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Women: Why Your Man’s Health is Your Concern

BY Juma · October 12, 2016 07:10 am

It all begins with simple tasks such as arriving home from work and like a logical man would do, remove his socks and put them in a dirty laundry basket or any other appropriate place. Trust me, most men can’t remember where they put their socks the next morning. Why? Because as soon as they kick the shoes off their feet, off come the socks which are apparently tossed anywhere without thinking. I am sure that women can relate to the question ‘Where are my socks?’ every other morning. Oh, did I mention that they sometimes wear the same socks for days without washing? Men!

So this day I go visiting my friend. I arrive at his place and the door is locked and since I knew where he kept the key, I got it and opened the door. Trust me when I say I was knocked out of my senses. First was the smell that hugged my nose. A pile of dirty dishes soaked in equally dirty water lay in the middle of the living room. It hit me so hard, as it fled for freedom from the stuffy house. Next to the dishes was a plastic seat piled with dirty clothes. A sleeve of a white shirt fell to a basin of soapy water, probably used for face wash. I don’t want to talk about the state of his bedroom or the wet ‘mopper’ lying behind the door or the pungent moist towel next to a… point is, men are dirty. No offense but it is the truth. They care less about little unhealthy things oblivious to the fact that they are the predisposing factors to major health issues. Sadly, these men include the married ones. For that matter, I was motivated to write this and why women should rescue them.

This disgusting habit of men is something that women stay indifferent about. However, it should greatly concern them because a man’s health is a woman’s health. To understand why, here are some facts you need to know first:

It has been a long established fact through medical reports and studies that many young men highly succumb to heart diseases, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and many other diseases. This, apparently, cut their lives short.
They might be old enough to know healthy living and bad habits but men still do not take care of themselves as they should or as women do.
Quite a number of men out there practice and or engage in unhealthy behaviours.
Due to their stubbornness, being busy or whatever other reasons, men rarely seek medical attention in case of minor health concerns.
Failure of seeking medical attention render counteractive health practices futile.
Lastly, men often have risky and dangerous jobs that could expose them to serious health conditions.

What has this got to do with me? Women would ask. Believe it or not, men’s health have substantive effects on anyone around them. It is so unfortunate that since most men die younger, women get to live with sadness of watching their lives cut short.

If you made an observation of many families around you, take for example widowed poor women, you will realize that there is always a story of how life was grand before their husbands died. Of great distress though, is that most of the men’s premature demises can be totally prevented. Sitting back and presuming he can take good care of himself is a naïve act if you know the risks that come with his well-being. If you do not push him around, trust me, he will end up not doing anything at all.

It is mandatory that you educate or rather remind him of how important his health is and how even a small issue is worth checking. You should educate yourself on the potential male health problems. This way, it will be easy for you to pass that information and knowledge to the men you love. Let them know that even the smallest of symptoms can materialize to a serious issue and as a result, they should check with their doctors. This goes a long way in saving their lives.

To play this active role in your man’s life, of the things you need to watch out for most are the symptoms. We are talking about changes in bladder habits, erectile dysfunction, impotence, depression, persistent backaches, chest pains, continuous fatigue, and unprecedented weight loss among others.

Observe his habits. Does he wake up at night many times than before? Is he having trouble sleeping? Is he anxious? Does he say he has a headache when you want to make love? All these are factors that should worry you. Men, as you probably know are good at hiding their emotions and by the time they are realizing that they are depressed it will be too late. They need your help. Similarly, conduct tests to discern or to feel any abnormal lumps in their bodies. Their cancerous cells tend to develop in areas which are difficult to establish until it is too late unlike women.

If you identify any of the symptoms, make your husband go to a doctor. It is also highly recommended that your man, husband or sons go for regular medical check-ups.

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About Juma

Juma is an enthusiastic journalist who believes that journalism has power to change the world either negatively or positively depending on how one uses it. (020) 528 0222 or Email: info@sokodirectory.com