Growing is accompanied by its challenges, and for many of them, looking for medical assistance for age issues often goes back.
Research by Men’s Health Care Company shows that almost two -fifths of men refuse to refer to a physician because of their appointment problems, while 31 percent are looking to help prevent noise.
NHS offers a health check every 5 years for people 40 to 74 years of age without pre -existing conditions.
Regardless of age, quick consultation with a general practitioner is very important for topics such as poor sleep, unbroken weight loss, loneliness, persistent pain, high stress, low energy and lack of interest in common activities.
But many of the old men’s questions may be, including the question about the pain, the conditions their father had, which can be identified, or in an effort to erectile dysfunction.
Dr. Panam Karishan, regularly at BBC Morning Live, recommends regular checks, especially after 40 or 50, given the desire for men to ignore or press through changes.
“Men are more likely to ignore things or try to press the changes, and that is why we encourage it-especially after age 40, 50,” says Dr.
According to Dr. Panam Karishan, there are also questions that you should ask your physician in particular in your 60s:
Is this just a natural aging? Or is there anything else going on?
“After reaching the 60s, the most important thing to do is that we do not reject changes in our bodies as older,” says Karishan, a health expert.
“One of the biggest things I encourage people to talk to your general practitioner is mobility. Do you find the stairs harder? Do you walk slower? Do you have pain? Do you need to fix yourself on the furniture around the house?
“Maybe you refrain from carrying washing. Is it a little careful when the weather is bad? It may look like small things, but in fact, most of them are the primary symptoms that your body works harder.”
There may even be a simple removal that can save you a lot of stress. “Prevention is better than treatment. There are many things to improve your strength, balance and confidence, especially if we can get things sooner,” Karishan says.
“It may be that we should refer to physics, or think about support or occupational therapy. Sometimes it may adapt to the house.”
“I always forget things – is the dementia of reason?”
We all move our keys sometimes, or forget why we go to a room, but if you are worried that you are increasingly forgotten, or if your loved ones have mentioned it, talk to your general practitioner. “Memory issues are always worthwhile,” Karishan says.
“My father had x, y and z in my age – should I worry?”
A family history can help the banner of the risk of diabetes and some cancers.
Karishan encourages: “If you see that their parents are fighting certain things in the 1960s or 70s, it is worth it to be active and talk to your doctor how to stay with these changes.”
“I am more at night/Trying to deal with it – should I worry?”
“One of the most common things I see in men is urinary symptoms, so getting up at night, a slower flow or need more time,” he said.
“These can be a sign of prostate enlargement, which is a very natural effect for men,” Karishan says. “When we diagnose them, they are actually very easy to treat.”
These symptoms can also be related to prostate cancer, so it should always be examined.
“I don’t seem to get erection or keep it – what’s going on?”
“Men are really embarrassed about coming and talking about erection disorder, but it can have a huge impact on your relationships, your self -esteem, how to be in the world, and can actually stimulate anxiety and depression,” Karishan says.
There are treatment options for ED, from medicine to devices that may help. “As men get older, the following problems are very common,” he adds.
Some of the questions you can directly direct on your pharmacist
“Heart health is an important area for men, so asking your blood pressure as one -sided will be great. You can ask your pharmacist,” Karishan says. “All this kind of” good “things, such as measuring height, weight and blood pressure, look at your BMI and see,” Is this a lot? “Can be done in the pharmacist.”
He says we often forget how important our eyes are. “Make sure you test your vision annually because vision can be affected [by certain conditions]Karishan explains.
“Cataracts are something that happens to us as we grow older, but it is your vision. People tend to think that vision is just to check vision, but it is not. They can look for things like blood pressure changes,” he said.
“High blood pressure is a silent killer, and can appear with changes in the back of the eyes, which often choose vision and say,” Oh, I think you should go to your doctor and look at it. “And this can be the primary symptoms of cardiovascular disease, or even the primary symptoms of diabetes are brilliant.”
Remember, you are not loads
Trying to meet a general practitioner during the 8am Scrum can sometimes be impossible, and sometimes you may call because you are worried about putting your doctor under unnecessary pressure – but don’t. “You are not completely heavy,” Karishan says.
“Pressure is real doctors, but if you are worried about a health problem, we want to see you,” he says.
And don’t be embarrassed
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed.” “Older generations are particularly concerned about fear, shame, shame, heavy doctor, and I say, this is by no means a matter for us. There is nothing that we have never seen or heard before. Our job is to help you feel better.
Sometimes you have to go straight to A&E
While this is not exactly a community for public health questions, A&E is always open for acute cases, whether it is a sudden start of chest pain, so this is direct to the hospital.
“If you feel about facial drooping, weakness in any part of the body, if you have spoken problems, something like it is urgent, go to A&E,” Karishan says.
“If you think,” This can’t wait and I feel so unpleasant, “Consider this as a serious sign and call NHS 111 or 999.”
