Toxic Shock Syndrome: The days of periods are very difficult. During this, it is very important to take care of health as well as hygiene. If a little carelessness is done in hygiene, then women can face many serious problems. One of these is toxic shock syndrome. During periods, if the pad is not changed at the right time or the intimate area is not cleaned, then the risk of this dangerous disease increases to a great extent. Let us know in detail about its symptoms.
What is toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome is a disease that occurs due to excessive growth of bacteria named Staphylococcus aureus. This bacteria is found only in the body of women. Usually affects women more at the time of periods. Especially women who do not take care of hygiene. Women who use tampons. According to experts, these bacteria enter the body through the uterus, which spreads infection by leaving toxins in the blood, in which the person’s blood pressure becomes unbalanced. Infection can gradually spread to all parts of the body. Which can also cause liver, kidney, lung infection. When this problem increases, there can be problems like hypertension, systolic blood pressure, weakness of the body and difficulty in breathing. In this problem, the person feels restless and nervous. Let us tell you that this bacteria is present only in the vagina of women, but it does not cause any harm. On the other hand, if the tampon is not changed for a long time or the pad is not changed, then this bacteria gets a chance to spread in the body. After this, this bacteria starts becoming poison…
Symptoms of toxic shock syndrome
- have diarrhea
- sudden onset of high fever
- feeling dizzy or lightheaded
- irregular discharge
- Joint pain
- irregular blood pressure
- yellow discoloration of palms
- decreased urination
- sore mouth
- increase heartbeat
take care of this
- Change pads every 5 hours
- keep the vagina clean
- Follow healthy diet and lifestyle
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