Health Issues That Can Affect Your Sex Life

Health Issues that Can Affect your Sex Life

How can problems with your health affect your sex life? There are many ways. If your health is not optimal then our desire for sex is not strong either. Not only can disability and illness affect our overall stamina and desire there can be medical complications such as infertility and erectile dysfunctions. Those individuals who struggle with physical illnesses and/or disabilities often wonder if they will be able to experience the joy of a loving, sexual experience that they see many around them enjoying. Contrary to a common belief, a person who has lost the ability to feel in the genital region can still enjoy the sexual experience, but many with a disability often give up on finding this pleasure.

Many emotions and questions are in the forefront of the person who has experienced an illness or disability. They will be angry at their situation and/or loss and even grieve over the inability to function in the way they used to be able too. Some illnesses or diseases that can have an effect on our sexual health include but are not limited too:

Multiple Sclerosis

Heart Disease

Spinal Cord Injury

Cancer

Diabetes

Psychiatric Disabilities

Autoimmune disorders

Our emotions also play a role in our sexual health. Here are some of the ways that emotions affect the way we think of and perform sexually. There is a connection between our mind and body. You may have heard someone say that if you think you are happy, even if you are not, soon you will be happy. This same principal applies to our sex life. Even if we may not at the moment feel like having sex with our partner, if we keep telling ourselves we want to soon we will. What are some of the signs that signal there may be an imbalance in our emotions?

Back pain

Increase or decrease in appetite

Chest pain or panic attacks

Change in bowels

Dry Mouth

Insomnia or excessive fatigue

Change in weight

If you are experiencing any physical ailments or disabilities there are still ways to enjoy sex, let us look at some options available.

Arthritis - the pain that arthritis suffers experience can be severe and sex can be uncomfortable. If you suffer from this, you may want to consider surgery for joint replacement. There are several medications on the market to alleviate pain. Exercise, rest, and warm baths will also help with pain. You may want to think about having sex during the times when the pain is not pronounced.

Chronic Pain â€" is characterized by lasting for several months or more. The pain may be there one month, disappear for a little while, and then return. When you experience chronic pain it can affect your sleep patterns, lead to depression, possible isolation and the inability to move. Obviously, this type of pain can also interfere with sexual health.

Diabetes - men who are affected with diabetes do not usually have problems with sexual function except for the few that experience impotence, which can be caused by diabetes. There are treatments available if you suffer from impotence caused by diabetes.

Heart Disease â€" one of the symptoms of heart disease is the inability for blood to flow freely. The penis needs blood flow in order to maintain an erection; therefore, if the blood cannot flow an erection cannot be maintained. Then there is the free that once a man has experienced a heart attack participating in the sexual act may trigger another one. There is a simple standard to determine if a man is ready for sex: if he can climb two flights of stairs without losing his breath or having any pain then he is considered well enough to engage in sexual activity.

Incontinence â€" is the inability to control the flow of urine. This increases with age, can be embracing, and seems to happen more to women than men do. The leaks can occur during exercise or when you laugh, sneeze, or even cough. Incontinence may even occur during sex due to the increased pressure on your bladder. There is no need to stop having sex. Speak to your doctor and he/she will discuss options with you.