The five most vulnerable parts of women to disease

Compared with men, women are more susceptible to diseases due to differences in physical constitution. In daily life, women must strengthen their self-care awareness and develop good living habits to reduce or avoid the invasion of diseases. Once they are afflicted with diseases, they will regret it! Especially women's breasts, cervix, bladder, ligaments and digestive system are the five most vulnerable parts to disease and need to be taken care of!

Part 1: Breast, with a high incidence rate

Some of the culprits that cause mastitis are usually small details that we ignore on a daily basis. For example, underwear that doesn’t fit well, unscientific exercise methods, or even casual work and rest schedules and careless eating habits. Today, approximately 1.2 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer and 500,000 die from it each year. In developed countries such as Western Europe and North America, the incidence of breast cancer ranks first among female malignant tumors.

China is one of the countries with the fastest growing incidence of breast cancer. Statistics released by the National Anti-Cancer Association show that the incidence of breast cancer in my country has been increasing at an annual rate of 3% in recent years, making it the cancer with the fastest growing mortality rate in cities, and the age of onset is also showing a trend of gradually getting younger. Of all the female organs, the breasts are arguably the most vulnerable part of a woman. Once you are over 30, every woman should learn to examine her breasts herself. The method of self-examination is to lie flat on the bed in a supine position, and press the breasts clockwise with the fingertips, but do not take a grabbing posture. If you feel scattered granular objects, you should seek medical attention and ask the doctor to help make the final judgment.

Women's breast health care methods

1. Pay attention to your diet. In daily life, we should reduce the intake of high-fat, high-protein, low-fiber foods. At the same time, we should refrain from smoking and excessive drinking, eat less spicy and irritating foods, and eat more foods such as cabbage, kelp and soy products.

2. Wear your underwear properly. You should usually wear bras with steel supports and good support to avoid feeling pressure on your breasts. You should also be careful to avoid external force collisions during activities.

3. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest. In the busy life and work, we should learn to guide and regulate ourselves, relax our emotions, and combine work and rest; we should appropriately engage in some outdoor activities, such as taking a walk, doing aerobics and some other leisure and sports activities.

4. Conduct routine specialist examinations. The most important thing is to have a breast examination by a specialist once a year, either by breast ultrasound or mammography. Women over 40 need to have additional molybdenum-palladium radiography every one to two years to check for signs of malignant tumors.

Part 2: Cervix, full of dangers

The cervix is ​​one of the most common sites for malignant tumors in women. Relevant data show that the damage caused by cervical cancer to women's health and life is second only to breast cancer.

Professionals say that China has 131,500 new cervical cancer patients each year, accounting for one-third of the world's total number of cases. About 50,000 people die from cervical cancer each year, and the incidence population is concentrated in women aged 40 to 60. Cervical cancer used to be a high incidence among middle-aged and elderly women, but now there is a clear trend of earlier onset.

Health care methods for women's cervix

1. Eat a light diet. Women should have a light diet and eat more fruits, vegetables and other light foods. They should also pay attention to rest and avoid overwork.

2. Pay attention to health care. Women must pay attention to health care during key periods, because many women are very susceptible to cervical diseases, so they must pay attention to health care, especially during menstruation, pregnancy and postpartum period;

3. Check regularly. It is very necessary to keep the vulva clean, and you should go to the hospital for regular check-ups to ensure early detection and treatment.

Part 3: Bladder, a troubled place

The bladder is also a troublesome area for women, and 20% of women will experience brief cystitis in their lifetime. According to surveys in Taiwan and other places, women are most susceptible to cystitis. In addition, cystitis is prone to occur after long-term urine retention, after sexual intercourse, after menstruation, and after urethral or gynecological instrument examinations. The causative bacteria are mostly Escherichia coli.

Women's bladder health care methods

1. Drinking water is the key to preventing cystitis. Women should ensure that they drink 6-8 glasses of water every day, and do not develop the bad habit of holding urine. They should urinate in time and urinate every two or three hours.

2. Wear cotton underwear. Women should insist on wearing cotton underwear for a long time to ensure air circulation, otherwise it will hinder air circulation and breed bacteria.

3. Avoid irritants. Women should avoid using oils, feminine hygiene sprays or powders around their genitals, and should not use any chemicals to wash their genitals. Avoid using bath oil or foam baths. Change tub baths and bubble baths to showers.

Part 4: Ligaments, inherently fragile

Compared with men, women are more likely to strain ligaments in joints such as the knee and ankle. Because women's hips are wider, the ligaments bear too much force, so women's ligaments are naturally much more fragile than men's. Secondly, women’s motor reactions are generally slower than men’s. When danger occurs, they cannot be relieved in time, making them more susceptible to injury. The most common sprain during sports is ankle sprain. Repeated sprains can cause poor local blood circulation in the ankle joint, decreased tissue elasticity, and even lead to serious consequences such as avulsion fracture of the fibula and complete rupture of the lateral ligament. Once a ligament is torn, it can take months to heal.

Women's ligament health care methods

1. Keep doing morning exercises. Women should do full-body stretching exercises after getting up every day, which can wake up the muscles and soften the tendons, ligaments and joints.

2. Pay attention to protection during pregnancy. After a woman becomes pregnant, her hormone levels change, causing joint ligaments to relax. Therefore, women should arrange their work and life reasonably during pregnancy, try to do less or avoid heavy physical labor, and avoid unnecessary strenuous activities that will make the already critical ligaments even worse.

3. Avoid strenuous exercise. Women have poor adaptability to activities that require high amounts of physical activity. Intense exercise can easily cause muscle strain and ligament damage. Therefore, they should pay attention to preparatory exercises and perform activities step by step during exercise.

4. Keep participating in cultural and sports activities. Choose various sports activities that mainly involve leg activities, such as table tennis, badminton, swimming, skating, aerobics, etc., which can enhance the leg's jumping ability and enhance the flexibility of muscles and ligaments.

Part 5: Digestive system, working hard

Women's digestive function is naturally lower than men's. Even if men and women eat the same amount of food, women will take more time to digest it than men. Studies have shown that women are three times and twice as likely to suffer from chronic constipation and intestinal diseases as men, respectively. The difference obviously starts with chewing. Also, women's saliva has a different chemical composition than men's, which may make the digestion of food in women seem slow and time-consuming. Traditional Chinese medicine has found that women with facial spots usually have weaker digestive systems.

Health care methods for women's digestive system

1. Pay attention to your diet during menstruation. It is worth noting that women's digestive system is more fragile during menstruation. Studies have found that about 45% of women will experience abdominal bloating during menstruation, and nearly 1/3 of women say that symptoms of stomach discomfort have become a sign of the arrival of menstruation. Therefore, special attention should be paid to diet during the premenstrual period.

2. Pay attention to a balanced diet. In life, we should try to avoid unbalanced diet, eating junk food and fatty meat. Foods such as konjac, black fungus, kelp, apples, honey, brown rice, etc. can help detoxify the digestive system and do "gymnastics" for the intestines.