Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Sharing health secrets with your Physician


Doctors are here to help you with your diseases and ailments. You as a  patient approach a doctor in an attempt for treating your illness; in return the doctor prescribes you the necessary medication after analyzing your health and  the reports of various medical tests conducted. It is therefore essential that you develop a healthy relation with you doctor and make him aware of the various aspects that might be responsible for your ill health. But many of you are too embarrassed and shy to share certain secrets to your physician which if confessed , may change the treatment trajectory in a positive manner. Without expressing everything in detail to you doctor, diagnosis of the disease becomes difficult. In such a case the risk factor is increased as you may have to follow a wrong treatment course and take the wrong drugs for treating your illness.

Diagnosis is an important part of any treatment procedure and proper diagnosis of the disease  is only possible if the there is a good bond and better communication between the patient and the doctor.  Ergo you should keep in mind to reveal all the health related confidential matters once you visit a doctor, and by doing so your physician will be able to design a preventative treatment plan for you. Below mentioned are some generic secrets that patients shouldn't bother to tell their doctors.

Drinking Issues: On of the most common fact that patients hide form their doctors is their alcohol intake. Alcohol consumption may result in a variety of diseases but patients generally avoid expressing it to their doctors.

Matters related to sex: Sexual matters like impotency, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, and other allied issues are generally kept under wraps as patients are embarrassed to talk about such intimate matters to their doctors.

Use of unprescribed medicines: Patients generally hide the fact of taking any taboo medicines or natural supplements. Such kind of medicines may react with the drugs prescribed by the doctor and can cause serious consequences.

Psychological Matters: Patients prefer not to speak about any psychological tension or imbalances as they fear of being treated as a mental patient. Expressing psychological issues is of grave importance in a treatment procedure and patients must expresses their psychological issues privately to their doctors.

Medical background and family history: Medical background must be properly demonstrated to the doctor. For instance if you have family history of heart patients, your doctor must be enlightened of this aspect.

Eating habits: Patients typically suffering from eating disorder tend to hide their eating habits. Discuss your eating issues and abnormalities with your doctor so that he can take necessary actions for curing the same.

You don't really want your doctor to shoot bullets in the dark  in an attempt to cure your ailment. Therefore be as expressive as you can and tell all the relevant details and secrets to your doc which will ultimately aid in the better diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

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