thought of labeling it as excitement or anxiety. True, it could quiet possibly be due to weakness but don’t ignore it as it could even be a knock on the door for a heart attach
- Morning light-headedness
we tend to think: possible weakness
a possibility we ignore: low Blood Pressure, serious issue related to nervous system, problems in ear nerves, sinus
There could be several possible reasons for morning light headedness but one thing we often tend to ignore is it could be low Blood Pressure or something even more concerning...
- Shivering hands
we tend to think: weakness, extreme heat in body
a possibility we ignore: Thyroid, Parkinson’s
Due to anxiety our hands shiver all the time. And most times we avoid and don’t give it any importance. But shivering hands might not just be a result of extreme heat or weakness, it could even be as serious as thyroid as well. Seeking a doctor on time would be a wise thing to do.
- Sudden release of urine in pants while coughing or laughing hard
we tend to think: weakness or another aging factor
a possibility we ignore: urine infection, bladder problem or diabetes
It happens sometimes that when we are laughing or coughing or even sneezing hard, there is a sudden release of uncontrollable urine in our pants. For obvious reasons we never share it with anyone and often ignore it thinking it as a little weak bladder or just another downside of aging. But what may be as simple as ‘aging factor’ could also be as serious as urine infection, bladder problems or even diabetes. Never ignore it and see a doctor as soon as possible.
- Extreme Panting
we tend to think: weakness, tiredness
a possibility we ignore: high cholesterol, anemia, thyroid, high body fat
If you start panting only after a small walk then be alert and consult a doctor
- Feeling Hungry more than ‘normal’
we tend to think: weather change, high metabolism
a possibility we ignore: diabetes, high body fat, or stomach worms
There might be some days when you feel hungry more than usual, as if you are hungry all the time … even after having a full meal. Okay, some days it could be due to weather change or even because of high metabolism as well but there are chances for other reasons as well such as: diabetes or stomach worms. Now tell me, what should you do ... that's right! Consult a doctor.
- Constipation
we tend to think: dehydration or imbalanced diet
a possibility we ignore: extreme acidity, intestine problem or even cancer
Constipation is one of the most common health problem faced by everyone at least once in a lifetime. And as usual, we rarely take it seriously. Where constipation could be a symptom of dehydration or imbalanced diet, it would be stupid and dangerous to ignore it as extreme case of acidity or intestine problems could also be a possible reason for it. Consulting a doctor is always the best choice
- Extreme tiredness
we tend to think: weakness
a possibility we ignore: lack of: mineral, iron, sodium, calcium, vitamin; diabetes or even low Blood Pressure
Whenever we feel extreme tiredness we often relate it with weakness and/or stress. In some cases some people sweat a lot and if that happens, chances are high it is not just regular tiredness after a long day at work it could be jaundice, or fever. Consult your doctor and get checked if your body lacks any vital source of energy.
If you do/or ever experience the above mentioned sudden changes in your health, don’t ignore them. Consult your doctor as soon as possible. After all, you do want to be safe than sorry … don’t you?!
