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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

May 31st, 2011 admin

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome / IBS is a condition that is relatively common among people aged 20 years and over. This is one of the most frequently diagnosed symptoms but the problem is people tend not to want to talk about it. Irritation Bowel Syndrome is characterized by frequent abdominal cramps, bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation. This has caused much suffering and discomfort but will never cause the condition worse because it does not cause permanent damage to the patient.

Although there is a general pattern for most patients, still are the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome vary from patient to patient. Some may experience single symptoms such as constipation. Although so many people complain without cramping or pressure or slightly accompanied by expulsion of faeces. These people are experiencing along with the intestinal mucus spending them as well. Mucus is a form of lubricant that helps moisten the digestive tract to facilitate spending on materials that have been digested.

Some patients, on the other hand, have diarrhea, which is marked by the release of liquid feces and often uncontrollable. But some have constipation and diarrhea. However, the cessation of symptoms does not mean cessation of the syndrome. Many people find it more difficult to cope with irritable bowel syndrome after a few months since the syndrome to subside.

While many cases of this syndrome are routinely reported worldwide, there are still unknown cause to determine the appropriate treatment. Many researchers agree that this may have a relationship with the colon or large intestine is highly reactive to stress and certain food elements. Still others claim that this is largely influenced by the efficiency of the immune system.

People with this condition are known to have motility or bowel movements are not regular. This is referred to as spasmodic but other patients showed temporary stops bowel movements. IBS is often associated with bacterial infection found in the digestive tract. The researchers observed that people who already has particularly gastroenteritis have greater likelihood of IBS will also be developed.

In addition, it was found that IBS will heighten the vulnerability of anxiety and stress re-aggravate the condition. Similarly, many symptoms of IBS cause depression and anxiety. Other patients are projected to have a relationship with irritable bowel syndrome and celiac disease, namely the inability of someone to digest gluten. Gluten is a substance found in wheat, and flour that basically help in the coagulation of bread. Patients with celiac disease have immune systems that respond to gluten by damaging the small intestine. The existence of celiac disease along with IBS can be checked through blood tests.

However, for female patients, the findings indicate that many symptoms worsen during their menstrual period. Basically this is a ‘suspected cause of’ the general of the internal bowel movement. Group of scientific and medical communities are continually working on resolving the causes that make a decent treatment options to help alleviate the patient’s condition.

However, people have been practicing on a few things to help provide temporary treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. Many do this by avoiding foods that commonly cause symptoms reappear. Many activities are also advised to be avoided to limit the emergence of symptoms. Including a big meal, caffeine from tea, cola and chocolate, not drinking alcohol, and avoid wheat-based products.

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10 Types of Strange Diseases, Syndromes and Disorder

May 30th, 2011 admin

There are 10 Types of strange diseases, syndromes and disorder for human. In this world it spread many diseases, syndromes or disorders. Some of them, very unusual and strange. Most diseases and syndromes are caused by psychological factors. Diseases, syndromes and disorders may be suffered by relatives and friends. By knowing the disease and this syndrome, we can suggest to them to make a treatment or consultation.

1. Trichotillomania:
Is an impulse control disorder. Patients with this disorder are encouraged to pluck the hair on her own. For example, the hair on the head, nose or feet. The disorder is caused by abnormalities of serotonin and dopamine in the brain. Patients with this disorder do not realize what they are doing so, these disorders can be reduced by behavioral training (Habit Reversal Training).

2. Cotard’s Syndrome:
Patients with this syndrome often felt that he had died or basically not created in this world. Patients with this syndrome also can just feel that he was losing blood or organs in the body. Cotard’s syndrome is one of a rare neuropsychiatric disorder. Several studies have shown that this syndrome may arise due to suffering from depression. This syndrome is named after the inventor namely, Jules Cotard. In 1880, Jules Cotard highlight the case of one patient, who deny some members of his body (for example, he admitted that he did not recognize the body which is called by hand) and claimed that he did not need to eat.

3. Kleptomania:
This disease arises due to abnormalities of serotonin in the brain. Patients with this disease are generally female. Patients with this disease difficult to control yourself not to take the goods have other people or from the store. But this disease can be distinguished from ordinary thieves because she took goods are goods that are not valuable, such as paper clips, wipes, safety pins, etc., this disorder can be treated by Cognitive-behavioral therapy.

4. Stendhal Syndrome:
This disease causes sufferers experience headaches, heart palpitations and hallucinations when viewing art objects (especially the nice and big). The name of this disease is taken from the name of a French writer in the 19th century. In his book “Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio”, Stendhal reveals his experience when viewing objects of art in Florence. This disease was first studied by the Italian psychiatrist, Graziella Magherini, in 1979. He studied 100 people of foreign tourists who experience symptoms similar to Stendhal while visiting Florence.

5. Exploding Head Syndrome:
Patients with this disorder feel the emergence of a loud noise or explosion from inside his head. These feelings can lead to fear or makes sufferers lose consciousness. This disease affects more women. Although its cause is unknown, the disease is thought to arise due to stress and fatigue.

6. Capgras Delusion:
This disease causes the sufferer to feel that some members of his family have been replaced by others who resemble them. These symptoms are common in patients with schizophrenia, drug users, former patients stokes or people who have suffered brain injury. This disease makes people reluctant to get along with family members who are suspected. The disease was first observed by Joseph Capgras and Reboul-Lachaux in 1923.

7. Pica:
The disease is encouraging sufferers to eat things that are generally not considered to be food such as soil, stones, chalk, paper, matches, etc.. People with pica are also encouraged to consume materials that are still raw food makers such as flour, raw onions, etc.. Some experts suspect that, Pica caused by the deficiency of certain minerals, however, this allegation can not be proven strong.

