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what do skin tags look like

February 27, 2009 by admin 2 Comments

I am sure you’ve seen skin tags before. They are those little soft moles that grow on your neck, armpits, eye lids and your groin. They are very popular and a lot of older people have them.

When they start growing, they look really tiny and almost impossible to notice. All you’ll see is a tiny dot the size of a pin head. Then, over a long time, they start growing and form little pimples. Although they usually stop there, there have been cases of skin tags growing to a size of a lemon or even an orange.

Fortunately, most of the time, they are perfectly harmless, which means that if you’re able to live with them, you’ll most likely be just fine. The thing is that it’s pretty annoying to have them especially if they are located in places where you can easily see them, like on your neck for instance.

Those little stinkers do have a tendency to grow in groups as well. Sometimes you’ll have just one in a particular area, other time you’ll see a whole group of them, which makes them, of course even more noticeable.

So, what should you do when you find one?

Well, obviously, you should see a doctor so that you’re properly diagnosed. I mean, something may look like a mole, but in fact really have nothing to do with one. If you’re not careful, there is a chance you’ll mistake a skin tag with cancer. I am sure you don’t want to run that risk, do you?

Once you’re positive that what is growing on your skin is a skin tag, you can look around for some natural methods to remove it, if you want to.

There are a few things you can do to get rid of them and I would like to tell you about them.

1. Tea tree oil.

Obviously. If you’ve read about warts, growths and other funny stuff like that, you probably already know that you can apply so tea tree oil to those things ind they’ll go away.

2. Cutting it off.

This one is a bit more dangerous than all the other methods because of sanitary issues. You don’t want to get yourself in trouble because of an infection you’ve developed as a result of cutting off a skin tag, I am sure. Just be careful as you do this and sterilize your “instruments”.

3. Castrol and baking soda.

The last thing you can try is taking some castrol and mixing it with baking soda until you get a pasty mixture. Then take that and apply it to your skin tags. Easy stuff.

Skin tags are not necessarily dangerous but they are annoying. If you remove them, you’ll probably feel a bit better about yourself, so go ahead and do. Just be careful.

What Does A Boil Look Like

February 14, 2009 by admin 1 Comment

Although the name might be a little misleading, nothing boils under the skin when you have a boil, but I am sure you already knew that.

A boil is a lump that has been formed on your skin which is filled with pus and bacteria. They tend to be extremely painful, although not very dangerous to your overall health. One boil is not much of a problem as they heal spontaneously, but if you’re really unlucky, you’ll experience a bunch of them interconnected with each other.

If that’s the case you might experience fever and some discharge coming out of them.

OK, so what do they actually look like?
Well, as I mentioned before, boils create lumps that are filled with a pus like looking substance. In some cases you might see a little dot formed by the pus especially when the boil is ready to discharge. They are not very big, usually 2-4 inches in diameter.

They usually occur on your forearms, lips, armpits, buttocks, thighs, nose or face, but those are not the only places where you can find them. They can form pretty much anywhere on your body.
How do you prevent Boils from occurring?

The number one thing you need to know about is keeping yourself clean. Due to the fact that boils are caused by bacteria, showering frequently and making sure you wash your hands throughout the day will tackle the problem in most cases.

If you already have a boil, don’t pick on it or squeeze it. Just let it be until it disappears remembering that you should wash the area around the boil gently with water. Generally speaking, keep the area around the boil clean and be sure that there is air coming to it. Again, try not to pay too much attention to it and hopefully you should be able to forget about it entirely. I don’t remember about mine when they do happen sometimes.

By no means should you scratch them as this will cause the bacteria inside the boil to spread and will give you more boils in the future. Those little stinkers can itch like crazy, but do all you can to actually ignore it.

When I say stinkers, I am not joking here. Due to the pus inside it, boils can give out a nasty smell which can be quite irritating, but will disappear entirely as soon as the boil is gone.

Taking care of and preventing boils can be tough if you don’t know what you’re doing. I am sure that if you follow the tips that I have outlined above, you’ll not only be able to spot a boil right when it first forms, but you’ll also make sure that they never ever come back, which is obviously a good thing!

What Does Chlamydia Look Like

February 14, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted bacteria disease that can be passed on to another person through oral sex, vaginal sex or even during birth. Now, of course if you don’t have sex with someone that can pass that disease on to you, you won’t get it. It won’t just develop out of nowhere, but…

The scary thing is that 75 percent of women that transmit chlamydia have absolutely no symptoms of it present and over 50 percent of men that suffer from this condition don’t even know they have it.

Crazy, huh?
Chlamydia is one of those sneaky little stinkers that you can live with your whole life without even knowing you have it. Can you imagine that?

On a positive note, you need to know that chlamydia is fully curable and the sooner you realize you have it, the sooner you’ll go to see a doctor and the sooner you’ll be treated and cured.

So what are the symptoms, you might ask?
The first, most important thing is that chlamydia hurts (when you actually do experience symptoms). If you feel pain as you pee, chances are you have it. There can also be unusual discharge from your penis or vagina, so be on the look out for that as well.

In order to be able to spot it, just pay attention to what happens as you pass urine. If you notice anything unusual like burning, stinging, itching or pain, that’s a red light warning and a sign for you to go and have a chat with your doctor.

How do you prevent chlamydia?
If you change sexual partners often, you certainly need to get screened for chlamydia regularly. Fortunately, they don’t shove an umbrella down your penis anymore and all you got to do is pee in the pot and take that to the laboratory. They’ll be able to tell you if you have it or not within hours.

Again, this tricky disease can have absolutely no symptoms, so it’s very good practice to do that test frequently if you are putting yourself at risk

How long is treatment for chlamydia?

If you’re diagnosed with chlamydia, you really should not have sex until you’re cured just to make sure you don’t pass it on to someone else. Fortunately for all of us, the time that it takes to cure it completely is very short and can last from 48 hours to seven days.

Chlamydia is a sneaky little stinker. It won’t show any symptoms at all, so if you are very active sexually or have sex with incidental people, just get screened for it and you’ll be OK.

I sencerely hope this little article was helpful. It’s not a very pleasant disease, but it’s possible to treat it nowadays, so do not panic if you think you have it. Everything will be well. I promise.

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