2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on I’m a bowel doctor and there are 3 things I do every day to keep cancer at bay – plus my top toilet tip
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AND… THE HABITS TO AVOID
Alongside things to do more of, Dr Rakshit lists habits worth avoiding.
Doing the following could lead to issues like piles, or even worse, bowel cancer, she warns.
1. Never ignore the urge
Don’t put off going to the toilet when you feel the urge as delaying a bowel movement can contribute to constipation, says Dr Rakshit.
2. Don’t strain
Straining when passing stools, often a sign of constipation, can be caused by a low-fibre diet, dehydration, lack of exercise, certain medications or underlying medical conditions like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Dr Rakshit said find the cause and treat it.
3. Ban your mobile
Taking your phone to the toilet might seem like a great source of entertainment, a good way to stay connected, or something to do while you wait.
But it can increase the time spent straining, leading to piles, bleeding and fissures, warns Dr Rakshit.
She adds: “It’s also very unhygienic.”
4. Meat alert
With red meat and processed meat shown to increase bowel cancer risk, Dr Rakshit recommends keeping this to a minimum.
She advises: “Ways in which to do this include having meat free days, swapping red meat with fish, chicken or beans, pulses or lentils and reducing your portion of red meat or processed meat to less than 70g per day.”
Bowel red flags to look out for
JUST as important as looking after your bowel health is spotting any serious underlying conditions.
Dr Rakshit says to look out for the following:
A change in bowel habits, such as diarrhoea and constipation, that lasts more than three weeks.
Bleeding from the bottom or passing blood in stools
Unintentional weight loss
Unexplained abdominal pain
A lump in the abdomen
If you experience any of these symptoms, speak to your GP.
2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Watch the moment TV presenters walk off set in the middle of a live show amid ‘emergency’ as crew tell them to leave
TWO presenters were forced to walk off their show’s set live on TV after a sudden ’emergency’.
Channel 7Sunrise presenters were forced to evacuate their studio on Tuesday[/caption]
Channel 7As an alarm sounded Nat was insistent on remaining on set and hosting the show[/caption]
Channel 7After leaving their posts, both hosts were stunned to discover it was all an April Fool’s prank by producers[/caption]
But as the duo were bringing viewers the latest news of the day, an alarm activated in the studio.
Stopping them in their tracks, Nat then turned to her co-host and asked: “Are we being told to evacuate?”
Shirvo replied to her as he stood up: “That’s a fire alarm, we should go.”
Nat waited on direction from the show’s producers, as she was insistent on carrying on the programme.
She said: “I don’t want to evacuate my post Shirvo, I think we should stay. I can’t see a fire.”
Eventually they were ushered by crew to leave their posts and evacuated the studio while remaining on air.
Nat told viewers at home: “We’re still on, this has been going on outside the offices.
“Now, they’re telling us in the studio to go.”
However, it turned out to be an epic April Fool’s Day prank by Sunrise’s bosses and there was no emegency.
As Nat and Shirvo left the studio a door carried the message ‘April Fools’ as a crew member sprinkled gold confetti into the air.
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2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Chelsee Healey’s Hollyoaks future revealed as boyfriend faces 14 years in jail over supplying drugs
HOLLYOAKS star Chelsee Healey is returning to Hollyoaks despite her troubled personal life.
The actress – who plays Goldie McQueen in the Channel 4 soap – is currently on leave from the soap after welcoming her baby Cookie in December 2023.
SplashChelsee Healey’s future on Hollyoaks has been confirmed[/caption]
Goldie McQueen will return to the Channel 4 soap this monthLime PicturesInstagramSources close to Chelsee say she is no longer in a relationship with Eddie[/caption]
She briefly returned last June to filmfuneral scenes and in January competed on Dancing on Ice before she was swiftly eliminated by the public vote.
Now The Sun can exclusively reveal that Chelsee IS returning to Hollyoaks after an extended break.
A source said: “Chelsee’s returning to filming this month after her leave.
“She’s had a tough time in her personal life recently but she’ll be back filming soon and that’ll help take her mind of it.”
The news comes just days after The Sun on Sunday revealed the identity of her father of her youngest child, Cookie.
