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Can Peeing After Sex Prevent Pregnancy? – Health Digest
The reason that peeing after sex can’t prevent pregnancy comes down to anatomy. The urethra, the hole where urine exits the body, is separate from the vagina, the hole where the penis enters the woman’s body during penile-vaginal intercourse. Since the sperm is ejaculated into the vagina, peeing won’t remove it. Related to this, you […]
Weird Things That Can Happen To Your Body After Sex – Health Digest
Bleeding after sex, commonly referred to as “postcoital bleeding,” is something that impacts approximately nine percent of women (via The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist). There can be a number of things that can cause vaginal bleeding, according to the Cleveland Clinic. If you have a lack of estrogen or are menopausal, you could be suffering from vaginal atrophy or […]
We Tried This Easy Muscle Hack To Fall Asleep In No Time. Here’s How It Went – Health Digest
This was a particularly interesting time for me to be trying out this technique because I was traveling between time zones for the duration of the experiment. My two-week trip had me going from hotel rooms to relative’s homes in different states, and as any of us can attest to, sleeping in a different bed […]
These Brain Parasites Are More Common Than You’d Expect – Health Digest
While toxocariasis and neurocysticercosis share some similarities, they have their distinct differences. Toxocariasis infections are borne from the Toxocara roundworm, a parasite whose eggs can be found in contaminated dirt and soil (via U.S. News & World Report). If ingested by humans, the eggs can make their way into the intestines where the larvae may […]
Avoid Taking Ibuprofen If You Have This Allergy – Health Digest
The diagnosis of an allergy to aspirin or ibuprofen is usually a clinical one. In other words, it is based on symptoms, which are usually easy to spot. While many allergies have definitive tests such as skin tests or blood tests that can be used to detect their presence, no such tests exist for NSAID […]
Why Peanut Butter May Cause Skin Issues (Including Acne) – Health Digest
One potential reason that peanut butter might cause your face to fill with pimples lies not in the peanut butter itself, but in the heavy amounts of sugar that some brands contain. While natural peanut butter is low on the GI index with a GI of only 14, the situation changes when sugar is added […]
Signs Your Frequent Urination Could Be Cancer – Health Digest
Tharakorn/Getty Images According to the American Cancer Society, there will be about 83,190 new cases of bladder cancer diagnosed in the U.S. in the year 2024. Additionally, about 16,840 people will die from this disease. If bladder cancer is diagnosed at its earliest stage when there are abnormal cells found only in the lining of […]
Eating Peanut Butter Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Prostate – Health Digest
The key reason why peanut butter can help with alleviating BPH symptoms lies in beta-sitosterol, which is a type of plant-based, cholesterol-inhibiting compound called phytosterol (per the Cleveland Clinic). As explained by Mount Sinai experts, beta-sitosterol, which is touted for its cholesterol-lowering abilities, may also benefit people with BPH. Research has shown that while beta-sitosterol does not […]
Can This Italian Herb Help Lower High Blood Pressure? What Science Says – Health Digest
Even if you grow basil in your backyard, a cup of fresh basil leaves still won’t provide you with a significant source of vitamins and minerals aside from vitamin K (83% of your daily value). Vitamin K helps your blood to clot. You’ll get a little vitamin C and A, some B vitamins, beta carotene, […]
We Tried Eating Dragon Fruit To Poop Instantly. Here’s How It Went – Health Digest
Doing a little digging, I found that there were three different species of dragon fruit. The ones with the red flesh have a few more phenols and a higher proportion of glucose to fructose, but they are essentially the same nutritionally. Besides, cutting into the red dragon fruit, I noticed that it had the same […]