Health and Wellness for over 50s

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Hot 🔥flushes and night 🌙 sweats

A hot 🔥 flush is a sudden spike in body temperature 🌡that occurs during the menopausal transition😳

They feel uncomfortable and generally affect the head 🤕, neck 🧣and chest 😓

They can occur over many months or years and vary in frequency and intensity😭

A hot 🔥flush is invariable combined by sweating to cool the body and in some cases the hot 🔥 flushes may be accompanied by light headiness

If the hot 🔥 flushes occur at night🌙 they are known as night 🌙 sweats 😓

We can continue to get hot 🔥 flushes for many years after the last period 🤔

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Women may also gain 📈weight during the menopause due to a loss of interest in physical activity leading to a sedentary lifestyle 🤔

Being over weight increases the risk of several health conditions after the menopause including heart disease and type 2 diabetes 🤔

Breast soreness and pain
Wth the loss of estrogen the connective tissue become weak and the breast sore 🤔

Breast pain and tenderness are more common during the perimenopause stage and generally stop post menopause when estrogen levels stabalise 👍👍

Women may experience sharp or stabbing pain or burning sensation 🤔

It can become a point when it is hard to tolerate wearing a bra

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Tips to minimise breast soreness
Increase water 💦 intake and
stop smoking 🚬

Wear comfortable bras 👙
control caffeine consumption,
take hot 🔥showers🚿 and apply warm compress 🤔

General symptons of the menopause include
Low esteem🙄
Iratibility😱
Depression 😳
hot flushes♨️
night sweats♨️
irregular periods😱

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Changes to the va**na and v***a

During the menopause the va**na and v***a undergo certain changes which cause va**nal dryness, decreased📉 lubrication and burning 🔥 and pain 😒 during s*x

Use lubricants or moisturisers for va**nal dryness and avoid using wipes as they could irritate the skin further 😢

Did you know consuming food high in fat and sugars and smoking can worsen PMS symptoms 🤔