Six body signs you shouldn't ignore

There is more hair in your comb than on your head. Your new denims can’t stay buttoned up for long and irritating dust particles float in your eyes. You panic thinking that some dreaded disease has hit you and search the Internet for a quick fix. The search results in ten different diseases and you are not sure which one is more severe. Sounds familiar? Relax. With the help of health experts, we list few unknown symptoms (and solutions) which may strike women.

Rebound headaches: Like heartache, rebound headaches refuse to go. They keep coming back even after you have popped in a few painkillers. Well don’t blame the headache, the culprit here is the pill. Overuse of medication makes the body resistant to its effects. When they don’t work as well, people take stronger doses of the medication. This continues to desensitize the body, triggering yet another rebound headache.
Doc’s Tip: Ride out the rebound headache by avoiding painkillers as much as you can. Never take any painkiller for longer than two consecutive days. Always consult a doctor if the symptoms persist.

Bloating: It is not that time of the month and you feel bloated. Well blame your drinking habits then.Alcohol dehydrates your body and as little as two glasses is risky. When you drink too much, your kidneys go on a panic mode and start conserving water leading to water retention. Even coffee and tea can cause problems if had in excess.
Doc’s tip: Drink at least a glass of water every two hours, which will get your kidneys functioning regularly again. Stay away from salty and sodium-rich processed foods, which will cause you to hold in water longer. The bloating will subside in two days.

Delayed or no Periods: You are not pregnant and still you have skipped your chums twice in a row. You should panic though not much. There can be quite a few reasons and the most common culprit is stress. Stress hinders ovulation and the hormonal changes in your body can wreck havoc on your menstrual system. If there is a delay of eight to ten days, there is nothing to worry about.
Doc’s Tip: Cut back stress by eating a balanced meal and include some form of exercise and yoga to bring your cycle back on track. It is best to visit your gynac for a proper check-up.

Dizziness: Your world goes round every time you stand up. If you think there is something wrong with you then dizziness is just the signal. When the blood supply to the brain is limited or a change in blood pressure is noticed, it results in light headedness. Dehydration can also make your blood pressure drop and make you dizzy.
Doc’s Tip: keep yourself hydrated and have a liquid diet or foods with high water content. Should the faint feeling occur each time you get up or you lose consciousness, see your doctor. It may be due to drop in heaemoglobin and in rare circumstances; it can be a heart problem.
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Is Inpatient Addiction Treatment Effective?

Short term acute care treatment of alcoholism and other drug addiction is not generally sufficient in and of itself to put addiction in remission and have it remain in remission. Addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that usually requires multiple treatment episodes of various lengths and intensities. For many people acute short term care (i.e. inpatient treatment), is necessary to interrupt the momentum of the addiction in order to establish abstinence, and to be supervised during detox.

upset man drinkingSince the impact of one's addiction permeates most areas of a person's life, lifestyle changes must occur in order to maintain abstinence over time. Alcoholics/addicts use the chemical to deal with life (or to avoid dealing with life) in an ever more expanding manner across different parts of their lives. The chemical is used in place of living skills. When drinking/drugging stops, the addict is left with big gaping holes in his/her life where the chemical fulfilled the roles of living skills. The newly recovering person must learn new living skills to replace the chemicals in the addict's life. Without the chemical to fulfill roles such as 'stress manager", "social disinhibition", "feelings numbing", etc., the addict is at a loss for what to do when life presents problems such as shyness, stress, overwhelming uncomfortable feelings. Without adequate living skills, the addict remains continuously vulnerable to relapse. The addicted person's family is often stymied when their loved one has been through inpatient treatment, and has maintained abstinence for weeks, months, or even years, only to relapse in the midst of some personal difficulty. Without adequate skills for dealing with life on life's terms, the tendency remains for the addict to return to what they know will reduce the discomfort. Something must replace the chemical in these circumstances or when the stress becomes great enough, the addicted person will return to use of the chemical. Developing a lifestyle that supports recovery vs. addiction takes some time and effort. These personal and lifestyle changes do not occur overnight, nor do they typically occur in acute care 28 day inpatient treatment.

Continuing care in the form of professional assistance is crucial to assist in gaining these necessary living skills. There are many forms of continuing care including intensive outpatient counseling (several sessions per week), individual or group continuing care counseling, marital/family counseling, half way house, and oxford houses or other sober living environments. Additional non-professional support is also recommended, including frequent AA/NA meetings, sponsorship, and recovery coaching.

Many newly sober alcoholics and addicts also need help with accessing other personal and community resources such as medical attention and treatment, dentistry, housing assistance, work/career help and guidance, and other help for basic personal needs. Many need help in recreating the basic infrastructure of a sober life. Most communities have community mental health/substance abuse services programs that assist with this for minimum or no cost to the patient.

Recovery occurs over a lifetime and involves a return to health, a positive restoration of relationships, recovery of solid contributions in career/work, and responsible citizenship.
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