Doctor's Secret

Coffee when pregnant 🤰 Pregnant women should not drink a lot of coffee. Caffeine passes well through the placenta and into the fetal bloodstream. As a result, the fetal heart rate may increase, increasing its mobility. There is nothing particularly bad about this, as coffee does not cause any birth defects. However, the future mother should limit herself to one cup of coffee a day. Doctor's Secret#nutrition

"Ingrown toenail - what can be done about it?" At the initial stage, you can handle it yourself. Let's say you cut a little more nail than necessary. Then just avoid putting pressure on your toes: wear wide shoes. But if the situation worsens, DO NOT delay your visit to a specialist. ❌ If you do nothing for a long time, you may end up without a toe at all, because an ingrown toenail is a chronic inflammatory disease. Doctor's Secret#advice

Can I eat spicy 🌶 foods while pregnant?🤰 Although spicy 🥵 substances, such as capsaicin, penetrate the bloodstream, they cannot harm the baby or interfere with the pregnancy in any way. Therefore, such food 🥘 is not prohibited 🚫 in any trimester. However, there is a common myth that spicy food can cause premature labor. However, childbirth is induced by the release of hormones, which are not affected by spicy food. Therefore, eating spicy food will not have any effect. Doctor’s Secret#advice

Why are pregnant 🤰 women so emotional 😭 ? Changes in hormone levels are to blame. For a woman's body to be ready to carry and give birth to a healthy baby, there must be increased levels of estrogen and progesterone, which in turn increase the emotional lability of women. Some become more emotional during pregnancy, while others have less noticeable changes. It depends on both the state of her body and the people around her. Caring and understanding will definitely help you cope with all the difficulties. Doctor’s Secret#health

A hairpin will free you from the handcuffs. All the bald people are depressed, but the owners of long hair rejoice. The method of opening the handcuffs shown is not only an instruction on how to free yourself, but also a recommendation to take all metal objects from the person you handcuff. SURVIVOR#interesting

Atherosclerosis actually looks like this☝🏻. An atherosclerotic plaque is inside a vessel, not "sticking out" into its lumen. Why is it like that? Because cholesterol and its fractions get into the wall of the vessel itself - under its intima (inner sheath). Doctor’s Secret#health

How to distribute your fluid intake throughout the day Do not drink huge amounts of water at once. 🥛Consequences of acute hyperhydration can be cerebral edema, confusion, seizures, coma, and death.⚰️ It happens that a person ignores the feeling of thirst for a long time, and then tries to take in one sitting the daily quota of fluids. We should not do this, because our body has limited capacity, and there is no need to experience it. If you drink too much water, you may become hyponatremia (a decrease in the concentration of sodium in the blood), which manifests as nausea, vomiting, impaired coordination of movements, fatigue. For example, this usually happens when you lose a lot of salt.🧂 Doctor's Secret|#advice

Myth: A baby has to suckle for 15-20 minutes 🤱 It is up to your baby to decide the length of time he will breastfeed 🤱 . No matter how long he stays at the breast, do not wean him until he releases the breast from his mouth 👄 . Breast milk 🥛 is conventionally divided into front milk, which has more water and sugars, and back milk, which has more fats and immunoglobulins. It takes time for the baby to suckle the back milk, which is rich in fat. Doctor’s Secret#myth

This unnatural state of a person's pupils is called "anisocoria". The causes of the pathology can be different: the use of various drugs and narcotics, as well as intoxication, diseases and eye injuries, eye surgery, neurological disorders. Doctor’s Secret#interesting

Myths about breastfeeding 🤱 🥛 I have no milk. 97% of women are able to breastfeed their baby. True insufficiency is an extremely rare condition, occurring only in 3% of cases. The baby should be fed according to the regimen, once every 3 hours. The result of this behavior can be a lack of milk and a cranky, often crying baby. The baby does not only come to the breast to eat. 🤱 He gets rid of any discomfort by sucking on the breast. He does not know any other way. This is why a baby can normally breastfeed up to 4 times an hour in the first months of life. Doctor’s Secret#research