This study is a warning to the couples in which one person is completely healthy however the other one is suffering from physical diseases. Such couples should take immediate notice and not only should they follow the hygiene rules strictly but also consult a good doctor for treatment.
Marriage is called the union of two souls. When two bodies and souls are tied in a sacred relationship, their mental involvement increases in their likes and dislikes including other issues as well. But recently a clinical study revealed that besides husband and wife’s mental capability in social and domestic issues, married couples suffer from the same diseases! Isn’t it something new to know?
According to the results of this research published in British Medical Journal, it is told that to identify the similarity of diseases between husband and wife, eight thousand married couples went through a detailed medical checkup. It discovered that the persons, one of whose spouses were suffering from high cholesterol, high blood pressure, asthma, depression, stomach ulcer and other physical diseases generally they themselves were suffering the same diseases. However in some cases, one person in the married couple suffers an increased risk of medical complications from these diseases.
The question arise that why only in husband and wife the similarity of diseases increase to this extent and why it cannot happen to others? Answering this question, the research tells that, “Husband and wife live in the same environment in the same home; together they eat similar food, drink in the same glass, they even use the same bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. So the same kind of germs, allergies and bacteria affect the both as compared to others.”
In regard to the spouses’ similarity of diseases, a renowned British doctor Jacques Carter says, “This study is a warning to the couples in which one person is completely healthy however the other one is suffering from physical diseases. Such couples should take immediate notice and not only should they follow the hygiene rules strictly but also consult a good doctor for treatment. The healthy person should also go through the checkup to know if he is not prone to the diseases his/her spouse is suffering from. Unfortunately, if the other partner is also found to be suffering the diseases, he/she should also go through a regular treatment. However if it is not so, and the disease is such that can spread through germs, the couple should avoid the things as far as
possible from which they can also catch up the bacteria. For example drinking water in the same glass or eating food in the same plate. Moreover, the atmosphere of the house should be well ventilated and lighted according to the hygiene principles. If possible, keep the doors and windows open during the day to let the sunlight and air enter the house, so that the children and other family members can avoid being a victim of the bacteria of the diseases they are suffering from.”
Dr. Julia from University of Nottingham, who assisted the research, says that, “We are also insisting the doctors that if someone comes to them suffering many physical illnesses and has been married a long time ago. Along with such patient, his/her spouse should also go through a complete medical checkup trying to find out if he/she may not be affected due to his/her partner’s illness. Sometimes we are not aware of our illness and we think that we are completely healthy. But the fact is that the bacteria of our spouse’s disease are replaced in our body. Since before that, we are completely healthy, our body’s immune system keeps combating the bacteria. But as our immune system weakens, these diseases gradually show their signs. As far as the patient’s spouse is concerned, he/she does not take these symptoms seriously. They go to the doctor when these signs are intensified but sadly by then it’s far too late. In this context we are asking the doctors that it is better to examine the patient’s spouse as well. Hence we can timely arrange to prevent the other person’s health from being affected.”
Physicians agree that when a patient is brought for checkup, his/her spouse should also go through the screening test for the disease the patient is suffering from. The studies made before this, were in the context of some particular diseases. However, the researches made in the context of couple’s common diseases, has immense scope. The basis of all these clinical studies and researches was the theory, according to which the therapists considered to prevent the causes and spread of the diseases, and to save the patient’s family especially his/her spouse, children and other family members from that disease.