Chelsee had tried to keep his identity a secret ever since Cookie’s birth in December.
After her ice exit, Chelsee hinted at the tough time she had endured away from the cameras, saying: “There has been a lot going on with me that I have been struggling with.”
A source said: “What Chelsee was desperately coping with while on the show was that her partner, the father of her youngest daughter, was in court for drug-dealing and has been sent to prison on remand.”
Another insider said she was no longer in a relationship with Rainford.
Rainford is charged with being concerned in the supply of a quantity of cannabis between November 11, 2022, and September 28, 2023, in Salford.
2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on My mum fell pregnant with me at 12 – now I’m 26 & she’s 39…the truth about being raised by teens always surprises people
A YOUNG woman has revealed that her mother fell pregnant with her when she was just 12-years-old.
Now, Danyela Marshall, 26, has candidly opened up on what it was really like to be raised by teenagers.
A 26-year-old has revealed that her mother fell pregnant with her when she was just 12tiktok/@danyelamarshallNow, Danyela Marshall, has revealed all on what being raised by teenagers was actually liketiktok/@danyelamarshall
Danyela was born when her parents were just 13-years-old and now her mum and dad are both 39, Danyela has shared all on her relationship with her young parents.
The content creator, who has almost 10,000 followers on TikTok, also debunked the myth that she and her mum must be ‘best friends’ because of their closeness in age.
Reflecting on her relationship with her mum, Danyela said that while everyone assumes they are “best friends”, it’s actually the “parallel opposite.”
She revealed: “I didn’t have that friendly dynamic that everyone would assume with my mum.”
Danyela claimed that while they share “a good relationship” and are “close”, there is a “barrier” when it comes to talking openly because her mother was such a strict parent growing up.
She confessed: “I think naturally, just because of the age she had me at, she didn’t want me to go down that path.”
As a result of her strict upbringing, Danyela “was not promiscuous at all” and instead, she joked she “was probably still playing Sonic [the Hedgehog]” at 13.
Danyela described her mum as a “proper solid rock in my life”, adding that she is a “serious” person who encouraged her to focus on “goals”, whereas her father is more like a “mate”.
Danyela’s mum and dad became parents at 13, while they were both in Year Seven – the first year of secondary school.
She shared: “Experimental 12-year-olds that they were, I came about.”
Soon after Danyela was born, her mum took her away to live in Birmingham, where her own mother – Danyela’s grandmother – lived.
She acknowledged that her family never let her see her dad as her family were “very angry” with her father when her mother became pregnant at the age of 12.
UK Teen Mum Statistics
Teen pregnancies in the UK have been decreasing considerably since 2007...
The under-18 conception rate has decreased considerably since 2007, reports Nuffield Trust.
Between 2007 and 2021, the under-18 conception rate in England and Wales decreased by 68%, from 42 per 1,000 women to 13 per 1,000 women.
This resulted in 13,131 under-18 conceptions in England and Wales in 2021.
But despite this, Danyela doesn’t agree that the blame should automatically be passed on to the male.
Danyela then claimed that from the moment her father was allowed to come and see her again, he has consistently remained in her life.
Reflecting on being raised by teens, Danyela shared: “They’ve both done the best job they can. Everyone does always say how much of a credit I am to them – and they’re a credit to me.”
I think naturally, just because of the age she had me at, she didn’t want me to go down that path
As a result, Danyela is “so, so, so proud of the woman that my mum is today.”
Danyela explained: “She obviously had to drop out of school. She found it tough to get back into school, but she still went back. [She] did her GCSEs, did her A-Levels… smashed it.”
Rather than feeling embarrassed, Danyela, who described herself as “quite a spoilt child”, is in awe of her mum for raising a baby when she was just a child herself.
Social media users react
Danyela’s story, which she posted on her TikTok account under the username @danyelamarshall, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly amassed 356,100 views in less than a week.
It’s crazy to see it from your perspective. I’m curious to see how my daughter sees me
TikTok user
It’s also amassed 34,400 likes and 545 comments, and many eagerly flocked to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: “Your mum most probably felt like she had a lot to prove becoming a mum so young. Well done to her.”
