BolaHealth Blog

Wao! Readers, it's been a whole week. How are you all? Hope life is good to you? Are you facing any challenge now? ...well, don't worry this too shall pass, it's just a phase. Take time to smile, commit all in prayers. God got you. Today, I am writing on dysmenorrhea. Yea, painful menstrual flow. It's common right? Yea, i am glad you know. What exactly is causing it? How can you cope or manage it? At what point do you need your doctor? Dysmenorrhea originates from much contraction of the muscles of the uterus (womb). Pain, slight lower abdominal pain during your flow is not abnormal. It becomes what to be attended to when it makes you roll on the floor, cry or prevents you from doing your normal activities. Do you know that slight pain during menstrual flow or pain at all might indicate that you are ovulating? This may mean a lot to a gynaecologist in some cases. I know a lady while growing up, whenever she's menstruating, nothing else in the world will make sense. ...

Hello readers, How's your day going? Trust you are cool there because I am. Yesterday we looked into menstrual hygiene part 1, more into what you should do before your menses come. If you haven't gone through it, kindly do so by clicking the menu tab. Today I am going to look at the 'keeping it clean' aspect of menstrual hygiene. First, I know of a lady who ended up having some infections from lack of proper menstrual hygiene. Infections affecting the urinary tract for example is not uncommon in this case. Let's look at the highlights of cleanliness during menstruation. 1. Use sanitary towels/pads not clothes. This is 21st century......lol 2. Change sanitary towels at least twice per day. 3. Have regular bathe or at least a good wash preferably after a change of pad. 4. While putting on your pad, do not allow your fingers or any part of your body to touch the inner part that will coming in contact with your vagina opening. 5. Use perfumes or deodorant... ...

Hello, I saw this mission statement in a book I was reading and I want to share it with you perhaps you can learn from it. I will seek to balance career and family as best I can since both are important to me. My home will be a place where I and my family, friends, and guests will find joy and comfort, peace and happiness. Still I will seek to create a clean and orderly environment, yet livable and comfortable. I will exercise wisdom in what we choose to eat, read, see, and do at home. I especially want to teach my children to love, to learn, and to laugh, and to work and develop their unique talents. I value the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities or our Democratic Society. I will be a concerned and informed citizen, involved in the political process to ensure my voice is heard and my vote is counted. I will be a self-starting individual who exercises initiative in accomplishing my life's goals. I will act on situations and opportunities, rather than to be acted upon. I w...