Irritable Bowel Syndrome absolutely affects the quality of life of a person, i.e. integrally affects, and is especially dangerous because it can be confused with more serious illnesses. Before it was called irritable colon, but experts have sought to give the term more accurately after discovering that it is a general inflammation of the intestine, including the colon. The most common symptom is pain in the abdomen, associated with changes in the patient’s stool patterns, or whether the person may have constipation or diarrhea. Also often a strained stomach, which in simple words is just inflator in the stomach.

At the same time, the patient may suffer from migraine headaches, body aches and general tiredness, so that the syndrome can “throw” the patient, as popularly said.

And as the disease affects the large intestine, it is normal to think that its origin lies in a poor diet or the abuse of certain foods or drinks, but nothing is further from the truth. The syndrome is related to anxiety disorders or depression, people who know very apprehensive digest well the tensions, even as those who live under high stress levels, so we’re seeing in children, because now they are asking too much, the poor have to speak 3 languages and be champions in 4 activities simultaneously. The disease is affecting women more than men, especially women under 45 years.

The syndrome is controlled but not cured, through the use of different drugs that regulate digestion, gas production, and that speed antispasmodics bowels lazy. It is also used drugs to relieve the pain. If the swelling and discomfort do not give four to six weeks after starting treatment, it is best to use a series of more detailed examinations, such as a colonoscopy, it could be that it was confusing the syndrome with more severe disease, as colon cancer. The food may worsen the clinical picture but no chance; so for example, who suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome is most likely feel worse from eating fat or irritating condiments.

Disease is common to find whole families, without this one can speak of a genetic or hereditary, but rather how an individual learns, as he sees in his house since childhood, to handle problems or the moment’s voltage. It is a lifestyle issue rather than a problem of poor nutrition, hence the symptoms improve when you do more exercise, or reserve time to relax, or was preparing to sleep more and better, and feeds. Ideally, the patient receives counseling on a par with drug treatment for the syndrome into remission, but never can be said that becomes eradicated or cured.

Myocardial infarction (there are other types of strokes, as the brain, for example) is the result of obstruction of blood flow in the arteries that nourish the heart and causes death and dysfunction of the tissue that is supplied by that artery, in other words, you lose the function of contraction and the pumping capacity of a part of the heart where the artery is occluded. Is always accompanied by a sharp chest pain that often can be confused with other things because the pain is located very near the base of the sternum and can be confused with gastric or biliary colic.

May also occur in the neck radiating pain in the lower jaw and this is also often confused with other symptoms, while the statistics say that 10% to 20% of people who have suffered myocardial infarction have confused initially with another disease.

Given these symptoms so ambiguous, it is useful to know how to recognize it.

Chest pain of high intensity, a sense of oppression comparable to having a brick in the chest, dizziness and sweating are reasons to go quickly to an emergency department, where he underwent two tests that determine whether or not the heart the cause of the symptoms. These tests are an electrocardiogram (a test that measures the electrical activity of the heart) and blood tests, which accompanied the patient what you tell your doctor determine exactly whether or not myocardial infarction.

The reason to go as soon as possible to an emergency department is that the sooner treatment is started, which now ranges from drugs that liquefy the clots that are clogging the arteries to open them literally or angioplasty catheters, more amount infarction can be saved and more deaths are preventable.

Determinants of thrombus formation are the irregular surface of the vessels, slowing blood flow, as seen in varicose people, which may undergo changes in coagulation and, especially atherosclerosis, a vascular disorder characterized by the accumulation of lipids, mainly cholesterol and fatty-acids in the inner lining of arteries, forming the so-called plaques, which cause occlusion and hardening of the arteries affected.

The origin of emboli found in conditions of the heart, arteries and veins. If they are solid or liquid, its detachment may be caused by physical exertion, whether it is air or gas, is produced in the lung surgery, neck and mediastinum, to open a vein, or neck trauma in the which adversely affects the large veins. The gas piston is of the danger of reaching the brain, invading massively and causing instant death.

Among the most common causes of a heart attack are diabetes, obesity, stress, smoking, hypertension and, of course heredity. There are other factors that may trigger such as extreme cold, excessive physical activity, bleeding and strong emotions.

In cases in which infarction has not led to the destruction of a vital organ like the heart, for example, in which case death will, the patient may be subjected to prolonged medical treatment, including medication administration and practice of some special exercises and diet control and elimination of harmful habits like smoking or excessive drinking.

Despite the drawbacks mentioned, it is often those who have suffered a heart attack can lead an almost normal life, in moderation parameters to be determined by the physician in charge of the treatment.

General Treatment:

What is treatment of an acute myocardial infarction?

More important than treatment is prevention, so we look at risk factors that you can avoid.

At the hospital, treatment consists of:

* The administration of oxygen at 2 or 4 liters per minute.
* Bedrest.
* Ease the pain: Initially with nitroglycerin, and unless transferred with morphine (1-4mg EV) (if heart rate is not less than 60 beats per minute).
* The use of sedatives.
* The use of laxatives to prevent constipation and straining which may arise from it.
* Use of ASA (aspirin) at a rate of 160-325 mg.
* And most importantly, reperfusion therapy since it was invented to as much success in treatment, provided this is done at 3 to 6 hours after the start of the stroke.

What else should I know about the myocardial infarction?

That compared with a suspected heart attack, it is important to remain calm and seek help immediately.

That the most important to prevent it is to practice a healthy lifestyle: Eat healthy, exercise, and avoiding medicine.

That each person should do a check annually with your doctor, and if you had an associated disease (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, etc.) take strict control of it.