Here's why I love being a young mum
Tracy Kiss, who fell pregnant at 19, has revealed what she believes are the pros of being a young mother.
The personal trainer and blogger, from Buckinghamshire, believes women who give birth in their teens make BETTER mothers than those in their 30s.
She claims young mums snap back into shape quicker, have more energy and relate more easily to their children, meaning they’re better behaved and happier.
Tracy told Fabulous: “Women who become first-time mums in their teens make better parents than those in their 30s or 40s.
“I believe if I’d been 10 or so years older before becoming a mother then I wouldn’t have the relationship I have with my children now.
“For a start, being older I would have had less energy and therefore less patience.
“I wouldn’t be as enthusiastic to speak to people after months of sleepless nights as I was in my teens.
“My body snapped back to its pre-pregnancy size through fitness post-birth, which in turn gave me the confidence to date and find love again. I’ve never been happier than I am now at the age of 30 with two children.
“If I’d have been alone at 40 with a newborn baby I’d be more tired, less happy with my body, less energetic and far more stressed from the shock of living my life for myself instead of putting others first. Sometimes age and the innocence of ignorance is a good thing.
“As a teen mum I just got on with it, found my feet and became responsible and capable because at the time I didn’t know any different.”
A second shared: “I was at school with your mum and watching her navigate motherhood and being a teenager was so admirable. I’m so glad to see you doing so well! You’ve grown into a beautiful woman, Danyela.”
Someone else said: “Must’ve been stressful for them and their families as kids but now it’s definitely a blessing having parents so young.”
Meanwhile, one mother explained her story and penned: “I had my daughter at 14. I’m now 28. It’s crazy to see it from your perspective. I’m curious to see how my daughter sees me.”
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2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Inside Europe’s biggest giant killers with third tier side in major cup final after shocking FOUR Bundesliga teams
YOU might not be aware of German third-tier side Arminia Bielefeld.
But the minnows have certainly made themselves known to the top dogs.
EPAArminia Bielefeld beat Bayer Leverkusen to reach the final of the DFB Pokal on Tuesday[/caption]
EPAIt was the fourth time the third-tier side beat a Bundesliga club in the competition this season[/caption]
AFPArminia currently play in the third tier of German football[/caption]
GettyBayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso was left furious[/caption]
Arminia booked a spot in the DFB Pokal final on Tuesday after beating reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen at SchücoArena.
The third tier outfit stunned Xabi Alonso and Co with a 2-1 win thanks to goals from Marius Worl and Maximilian Grosser.
It was the third top-tier team Arminia had beat in the competition.
They defeated Union Berlin 2-0 in the second round before seeing off SC Freiburg in the last-16 in December.
The Blues went on to beat Werder Bremen in the quarter-finals to secure a semi-final meeting with Bayer Leverkusen.
They will now face either Stuttgart or RB Leipzig in the final of the competition.
Third-tier outfit Arminia have become the first team outside the top two divisions to knock four Bundesliga sides out of the German Cup in one season.
WHO ARE ARMINIA BIELEFELD?
Established in 1905, Arminia are based in the city of Bielefeld in northwestern Germany.
2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Aldi is selling a gardening gadget that’s £61 cheaper than Bosch version – & it’s perfect for pruning hedges this spring
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Pressure washers are a spring-cleaning essential, blasting away dirt and grime from patios, driveways, and garden furniture in seconds.
The product includes a height-adjustable telescopic handle, a spray gun with integrated pressure indicator, and a rear detergent container.
Shoppers should purchase the deal as soon as possible as it is only available while stock lasts.
The washer is also £10 cheaper than what has been in the past when it was selling for £99.
2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Influencer who claims ‘overly large’ breast implants ruined career SUES top plastic surgeon for £1.7m
A TOP influencer is suing a plastic surgeon for £1.7million after claiming her “overly large” breast implants ruined her career.
Danielle Mansutti says she was left with “disfigured” breasts and a “very poor cosmetic appearance” after undergoing three operations.
