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Shweta Chaubey

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Shweta Chaubey, has been a Health Products For You contributor since 2021. An advocate-turned-writer, her desire to create meaningful and positive content has brought her to HPFY and what better than writing for a health and wellness website, we don’t say it, she does!

She believes in the tenants of hard work, honesty, and being humble in all she does. She dreams of becoming an administrative officer and truly making a difference in people’s lives.

 

Enteral Feeding Tubes

Tube Feeding: Enteral Nutrition vs. Parenteral Nutrition

Shweta Chaubey Mar 10, 2022

The terms enteral and parenteral look and sound alike. In reality, they mean very different things. The major difference lies in the location where the nutrition is processed. Enteral feeding resorts to the liquid food processed by the GI tract. Patients prescribed enteral feeding consume their meals via tube connecting to their stomach or small intestine.

Stockings

Deep Vein Thrombosis - Symptoms, Causes, and Prevention

Shweta Chaubey Mar 16, 2022

Deep vein thrombosis is a condition where blood clots are formed in one or more of the deep veins in the body. It typically develops in the legs, thighs, and pelvis causing severe pain and swelling. Often, DVT may occur with no symptoms. When the vein swells, the condition is called thrombophlebitis. Whereas, when a DVT breaks loose and blocks the blood flow in the lung, it is called pulmonary embolism (PE).

Canes

How to Walk with a Cane?

Shweta Chaubey Mar 17, 2022

Canes are extremely valuable mobility devices. They assist with walking safely when one is dealing with serious pain, injury, or weakness. One may use a cane while recovering from surgery or a stroke. Seniors may need to use walking canes for the long term. Whatever the duration of using a cane, it is always better to learn the correct way to use a cane.

Perineal Skin Care

How to Get Rid of Urine Smell From Body: Solutions That Work

Shweta Chaubey May 12, 2022

Smelly urine is a common concern shared amongst many people dealing with incontinence. Well, not anymore. It is hard to get the unbearable urine smell out of yourself, the house, garments, and bedding. But it is not impossible to get rid of smelly urine. All you need is a bunch of good infection control supplies and a little tactic.

Foley Catheters

5 Tips for Pain-Free Foley Catheter Insertion

Shweta Chaubey Jun 11, 2022

Is using a catheter supposed to hurt? No, inserting a catheter should not hurt, but if you are experiencing catheter pain while self-cathing, you can follow certain tips for foley catheter insertion to reduce pain and discomfort.

Diabetes Foot Care

5 Ways to Relieve Diabetic Foot Pain

Shweta Chaubey Jul 09, 2022

Diabetic foot pain is caused due to reduced blood flow, depriving the feet of oxygen and nutrients. Diabetes makes it difficult to heal blisters, sores, and cuts, damaging the nerves. Learn about 5 effective tips to curb diabetic leg pain.

Wheelchair Cushions

How to Choose the Best ROHO Cushion for Pressure Sores?

Shweta Chaubey Jul 15, 2022

ROHO Air cushions are one of the most remarkably innovative ranges of air cushions available on the market. Roho cushions implement an inflatable air cell block format to redistribute pressure and prevent skin breakdown possibly caused due to long-term wheelchair use. Read more about ROHO cushions.

Health Care for Women

What Causes Sharp Pain in Breast and How to Treat It?

Shweta Chaubey Jul 22, 2022

Sharp pain in breast is quite common, so much so that around 70% of women have experienced shooting pain in their breast at some point or the other in their life. Many times, the pain is not serious and goes away on its own. In contrast to popular belief, pain in the breast alone is not even a typical sign of breast cancer.

Migraine

Vascular Headache: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

Shweta Chaubey Aug 03, 2022

Vascular headaches are an umbrella term used to describe headaches due to head and neck blood vessel changes. Vascular headaches are often called vascular migraines and cluster headaches, although both these types of headaches are much different from one another.

Scar Relief

Best Scar Treatment : Getting Rid Of Old Scars

Shweta Chaubey Aug 31, 2022

Scar management becomes easier when you have effective scar fading cream and other scar removal products at your disposal. Find best scar treatment products at HPFY.

Glaucoma

How To Prevent Glaucoma?

Shweta Chaubey Sep 10, 2022

Glaucoma, a group of eye conditions can damage the optic nerve, responsible for vision. Damage to the optic nerve can cause partial or complete vision loss and blindness. The effects of glaucoma may be slow and completely unrecognizable in the initial stages.

Pain Relief

Sciatica Pain Relief : When To Ice or Heat For Nerve Pain

Shweta Chaubey Sep 13, 2022

Ice and heat can be a great idea to reduce nerve pain associated with sciatica. Applying an ice pack for sciatic nerve pain in a circular motion helps relieve pain by creating a feeling of coldness, which progresses to a slight burning or tingling sensation, followed by numbness. Once the numbness occurs, take the ice pack off the pain site to avoid frostbite.