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Our body is composed of different kinds of senses that communicates or sends signals from different parts of the body to the brain. The sense of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell helps us determine or responds to a stimuli.
In normal settings, often time we experience different discomforts, one case is pain.
Pain is an example of a normal response or in medical term it is called Nociception (physiological pain) that signals nerve-damage or damage to tissue to the brain. Whenever you experienced pain sensation, it is obviously indicates that there is something wrong in your body superficially or internally. The signs and symptoms that occurs, evidently telling us that we should be paying attention to it or before we know it, it might be too late.
1. Urine
Urinating is one of the natural responses of the body. Our kidney filters and drains substances that helps maintain our body. Changes in smell and color could be something, also change in the frequency or pain during urination often the first signs of health problems like presence of Kidney stones.
2. Teeth and Gums
Teeth and Gums also can be an indication of health problems. For instance, experiencing mouth sores almost every time is also a sign of vitamins insufficiency. Another one is gum bleeding, leading to infection is one of the cause of serious mouth problems . Crack teeth is also an indication of too much acidity (acidosis).
3. Body Weight
Changes in body weight is normal depending on the lifestyle you set for yourself. but unexplained body weight loss or gain may be serious to health. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Cancer, a very common and sometimes fatal cause of unexplained (Idiopathic) weight loss. Sudden weight gain can also be related to thyroid problems.
4. Nails
The color and texture can reflect signs of health problems. Just like the eyes are the window to the soul, so are the nails,” says Tamara Lior, MD, a dermatologist with Cleveland Clinic Florida. Having not enough blood circulation will lead to bluish discoloration of the nails. Unwanted changes in nails textures can be a sign of fungal infection.
5. Skin
Your skin is your largest organ. It covers your entire body and it accounts for around 16 percent of your total body weight. It serves as a barrier and protects our body from infections. Abnormal signs like itchiness, redness, dry patches or even skin grown in unmarked skin (skin tags like), change of color, shape, or size are possible early sign of melanoma(Skin Cancer). Some like paleness also a sign of poor blood circulation or even Under nourishment.
6. Hair
Hair usually change its texture and color. Like for post par tum women , hair loss is expected but it will temporary. however, stress is one of the main causes of this, and typhoid fever can certainly cause stress according to Dr. Charles Bollman, MD, Bare Skin Care.
7. Body Odor/ Sweat
Traceable body odor also could be one source of indication of poor nutrition. Body odor is any strong or unusual odor related to the body. Abnormal body odor may be a temporary effect of a metabolic change, such as fruity breath in diabetic ketoacidosis. Unusual profuse sweating can be a warning sign of thyroid problems, diabetes or infection.
8. Eyes
In ancient proverbs we always hear that “Eyes are the window of our Soul” Maybe, however they are certainly portals through which one can glimpse signs of certain health problems not only eye disorders like cataracts and glaucoma, but also systemic illnesses like Diabetes (sclera turns yellow) sign of jaundice and cardiovascular diseases. Sometimes the signs in the eyes will appear long before the illness.
9. Feces
We might not check our feces regularly but changes in the color of stool can also be caused by a number of minor to serious medical conditions that can occur. There are certain persistent changes in stool color like black, foul-smelling stool: intestinal bleeding due to ulcers, tumors; ingestion of hard objects and pale yellow, greasy, foul-smelling stool, maybe an indication of jaundice.
10. Breathing
Breathing pattern can also be an indication whether you are healthy holistically. Shortness of breath can be associated with symptoms of chest pain, pain with inspiration (pleurisy), dizziness, fainting, cough, wheezing, bloody sputum, neck pain, and chest injury.
An awareness might save your life.
Being responsive to body signs and symptom will help us determine early indications of disease or illness and maintain high level of health.