Supplied by Champion NewsDanielle Mansutti is suing a plastic surgeon over her breast implants[/caption]
instagramShe posted a picture before the December 2020 surgery[/caption]
Danielle claims she was left disfigured by the opsinstagram
The 30-year-old, who has amassed 1.6million subscribers on YouTube for her make up tutorials and fashion videos, first went under the knife in December 2020.
She then had further surgery in January and May 2021 after her left breast began to droop and her nipple started to “point outwards”.
After seeing a third surgeon, Danielle says she was finally advised that the implants had been too big for her size eight frame.
This reportedly caused her chest muscles on her left side to tear away from the bone – leaving her in agony and with asymmetrical breasts.
Danielle, who eventually had the implants removed in May 2021, is now suing Harley Street plastic surgeon Dr Domenico Mileto.
She has accused the doc, who carried out the original op, of recommending oversized implants that left her “disfigured”.
Danielle is suing for £1.7million – including for potential loss of social media earnings of £1.4million – after claiming the physical and mental impact of her ordeal led to her quitting the UK.
As a result, she said this forced her to stop work as an influencer and lose her “successful social media career.”
But Dr Mileto has insisted there was nothing wrong with the surgery and that Danielle had asked for implants that size.
The High Court in London was told following an initial consultation in November 2020, it was noted she wanted to go from a 34B to a C/D cup.
Danielle’s barrister Caroline Hallissey said: “The claimant explained to Dr Mileto that she wanted a natural breast appearance. She was a size eight dress size and was sure she did not want the appearance of obviously augmented breasts.
“She was given two or three implants to try, in the range 350-400cc, which were inserted into a sports bra provided by the clinic….when she expressed a preference for the smaller implant, Dr Mileto advised her to go for the larger implant as he said the implant would ‘drop’ and ‘shrink’ in time.
“She believed that Dr Mileto was the expert and that if he considered a 400cc implant was required to achieve the C/D cup and the natural look she wanted, then he must be right.
“She was not advised of any specific risks pertaining to the size of the implant that Dr Mileto had selected for her.”
instagramDanielle claims the implants were too big for her size 8 frame[/caption]
Instagram/@danimansuttiShe claims the ops ruined her social media career[/caption]
Following her first surgery, Danielle saw a nurse at the MYA clinic amid concerns her left breast was lower than her right.
A second op was carried out in January 2021, which fixed the issue in the short term before it quickly returned, the court heard.
Danielle went on to have the implants removed by a third surgeon in May 2021 but says she has been left with “a visual deformity” caused by muscle damage and stretch marks.
The court heard her third surgeon’s note “records that the pectoral muscle on the left side had become detached from the sternal bone”.
Ms Hallissey said: “She has been left with a very poor cosmetic appearance.
“She is left with pain and disability caused by pectoral muscle damage. She has extensive scarring to her breasts. The cosmetic appearance of her breasts is poor.
“She has sustained a significant adjustment reaction to the failed surgery.”
In his defence, Matthew Barnes, for Dr Mileto, said he denies putting in “overly large” implants that were bigger than requested.
The lawyer also told how Danielle had the “opportunity to try several implant sizes and take photographs so that she could consider her options after the appointment”.
She was also advised to book a second appointment if she was unsure about the size, it was said.
Mr Barnes added: “It is admitted that Dr Mileto did not advise the claimant that ‘in the context of her small frame [the implants] had potential adverse implications for…her pectoral muscles’.
“It is denied that he ought to have advised in those terms.”
The case is set to return to court for a five-day trial at a later date.
Instagram/@danimansuttiDanielle is suing the original surgeon for £1.7million[/caption]
The figure includes around £1.4million she claims she lost in earningsinstagramShe shared an update from hospital before having the final surgery[/caption]
instagramDanielle says the physical and mental impact of her ordeal led to her quitting the UK[/caption]
Supplied by Champion NewsShe will face a five-day case at a later date[/caption]
2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Yuki Tsunoda says he has not spoken to demoted Red Bull teammate Liam Lawson ahead of Japan Grand Prix
Yuki Tsunoda has revealed the state of his relationship with Liam Lawson after he was elevated to Red Bull’s leading race team at the Kiwi driver’s expense.