9 Healthy Intimate Habits That Need to Be Done

Kapanlagi.com - Intimate relationships need to be considered by married couples in order to obtain satisfaction and maintain a harmonious household. To maintain quality with your partner, of course, by having a healthy sex life. A healthy sex life is when you and your partner feel comfortable discussing sexual needs and healthy habits that need to be done in intimate relationships.

However, often happens, many married couples still neglect healthy habits in intimate relationships. Even though these habits are very important to be done, both before and after intimate relationships. In fact, many couples, after intimate relationships, choose to sleep immediately without paying attention to other health issues.

So, what are the healthy ways to have intimate relationships? Well, you just need to apply healthy habits after intimate relationships as follows.

1. Washing Hands

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You need to know that a healthy habit before and after intimate contact is to wash your hands. Make sure both hands are clean. Because, when the hands are not washed beforehand, there will be many bacteria and viruses that stick to the body. This also becomes one of the triggers for other health problems.

Not only before intimate contact, you should also wash your hands after intimate contact. Wash your hands with soap and rinse with clean running water. This way, the hands will no longer be a means of spreading bacteria.

2. Cleaning the Genital Area

Next, a habit of intimate contact that you need to adopt is cleaning the genital area. This method is also done before and after intimate contact for both men and women. For men, wash the genitals with soap thoroughly.

For women, wash the outer area of the vagina with a damp washcloth. After that, gently rub. So, before and after intimate contact, perform this method to keep it clean and prevent diseases.

3. Urinating

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After having intercourse, avoid relaxing on the bed. You can immediately go to the bathroom while cleaning the genital area and also for urinating. This is to minimize the risk of urinary tract infections, especially in women. If you don't want to urinate, it is better not to force it and wait for a while. Most importantly, make sure you don't skip urinating after having intercourse.

4. Gargling

Furthermore, a healthy habit to be done during intercourse is gargling with mouthwash. This is to help reduce the spread of bacterial infections, especially after engaging in oral activities. In addition, it is also advisable to brush your teeth before having intercourse.

5. Drink Water

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After having sex, the body will lose a lot of fluid that comes out through sweat. In addition, your throat may feel dry because you usually breathe through your mouth. So, after having sex, always have a glass of water to help improve blood circulation. This is good to prevent cramps or numbness after having sex.

6. Changing Bedsheets

A healthy habit often overlooked during sex is not changing bedsheets. However, after the bedsheets come into contact with body fluids or sweat, it can become a source of bacterial or viral transmission. So, after having sex, it's a good idea to immediately change and wash the bedsheets. If the bedsheets have just been changed, you can use a cover on top of them.

7. Avoid Douching

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Furthermore, for women when cleaning the vagina, avoid douching. Because, this will only result in infection. Meanwhile, if you use special feminine cleansing products, this often disrupts the balance of bacteria that maintain vaginal health. Therefore, it is advisable to only clean the outer and inner parts gently with water.

8. Consume Probiotics

After having intercourse and feeling hungry, it is good to consume food and drinks that are rich in probiotics, such as yogurt consumption. Because, probiotics are useful for balancing the levels of good bacteria in the genital area, both for men and women. Therefore, you will stay healthy and avoid harmful bacterial infections.

9. Be Careful for Pregnant Women

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Intimate relations are safe to engage in during pregnancy. However, being pregnant makes women vulnerable to infections, such as urinary tract infections. Therefore, it is very important to maintain cleanliness by urinating, cleaning the vaginal area, washing hands, and drinking enough water after intimate relations.

Those are a series of healthy habits of intimate relations that you need to do. This is certainly to protect the body from various diseases. Hope it is useful.

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