Whelehans Health Blog
In todays Topic, in Part 1 of 2 articles, Eamonn discusses diagnosing, risk factors and treatment of constipation in children
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Constipation in children (Part 1) Constipation in infants and children is rarely caused by an actual medical condition. In many children, constipation is triggered by experience of painful bowel movements or caused by factors such as toilet training, change in routine or diet, stressful events, illness like viruses or delaying going to the toilet. Most of the time there is no need for medication like stool softeners; often lifestyle changes such as more fluid and fibre in the diet will ease the problem. Constipation can present at three common stages of childhood: in infancy at weaning; in toddlers...
In advance of our BPro Cardio clinic tomorrow, here is the concluding part of Eamonns Topic article on the relationship between Diet and Circulation
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The influence of our diet on circulation Part 2 This is the conclusion of last week’s article in the Westmeath Topic on foods and changes in our diet that improve circulation. If you missed last week’s article, poor circulation is medically referred to as Vascular Disease. Vascular Disease includes any condition that affects your circulatory system including diseases of arteries, veins and lymph vessels as well as blood disorders that affect circulation. These include Peripheral Artery Disease, Renal Artery Disease, Varicose Veins, Venous Blood Clots, Aneurysm, Raynaud’s Disease, Peripheral Venous Disease and Erectile Dysfunction. Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis occurs when arteries...
Continuing our series of articles on Circulation, Eamonn discusses the relationship between diet and circulation
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The influence of our diet on circulation Part 1 As discussed last week, there are many different causes of poor circulation and many conditions that can lead to poor circulation. Symptoms of these conditions can include “cold hands”, pins and needles in hands and feet, numbness, varicose veins, leg cramps, a heavy feeling in the limbs and swollen ankles. Serious and even life -threatening conditions that can occur include leg ulcers, gangrene, kidney failure and brain aneurisms. Vascular Disease includes any condition that causes poor circulation. These include Peripheral Artery Disease, Renal Artery Disease, Varicose Veins, Venous Blood...
In todays' Topic, the first in a series of circulation related articles leading up to our BPro Cardio event at the end of the month, Eamonn examines Poor circulation
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Do you suffer with circulation problems? We often hear people say they have “poor circulation”. There are many different causes of poor circulation and many conditions that can lead to poor circulation. Symptoms of these conditions can include “cold hands”, pins and needles in hands and feet, numbness, varicose veins, leg cramps, a heavy feeling in the limbs and swollen ankles. Serious and even life-threatening conditions that can occur include leg ulcers, gangrene, kidney failure and brain aneurisms. We have 100,000 miles of blood vessels in a complex network throughout our body. Poor circulation is medically referred to...
In this weeks Topics, Eamonn discusses the perils of antibiotic overuse
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Antibiotic Overuse becoming a major threat to public health Overuse of antibiotics in Ireland, and around the world, represents one of the most significant threats to long term public health. Antibiotic overuse is a major cause of the rise of resistant strains of bacteria including superbugs such as MRSA and previously eradicated tuberculosis. Antibiotics should only be prescribed for confirmed and severe bacterial infections. They should not be prescribed for viral infections which are the cause of over 80% of colds and flus. Increased levels of resistance, coupled with the lack of new antibiotics coming on stream, means there...