8. Genital retraction syndrome:
This syndrome causes the sufferer into a panic. Men with this disease feel that his penis shrank and eventually disappeared due to entry into the hip. Women with this syndrome will feel that her breasts shrank and gradually became flat. Some people even feel that he has become a victim of witchcraft or sorcery.

9.Stockholm syndrome:
This syndrome usually suffered by victims hostage. Instead of revenge against the perpetrator, the victim actually be loyal to the perpetrator. The experience of emotional bond with the perpetrator and often tried to protect the perpetrator of the attack apparatus. This syndrome is also often suffered by victims of rape, kidnapping or child victims of sexual violence. This syndrome was first observed on the victim hostage in a bank in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1973. After six days of captivity, the victim turned instead to defend the perpetrator.

10.Jerusalem Syndrome:
This syndrome is one type of religious psychosis that appeared after visiting Jerusalem. Patients with this syndrome feels that he is a prophet sent by god. As a result, they try to preach their teachings are claimed to come from god. They often accuse others as sinners who should do the conversion with their guidance. This syndrome usually appears after a few weeks left Jerusalem.

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Cancer Detection

February 10th, 2011 admin

Cancer Detection

Cancer Detection

Cancer detection in early can help cancer treatment. But not all types of cancer easier to detect. Person’s body consists of many types of cells that will grow, divide and then die. Sometimes these cells have mutations that grow and divide faster than normal cells. Clumps of these abnormal cells will form tumors, these tumors are malignant if that is attacking and killing healthy tissue in the body then it is called with cancer.

Some types of cancer known to be easily detected even by themselves, but some others are harder to detect because there are no typical symptoms that arise at an early stage.

Cancer is easily detected

Skin cancer
Skin cancer, including cancers that easy to detect, because in most cases symptoms arise that looks like the new growth on the skin, sores that do not heal, changes in shape or color of a mole as well as other changes in the skin. If there are symptoms that should immediately consult a physician.

Testicular Cancer
This cancer most often occurs between the ages of 15-34 years. Most of these cancers detected by oneself is to find a lump that became big, unusual pain or illness. Therefore men should check testicles regularly so they can know the changes that occur.

Breast cancer
Breast cancer is generally easy to detect, especially by yourself, the earlier the detection, the chance for complete recovery will be greater. Early detection can be done is to perform mammography, breast test by a doctor or nurse and breast self examination (BSE).

Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is the type that easily detected by doing a pap smear test every 2 years since sexually active. In addition to the pap smear, this cancer can be detected through a pelvic examination that the doctor will feel every change in shape and size of the uterus, vagina, ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder and rectum.

Cancer is difficult to detect

Colon cancer and rectum (anal)
This cancer is generally rather difficult to detect because it requires examination of stool blood tests. This test is to determine the presence of occult blood in feces. A small amount of feces to be tested in the laboratory to find out there is blood in the stool or not because these cancers cause bleeding. But the blood in the stool can also be caused by non-cancer factors, therefore there should be further tests to help diagnosis.

Prostate cancer
Cancer that attacks the men are generally difficult to detect because it does not cause symptoms in early-stage phase. Symptoms will begin to appear at an advanced stage as difficult urination, blood in urine and semen, leg swelling, discomfort in the pelvis and bone pain. Diagnosis through blood tests, doctors examine the shape and size of the prostate as well as through examination of prostate cells.

Lung Cancer
This type is generally difficult to detect cancer at an early stage because it does not cause symptoms. If you have entered into a new advanced stage symptoms such as cough that never stopped, now bleeding, although the numbers are small cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, lose weight for no reason, pain in bones and headaches. Diagnosis through X-ray examination, test cells through sputum or tissue samples.

Pancreatic cancer
This cancer starts in the pancreatic tissue of organs in the abdomen, located at the back of the lower abdomen. This cancer has a poor cure rates even if diagnosed early because it spreads rapidly and is rarely detected at an early stage. Signs and symptoms will not appear until the cancer gets into an advanced stage.

Brain cancer
Symptoms that appear generally vary depending on the location, size and speed of tumor growth. In general, cancer is characterized by changes in the pattern of increased frequency of headache, nausea or vomiting sudden, impaired vision and balance, seizures and hearing loss. This cancer can also be caused due to the spread of cancer in other body regions.

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Paralyzed Due To Guillaine Syndrome

May 1st, 2010 admin


guillane Syndrome

guillane Syndrome

The immune system is supposed to fortify the body against viruses or bacteria. But if your immune system actually become the enemy and attacking his own nerves can trigger Guillaine Barre syndrome which resulted in paralysis. Guillaine Barre syndrome is a disorder that rarely happens because the immune system attacks the nervous system.

The first symptom that is felt is the extreme weakness and is accompanied by numbness. This sensation quickly spread and can cause paralysis throughout the body. In Guillaine Barre syndrome, the immune system that usually only attack foreign substances or microorganisms from attacking the nerves that carry signals between the body and brain. As a result the protective nerve (myelin sheath) becomes damaged and disrupt the signaling process that causes weakness, numbness (numbness) or paralysis.

The exact cause of the disease is not yet known, but is often preceded by infectious diseases such as respiratory infection or stomach flu. This condition is rare and is estimated to affect only 1-2 people per 1,000. Although there is no cure, but some treatments can ease symptoms and reduce disease.

The symptoms of this disease are:

  • Tingling in the legs that spreads to the upper body
  • Difficulty walking
  • Difficulty moving the eyes, face, talking or chewing
  • Pain in lower back
  • A weak heartbeat
  • Low blood pressure
  • Difficulty breathing.

In some people the symptoms began to be felt in the arms or facial muscles and during the disturbance took place can be weakened to develop in the paralysis in the legs, arms or interference with the respiratory muscles.

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