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Showing posts with label chronic illness. Show all posts
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Sex and chronic illness

Labels: , , Posted by Vina Revi on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at 10:06 AM

Sex can healthily boost your wellness and sense of well-being.
A 2001 study co-led by Dr Shah Ebrahim showed that having sex three or more times a week, men reduced their risk of heart attack or stroke by half. Now, people with chronic illness (heart disease, diabetes, arthritis or cancer) have a probability of disturbed sexual life. They tend to feel depressed or stressed a lot of time. As a result, they feel a decrease in their sexual drive and may feel less interested in or enjoy sex like they used to.

How can you keep your sex life if you suffer from a chronic illness?
Some tips below hopefully would give you some passion back into your
sex activity:

  • Reduce your alcohol you drink and avoid smoking. Your sexual function is adversely affected by alcohol and tobacco
  • Make sure that you feel relaxed and have enough rest
  • Do not have sex when your stomach is full or otherwise empty. Give 2-3 hours after a meal before sexual activity
  • Plan sexual activity for the time of day when you feel better and your health problem does not bother you.
  • If you need to take pain reliever to feel better, have the medicine 30 minutes before having sex

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