MY WIFE HAS A PRABLEM WITH WASHING HER HANDS LIKE EVERY FIVE MINUTES... SHE WASHES THEM SO MUCH THAT HER HANDS AND RISTS ARE RED AND SOMETIMES EVEN BLEED .... WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP HER STOP?
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I agree with the others that it sounds like your wife has OCD.  I pasted some info. below, and there is more if you go to the website.  Encourage your wife to speak to her doctor about this; he/she can give her a referral to a psychiatrist.  If your wife is resistant to the idea, show her this info., or the info. on the website; maybe that will convince her.  Good luck.\n\n\nTypical Compulsions\nCompulsions are repetitive, often ritualized behaviors that are intended to suppress the anxiety caused by obsessions. Compulsions common in OCD are the following:\n\n    * Asking for assurances\n    * Avoiding places or situations\n    * Cleaning\n    * Counting\n    * Doing certain tasks slowly and deliberately\n    * Doubting and checking, e.g., locks, lights, and ovens\n    * Hoarding possessions\n    * Ordering or arranging\n    * Repeating behaviors, including speech and action\n    * Washing, e.g., excessive hand-washing or bathing \n\nTypical Obsessions\nObsessions are recurrent, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts, impulses, or images that cause significant anxiety. At first the obsession may be experienced as relatively benign. Over time, the person associates it with fear and disabling anxiety. Obsessions fall into the following common thematic categories:\n\n    * Fear of contamination with dirt, germs, or poisons\n    * Fear of having a serious illness\n    * Fear that ones actions hurt other people or cause bad things to happen\n    * Inability to discard useless items (hoarding)\n    * Inappropriate sexual and aggressive thoughts and images\n    * Need for symmetry, order, or exactness
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Take her for a full health checkup.\nI am sure the doctor will let you know of the ways you can treat her.\nIts better to ask a doctor than to ask people here
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Being in the med field this sounds strange for to me to tell someone else, but try not bathing in soap or any other substances. Just H20 and avoid being too clean, my niece has the same issues, and avoid clothing that rubs? as far as topical treatments i have a natural remidies book that ~I can't locate~ try health food stores, maybe something as simple as garlic? there are many foods that aide the body in homeostasis!
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LOL that made me actually laugh! That's really gross. Hmm. If you have no napkins, paper towels, or any other type of dishrag or washcloth, I would try to at least find some water to rinse my hands. If I were all by myself and perhaps eating french fries in the car, and the McDonalds people forgot to give me napkins, I'd either lick them, wipe them on the bag, or just eat my cheeseburger (the bun will absorb the grease). But I'd never lick my fingers if anyone was looking!!!   :o)
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I used to have it a lot.  I washed my hands ALL the time and took like 3 or 4 baths a day.  Couldn't eat anything that I didn't feel was clean enough, ended up crying all the time because I thought I was going to die of some weird sickness...had it for a long time but never took any medication for it.  Eventually it went away on its own.
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Tell her: \nCotton underwear, loose pants, drink cranberry juice, go easy on the junk food, particularily anything sweet or superfatty, wash with mild soap and water, but do not wash inside the vaginal canal, she could upset the PH balance even more. There are good bacteria and bad bacteria, it is a very easily upset balance. Also, if she is using tampons, get the unscented ones and only as absorbent as she needs them. If she is sexually active, the activity needs to end until she is cleared up.\nTry getting a tube of Vagisil instead of just the wipes, and go to a doctor. She should only use medications or treatments if a doctor has diagnosed it as a yeast infection.
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I had a friend whos hands would litterally drip sweat. I must admit that there was something kind of kinky about it, when it came to holding hands with her.  But they were truely soaking, dripping wet, and she was pretty open about the fact that it was an embarassment, as well as an inconvience for her.  Her feet had the same problem too, and all her leather shoes were stained as well.\n\n  This did not seem to be related to stress, as she was a pretty self-confident person, but there may have been an ellement of neveriousness involved that she just did not tell me about.\n\n   The point being.....it really is a condition that other people get.\n\n  In her case, she was able to take a medication that kept it under control, and as far as I know, did not have to undego any kind of invasive opperation.\n\n   Check with your family Doctor, or a skin Doctor.\n\n   They are likely to know just what it is.\n\n     Bob J.
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drink more water is a good place to start, also if you bathe useing hot water, try using cooler water. Also cut back on the amount of soap you use to scrub
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the doctor said so. just hope your wife's RA will stop
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My wife was the same way.  She started taking iron supliments and it really helped out.  Try asking a doctor if you need iron.
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take her to a doctor. It could be an issue that requires medical attention. However, having said this, it is also possible that she's extremely delicate and prone to bruising. Nonetheless, take her to a doctor- I had a friend whose kid bruised badly recently and he was diagnosed with leukemia- dont worry! it's probably not that bad but better safe than sorry
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sounds like a few things to me.\none your not washing well\nor\nthe soap your using is not good\nor you have got them from a bad toilet seat?\nor your not washing your clothes well...or even?\nrinsing well out all washing soap.****\nor you may need to disenfect your washer\nor even toilet seat.....\nSo try all of the above, if they are still there one wekk later!\ngo to the doctor.
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Please take her to the doctor.  she needs medical care.  good luck.
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SLOW DOWN an use a sexual lube(anal lube last longest )An try getting her so worked up b4 hand that  she soaked to be gin with.Ive gotten blisters for driving like a freight train for 1/2 hr she dont lube that quick no matter how much she's calling out gods name.
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Put some alcohol on it. The kind you use to clean up cuts and stuff. Can you imagine the nastiness. It'll really help. It helped me and i used to be addicted to it! And i used to bite my nails to the point where i would bleed. And it helped me!
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I sometimes have similar problems cleaning after myself.  I found that my surroundings are simply a reflection of my state of mind.  I did find a book called The Messies Manual...  It starts by searching out the root of the problem.  There is also a website and also support groups that can be really helpful.  \n\nI will say that I work better when I'm not hounded.  I understand that it was difficult for others to live in those conditions, but when they say things, I tended to feel as though they were attacking me as a person.(I now know that's not the case) A messie's mind just works differently.  \n\nSo my advice to you is to choose your words wisely.  Don't discuss the issue when you are at the peak of your frustration-That will only lead to her getting defensive and becoming non responsive.  Try to remember that messie-ness is not a reflection of how good of a person she is, but a symptom of her inability/lack of knowledge as to how to organize things & thoughts effectively.\n\nMaybe you could have someone come and clean the place from top to bottom once, then talk to her about getting help(we all need help for something or other)- whether its through books, support groups, or counseling/training. \n\nShe's your wife, so I'm sure you love her and just want what's best for her (and you).  Just remember that you can't "fix" her.  That's not your job nor your place.  Just be supportive and try to be understanding. She has to make the decision to change on her own.\n\nIT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR HER TO CHANGE!!!
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calcium deposits -go to yahoo health and read up.  some people have alternative therepy in whirlpool to break them up by electronic wave.that makes easier to pass.  heard it is way worse for guys like passing a prickly grape thru there.ouch ! thats pretty good that you ask to help her.  good guy:)--so i would say change in diet possibly could help