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    IBS / 29 Jan 2016

    IBS Signs & Symptoms

    IBS Signs & symptoms According to the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, between 10 and 15 percent of Americans are affected by Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Most individuals experience only mild symptoms, but approximately one-quarter have moderate symptoms, and around five percent struggle with severe symptoms. While the condition can affect everyone differently, the key symptoms of IBS are numerous and can be life-disrupting. These can include: Unexplained differences in bowel habits Lower abdominal pain Excessive gas and bloating Mucus in your stool Reduced appetite There are also a variety of symptoms associated with IBS that are not intestinal in origin, such as: Anxiety Headaches Tiredness Foul taste in the mouth Lower back pain Difficulty sleeping due to IBS symptoms Pain during intercourse or reduced libido Heart palpitations Problems with urination, such as urgency, difficulty going or incomplete bladder emptying While most IBS symptoms in women are the same as IBS symptoms in men, some affect the sexes differently. For instance, women tend to experience more problems during menstruation, and men with IBS may be more likely to suffer from erectile problems. IBS is a likely diagnosis if symptoms of IBS attack persist for six months or longer, if you’ve had abdominal pain for three or more days every month or if you experience two or all of these: Your discomfort goes away after a bowel movement Your pain is related to changes in your bowel habits Your pain is related to differences in the appearance of your bowel movements Changes in Bowel Function People with IBS may find that their bowel function changes with time, which can involve one or more of the following: A sudden increase or decrease in the frequency of your bowel movements that cannot be linked to lifestyle issues or other illnesses Unexplained differences…

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    Cancer / 27 Oct 2015

    Signs, Symptoms and Treatment for Leukemia

    Understanding Your Leukemia Diagnosis Countless billions have spent on cancer research in order to understand how this disease develops and what can be done to treat it. Leukemia is a form of cancer that begins in a patient’s blood and must be treated as quickly as possible in order to slow its spread and limit the side effects. Patients that have a high risk of developing leukemia should understand some of the most common detection methods and how to improve their prognosis if they are diagnosed with this disease. What Is It? Cancer is a term that is used to describe a number of different diseases that produce abnormal cells in the human body. Leukemia is one type of cancer that begins by changing cells in the patient’s blood. What makes leukemia dangerous is the fact that it damages an individual’s white blood cells and affects their ability to fight off infections. Around 50,000 cases of leukemia occur within the United States each year. Common Signs and Symptoms Leukemia is often difficult to detect because the side effects are similar to many other conditions. Most patients will begin to notice some minor abnormalities with their health such as unexplained weight loss and chronic fatigue. Many will also experience frequent and severe illnesses that resemble the flu with side effects such as a fever, cold sweats, enlarged lymph nodes, insomnia, and skin infections. During the later stages of this disease, deep throbbing around bones and joints is a common occurrence. What to Do After a Diagnosis Any patient that experiences these side effects should immediately speak with their doctor about being tested. This test involves taking a sample from the patient’s blood as well as their bone marrow. If these tests do confirm that it is leukemia, then the doctor will…

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    Multiple Sclerosis / 29 Jan 2016

    Multiple Sclerosis Medication

    A Better Life: Multiple Sclerosis Medications Although being told you have multiple sclerosis is never a desirable outcome, knowing what your diagnosis is can help you start treatment for a better life using common medications for multiple sclerosis. Medications for Multiple Sclerosis For patients of multiple sclerosis, treatment is focused upon control of symptoms and keeping the condition from worsening. There is not yet a cure for the disease, but there are a multitude of multiple sclerosis drugs to help in disease management. MS Drugs Comparison There are several types of multiple sclerosis medications. First, there are disease-modifying drugs for active relapsing-remitting MS. They are called disease-modifying medications as they help slow the progression of the disease and work to prevent relapses from occurring. These drugs suppress the immune system. It does this to stop the immune system from attacking myelin sheaths of nerves, the protecting coating that MS damages. Within the category of disease-modifying drugs are two subcategories. Those include: Multiple sclerosis medications which reduce the frequency of exacerbations Multiple sclerosis drugs which reduce exacerbation frequency AND slow the progression of MS MS drugs which reduce frequency of exacerbations include interferon beta 1b and glatiramer acetate. There are more types of MS drugs used to reduce frequency of exacerbations, while also slowing the disease’s progression. Those include: Interferon beta-1a Teriflunomide Peginterferon beta-1a Fingolimod Mitoxantrone Dimethyl fumarate Natalizumab About Interferon for MS Interferon for MS often results in some flu-like symptoms. These can include aches, fever, chills and fatigue. After a few months of using interferon for MS, these symptoms do fade. Because the drugs work by lowering the number of white blood cells used by the immune system to fight illness, there is increased risk of unrelated infections. These MS drugs are very safe, but cause some minor side…

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