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Doctor reveals how your gut health can impact your sex life - from UTIs to IBS - dailystar.co.uk
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Doctor reveals how your gut health can impact your sex life - from UTIs to IBS
your sex life, especially if you’ve eaten a big meal or are experiencing indigestion - but doctors have warned that more chronic problems may also be to blame.If you’re not digesting or absorbing food properly, or if your gut is inflamed for various reasons, these can cause symptoms which will make you put sex at the back of the line.Fatigue, bloating, diarrhoea, constipation and pain are just some of the symptoms associated with poor gut health.But according to Dr Babak Ashrafi, clinical lead for Service Expansion at ZAVA, there’s a more direct and immediate association between gut health and sex drive, and that’s to do with anatomy.He told the Daily Star: “The lower part of the gut is close to our genital organs, and so any intimacy or penetration can cause pain or pressure sensations on the gut.“Similarly, the weight of another body on top of us will increase the pressure in our abdominal cavity and force acid up the food pipe, making heartburn and indigestion much worse.”Conditions like IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), reflux disease and inflammatory bowel disease can all be exacerbated by sex, depending on what kind of sex you’re having, explained Dr Ashrafi.Want the Daily Star's sexiest stories news straight to your inbox? Sign up to our daily Hot Topics newsletter HEREEveryday Health reported in 2018 that worries about sex can trigger IBS symptoms, and that men with IBS report having erectile dysfunction more often than men without it.Sexual health has also been connected to the gut because of the neurotransmitter serotonin - around 80 to 90 percent of serotonin is produced in the gut, claims Dr Edward Catalano.According to Healthline, low levels of serotonin are associated with increased libido, while increased
Claire Steves - New Covid - Zoe Covid - New Covid warning as scientist reveals 'strange' nighttime symptom of latest variant - dailystar.co.uk - Britain - city London - city Dublin
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New Covid warning as scientist reveals 'strange' nighttime symptom of latest variant
Coronavirus could have a new strange symptom that only occurs at night.While most of Britain moves on from the deadly pandemic, scientists are busy investigating the symptoms of Omicron's BA.5 variant.Thought to be highly contagious, but not as deadly as previous variants and strains, a new study has warned of a tell-tale sign that you might have it.READ MORE: Fish and chip shops face 'extinction' as cost of living situation 'worse than pandemic'According to Professor Luke O'Neil form Trinity College Dublin, night sweats are caused by the new strain.He said: “One extra symptom from BA.5 I saw this morning is night sweats.“The disease is slightly different because the virus has changed.“There is some immunity to it – obviously with the T-cells and so on – and that mix of your immune system and the virus being slightly different might give rise to a slightly different disease, strangely enough night sweats being a feature.“But very importantly, if you are vaccinated and you’re boosted, it doesn’t progress into severe disease is the message to keep reminding peopleNight sweats haven't actually been added to the official NHS list of symptoms yet, as the UK topped 205,000 deaths earlier this month.One slight positive of the new strain, is that you are around 20 to 50% less likely to get long Covid compared to other strains, according to the Zoe Covid study group.Having identified 56,003 cases of Covid positive cases between December 20, 2021 and March 9, 2022, and compared them to around 41,000 cases of Delate, it was discovered that the chances of suffering from Long Covid is lower.Dr Claire Steves from King’s College London said: “The Omicron variant appears substantially less likely to cause Long-COVID than previous
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