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Interesting things to know about the towel

How often do you wash your towel? Some people wash once a week, while some, once a year. The towel is a fertile breeding ground for millions of microbes, especially those found on human skin and on the gut.  No wonder the towel is one of the objects that facilitate fecal-oral contamination (literally connecting the two ends of the gut).  Worse still, most people keep towels in the bathroom (near the toilet). Every flush of the toilet sends mist with millions of microbes, ranging from H.pylori,  salmonella and other deadly bacteria and viruses. When you wash your hands ready for a meal, and dry them with your body towel, there's high chance you are directly ingesting your fecal matter, or, if in a shared lavatory, someone else's faeces. Unless cleaned well, viruses such as human papillomavirus (causes warts, anal cancer and cervical cancer) can be transmitted when towels are shared with infected individuals. So, what to do? 1. Launder towels once a week. 2. Use hot water and det...

THIS IS WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO URINATE AFTER SEX

– Did you know that the genital area of a woman hubours harmful bacteria that can easily enter the vagina during sexual intercourse?
– This bacteria have the potential to cause urinary tract infection thus ruining ones sexual life thereafter
– It is thus advisable to urinate after sex as this is believed to push out the bacteria but when is the right time to pee?
A simple act of peeing after sex is all one needs to avoid dangerous urinary tract infections that can ruin future sexual experiences.
For starters, the vagina is very close to the anus and this makes it possible for harmful bacteria to spread around the vagina.
During sex thus, the bacteria around the rectum and genital area can be pushed inside a woman’s vagina and accumulate in the urethra.
This are the germs that can ultimately lead to urinary tract infections.
Unlike men, a woman’s ejaculation does not happen in the urethra thus making urinating the only option to expel any traces of harmful bacterial that might have accumulated in there.
When to urinate after sex
Women also have a shorter urethra compared to men which makes them highly susceptible to urinary tract infections,according to
medical journals.
This does not mean rushing to the toilet immediately after intercourse, doctors advice that one takes between 30-45 minutes after sex before peeing.
It is highly important to worry about your sexual health.
Urinating right after having sex is beneficial for you and your body since it helps you fight infections that can hurt your physical well-being.
The anus is close to the vagina, meaning fecal bacteria are close. This situation after sex can have an unpleasant result. The penetration when having intercourse allows some of these bacteria to get close to the urethra.
After having sex, there are microbes and bacteria in the genitalia area and rectum. They can penetrate and collect in the urethra, which increase the risk of infection in the bladder. Actually, it has been proved that this is one of the biggest causes of infections in the urinary tract in women. So, in order to prevent it, it is important to urinate immediately after sex.
Moreover, female ejaculation doesn’t happen through the urethra, which means the only way to take out and remove those substances or particles gained during sex is through urination. Thus, doctors advice to urinate within 45 minutes after having sex.
Additionally, you can protect against these infections and sexually transmitted diseases that can affect your health, including your partners by using condoms.
Another way to prevent infection in the urinary tract and protect your health is maintaining good personal hygiene just before and after sex. This is essential for women prone to cystitis. They should wash their vaginal area with water and a little neutral pH soap after intercourse.

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