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.