Inflammation
What causes inflammation
Inflammation is caused when there is an infection or irritation in the body. The immune system can become infected and irritated as well. There are all kinds of conditions that can occur in the body to cause inflammation. Inflammation is the natural response of the body to attack. It occurs when the body sends white […]
Chronic inflammation treatment
Inflammation works as a defense mechanism, that helps the body protect it from harmful toxins and bacteria and infected cell tissues. But inflammation may also cause severe damage to the healthy tissues that may leave the body vulnerable to other diseases and infections. Both chronic and acute inflammation can have a hefty impact on the […]
Appendicitis
Appendicitis occurs when the appendix becomes inflamed. The appendix is located as a small tail where the large intestine starts. This is located in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. No one is sure exactly what purpose the appendix is designed for. We are fully capable of living without it. Some medical experts have […]
Foods that reduce inflammation in the body
Inflammation in the body comes in many forms and is a result of many things. Heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, osteoporosis, bacterial or viral infections, acid reflux, candidiasis, acne, and other diseases are all common culprits of inflammation. In fact, in most cases, it is chronic inflammation. Inflammation, whether it is chronic or temporary, […]
Sarcoidosis
Sacroidosis is a disease that occurs as a result of inflammation to certain forms of body tissues. All organs in the body are capable of being affected by sacroidosis disease but it is most common with skin and the lungs. It may also affect your lymph nodes, heart, brain, liver, and eyes. It is a […]
Mastitis symptoms
Mastitis is a breast infection that usually occurs during the first few weeks of breast feeding, but may occur at any point while a woman is still nursing. Mastitis is a breast tissue infection that causes swelling, redness and, of course, pain. Mastitis most often affects females that are in the beginning stages of breast-feeding, […]
Anti-inflammatory diet
Inflammation is the normal response that the body’s immune system gives when subjected to trauma, stress, illness, or injury. It involves pain, swelling, heat, and redness of the affected organ or tissue, and sometimes even farther out than the infected area. When the immune response is not able to be turned off, it results in […]
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever is defined as an inflammatory disease caused by the Group A streptococcus bacterium. The infection develops two to three weeks after a Group A streptococcal infection such as scarlet fever and strep throat. Rheumatic fever may involve the heart, skin, joints and the central nervous system. It is characterized by an exudative and […]
Lupus symptoms
Lupus is a type of chronic inflammatory disease which occurs when the body’s immune system turns against its own tissues and organs. Because of the specific style of spreading pattern, sometimes it is called an autoimmune, rheumatic disease. Inflammation by lupus might affect different systems of human bodies like skins, joints, blood cells, kidneys, lungs […]
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disorder that can occur at any time however it usually affects people who are over the age of 50. The cause of this problem is unknown at the present time. It causes several symptoms which can start out gradually and get worse over time or can come on quickly and […]
Temporal arteritis
Temporal arteritis causes inflammation inside some of your arteries. This causes large cells to be developed in the wall of these infected arteries, hence its alternative name Giant Cell Arteritis. If you do have this condition, treatment needs to be started immediately as the outcome could be serious if left untreated. Symptoms The symptoms of […]
Prostatitis symptoms
Everybody knows that there are some diseases and medical conditions that are gender specific. Pregnancy, for one. Unless you haven’t yet started Kindergarten, then you’re well aware of that one. The same goes for things like endometriosis, ovarian cancer and prostatitis. While men don’t have to go through female related problems, women don’t possess a […]
Inflammatory arthritis
Unfortunately, as people age there are several ailments that are typical. Although many of them can be treated, arthritis is one that seems to not only get worse over time, but be very difficult to prevent. Arthritis is a term that generally covers all types of joint inflammation and degradation. Although there are many types […]
Inflammatory breast cancer
What is inflammatory breast cancer? It is a rare but very aggressive form of breast cancer that happens very quickly. It does not start out in the form of a lump in the breast as other forms of breast cancer do. Instead, it presents as an inflammatory process. In other words, this disease makes the […]
Anti inflammatory herbs
Inflammation of the body is thought to be the key element in the cause of autoimmune diseases. When the immune system reacts to injury or infection inflammation occurs. Inflammation can occur inside the body as well as outside on the skin. Environmental, cellular changes and malignancy can also cause inflammation in the body. The good […]
Ankylosing spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis is a disease that causes chronic inflammation. It affects the spine and the sacroiliac joints. Sacroiliac joints are in the lower back located where the sacrum joins the iliac bones. The sacrum is the bone directly above the tailbone and the iliac bones are located on both sides of the upper buttocks. When […]
Chronic bronchitis
Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi. When you have chronic bronchitis it means that you have the condition long term, usually for life. Bronchitis causes an increased production of mucus and a nasty cough. In order to be diagnosed with chronic bronchitis you must have had the cough and the expectoration of mucus everyday […]
Encephalitis
Encephalitis means inflammation of the brain, and it is usually the result of an infection. The disease can be life threatening, but this form of the disease is quite rare. The symptoms can be very mild in some cases leading some doctors to believe that there is a much higher instance of the disease than […]
Endocarditis
The medical term endocarditis is used to describe the inflammation of the heart’s inner layer. The inner layer of the heart is called the endocardium. When the endocardium becomes infected it is due to the growth of bacteria on one of the heart’s 4 valves. The infection is a mass that can be caused by […]
Crohn’s Disease
There are those of us that are blessed with perfect health and for that we should be extremely thankful because for every person that is lucky enough to live without disease there are hundreds that are not. Within the realm of disease, there are both acute and chronic conditions that are curable and unable to […]
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
There are a lot of diseases and illnesses that people have a problem discussing with her friends and family and then there are some people just won’t discuss with anyone. Some people like to wear their diseases and illnesses as a badge of courage, that is unless they suffer from something like inflammatory bowel disease […]
Ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a condition that affects the colon and rectum and can make a person’s life completely miserable in the process. Like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis affects the digestive tract and can cause a flare-up capable of forcing a person to suffer from diarrhea that is mixed with blood and is extremely uncomfortable. Ulcerative […]
