Changing your pajamas little by little exposes you to skin infections and cystitis

Sleeping for weeks in the same pajamas exposes you to a greater risk of infections of various kinds. Experts recommend changing it once a week

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How long does it take to change the pajamas you sleep in? According to a British survey, men wear the same pajamas for 13 days while women for 17. Too much and this, according to experts, makes people more exposed to the risk of skin infections and cystitis.

According to the survey, carried out by Ergoflex (a company that sells mattresses) on a sample of 2.410 English couples between the ages of 18 and 30, 54% of women said they only had 2 pajamas that they could use while 51% said they only wear it for a couple of hours a night and that is why it is very rarely washed (but don't they sleep or how do these Brits sleep ?!).

Men, on the other hand, to justify neglect in their pajama change, blamed their companions who were not very accustomed to making washing machines. In fact, they too have declared of not having many spare parts and therefore to be "forced" to keep the same garment for many days.

But what can it be the danger of sleeping for weeks and weeks in the same pajamas? L’ha spiegato Sally Bloomfield, della London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine:

"We all harbor various microorganisms on the skin and intestines that are generally not harmful, but can become harmful if they end up in the wrong place, coming into contact with other parts of our body".

Among the bacteria that can cause more problems is theE. E. Coli Coliresponsible for many cases of cystitis. Among other things, even in the washing machine, this like other bacteria, can become dangerous if you wash at low temperatures since they can proliferate in the drum and contaminate other garments.

So how much should your pajamas be washed? Once a week, according to experts.

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