1.While bathing, we often tend to ignore our feet and only apply soap from the ankles up. Your feet need a wash just as much as the rest of your body does, if not more,so make sure you wash and soap your feet as well. Take care to rinse off all soap,and dry feet thoroughly, wiping between the toes.
2.Keep a pumice stone in the bathroom and every two to three days, soap your feet and scrub them with the stone, paying extra attention to the heels.
3.Change your socks daily. It’s surprising how many people wear the same socks for a couple of days before throwing them in for a wash! If you dont change your socks regularly, your feet will start to smell, and you may even develop a fungal infection.
Toenail care
When trimming toenails, don?t trim them in an inverted U shape. Trim them straight across without digging into the corners. This keeps toenails healthier.
Beauty Tip
A great tip for soft, smooth feet is to apply cream,any cream, generously to your feet before turning in for the night. Cover them with a pair of socks. Do this everyday, and within a week you will see the difference.
The diagnosis step is to test blood and a sample of stool. Blood tests can show whether anaemia is present or not. Also there are two specialised blood tests known as the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) test and the C reactive protein (CRP) test. These tests look for tell-tell changes in the blood that point to the presence of disease and inflammation. stools will be checked for infection. X-rays may also be taken to help assess the extent of the condition.Sigmoidoscopy. The diagnosis will then need to be confirmed by directly examining the level and extent of the inflammation of the bowel. This is initially done by using a sigmoidoscope - a flexible tube containing a camera that is inserted into your rectum.
The procedure is not painful, though may be given a sedative to relax. The procedure typically takes around 15 minutes. The sigmoidoscope is only capable of looking at the rectum and lower part of the colon. If it thought that ulcerative colitis has affected more of colon than that, another examination
will be required. This is known as a colonoscopy. A colonoscopy uses a longer and more flexible tube called the colonscope, which allows entire colon to be examined.Before having the examination it will be necessary for colon to be entirely empty. Therefore the patient will be required to take some strong laxatives before the examination. Again, the procedure is not painful though patient may feel some initial discomfort.
patient will be given sedatives to help relax. The procedure takes around half-a-hour.
