Ulcerative colitis or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the general name for diseases that cause inflammation in the small intestine and colon.
What is Ulcerative Colitis?
Ulcerative colitis is ulcers, small sores found in the inner lining of the rectum and colon. They are form when inflammation killed the cells that line the colon. The ulcers will bleed and produce pus.
The general name for diseases that cause inflammation in the small intestine and colon is called Ulcerative colitis or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
They can be difficult to diagnose. The symptoms are similar to Crohn’s disease, another type of intestinal disorder. But Crohn’s disease differs because it causes inflammation deep in the intestinal wall and can form in other parts of the digestive system including the small intestine, mouth, esophagus, and stomach.
Other type Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis with a similar condition is collectively called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
• Ulcerative proctitis - inflammation occurs in the rectum.
• Proctosigmoiditis - involves the rectum and the stigmoid colon.
• Pancolitis - the entire colon is affected
• Left-sided colitis or distal colitis - when only the left side of the colon is affected.
• Fulminant colitis - rare, life-threatening form of colitis that affects the entire colon.
What are the symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis?
The cause of ulcerative colitis and IBD in general are still unknown and the subject of continuous research.
Below are theories to what causes Ulcerative Colitis,
• Heredity
• Autoimmune disease
• Allergic response
• Combination of environmental factors
The possible cause of IBD could be the combination of one or more of the above theories.
None the less, the symptoms of ulcerative colitis include:
• Anemia
• Fatigue
• Weight loss
• Abdominal pain and cramps
• Rectal bleeding
• Blood tinted stool
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Loss of appetite
• Mucus in the stool
• Ulceration of the large intestine
• Urgent need to relieve the bowel
• Loss of body fluids and nutrients
• Skin lesions
• Joint pain
The most common symptoms of ulcerative colitis are abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea.
Who are risk factors to develop Ulcerative Colitis?
Risk factors may include:
• Age – people age between 15 years old to 30 years of age.
• Race or ethnicity - whites and people of Jewish descent.
• Family history – but the majority of people with IBD does not have family history of ulcerative colitis.
• Isotretinoin (Accutane) medication – there is no scientific proved to indicate that the use of this medication causes the development of inflammatory bowel disease.
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication – similiarly, these medications — ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Aleve), diclofenac (Cataflam, Voltaren), piroxicam (Feldene) and others, have not shown to cause ulcerative colitis or causing similar signs and symptoms.
Ulcerative colitis usually is not fatal but a serious disease. In some cases, it may cause life-threatening complications.
There are still no known cures for ulcerative colitis. Therapies are available that may dramatically reduce the signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis and could even bring about a long-term remission.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Vasectomy a Contraception for Men
Don't have a vasectomy unless you're absolutely sure. Vasectomy reversal surgery does not guarantee success.
What is vasectomy?
Vasectomy is a permanent surgical sterilization procedure for men.
It should not be confused with castration. Castration is a surgical procedure to remove the testicle(s).
Vasectomy is a birth control method for men, a means of contraception.
Why vasectomy?
The main reason most men have vasectomy procedure is because they do not want to have children or
do not want to have more children
And that vasectomy is a simpler, safer and more reliable alternative to female sterilization.
Female sterilization is a more complicated and expensive procedure.
Vasectomy procedure
Vasectomy is a safe and effective procedure. It is considered
permanent although vasectomy reversal surgery can be performed to re-establish fertility.
Vasectomy is performed under local or general anesthesia as a day surgery.
The procedure takes less than 40 minutes to perform.
Local anesthetic is given with mild sedation to relax the patient and the scrotum.
The two vas deferens tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the urethra are surgically disconnected.
A small cut or incision of about 1 cm long on each side of the scrotum is carried out.
From which a small section (about 1 cm) of the vas deferens is removed and the ends of the vas tied (occluded).
The skin cuts or incision are then closed with self-absorbable stitches or with one or two sutures.
After a short recovery, usually less than an hour at the clinic, the patient can go home to rest. Vasectomy
is a minimally invasive procedure.
Most vasectomy patients can resume their typical routines lifestyle within a week with minimal discomfort.
Vasectomy patients may have swelling and minor pain in their scrotum for several days after the surgery.
They would be able to return to work within 1 or 2 days, unless they are working in strenuous environment.
Avoid lifting heavy object for a week.
Vasectomy patients can resume sexual intercourse as soon as they feel comfortable, usually about a week.
Men sex drive, the ability to have an erection, sensation feeling of orgasm and the ability to ejaculate will not be affected.
They would feel occasional mild aching in the testicles during sexual arousal for a few months after the
surgery.
What happen after Vasectomy?
A vasectomy prevents the release of sperm when ejaculated.
In a vasectomy procedure, the vas deferens from each testicle are cut, clamped and sealed.
This prevents the sperm from mixing with the semen that is ejaculated from the penis.
Without sperm in the semen, an egg cannot be fertilized.
The testicles still continue to produce sperm, but the sperm are reabsorbed by the body.
It will take several months after a vasectomy for all remaining sperm to be ejaculated or reabsorbed.
This also happens to sperm that are not ejaculated.
Same amount of fluid would still be ejaculated as the vas deferens tubes are blocked before the seminal vesicles and the prostate.
It takes about 2 months for the sperms in the vas to clear. The semen need to be tested for zero sperm
count.
Vasectomy patients can still get their partner pregnant until their sperm count is zero.
This can be verified by sending a sperm sample for sperm count test 2 months after vasectomy surgery or after 10 to 20 ejaculations whichever come first.
Only after the sperm count is zero, it is safe to have sex without any contraception.
Can vasectomy be reversed?
Vasectomy can be reversed but the surgery is expensive.
Although vasectomy patients who had reversed vasectomy can ejaculate sperm after the reversal surgery, the sperm are often not fertile and unable to fertilize an egg.
Click for Related Topics
9 Things to Know Before Considering a Vasectomy
What is vasectomy?
Vasectomy is a permanent surgical sterilization procedure for men.
It should not be confused with castration. Castration is a surgical procedure to remove the testicle(s).
Vasectomy is a birth control method for men, a means of contraception.
Why vasectomy?
The main reason most men have vasectomy procedure is because they do not want to have children or
do not want to have more children
And that vasectomy is a simpler, safer and more reliable alternative to female sterilization.
Female sterilization is a more complicated and expensive procedure.
Vasectomy procedure
Vasectomy is a safe and effective procedure. It is considered
permanent although vasectomy reversal surgery can be performed to re-establish fertility.
Vasectomy is performed under local or general anesthesia as a day surgery.
The procedure takes less than 40 minutes to perform.
Local anesthetic is given with mild sedation to relax the patient and the scrotum.
The two vas deferens tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the urethra are surgically disconnected.
A small cut or incision of about 1 cm long on each side of the scrotum is carried out.
From which a small section (about 1 cm) of the vas deferens is removed and the ends of the vas tied (occluded).
The skin cuts or incision are then closed with self-absorbable stitches or with one or two sutures.
After a short recovery, usually less than an hour at the clinic, the patient can go home to rest. Vasectomy
is a minimally invasive procedure.
Most vasectomy patients can resume their typical routines lifestyle within a week with minimal discomfort.
Vasectomy patients may have swelling and minor pain in their scrotum for several days after the surgery.
They would be able to return to work within 1 or 2 days, unless they are working in strenuous environment.
Avoid lifting heavy object for a week.
Vasectomy patients can resume sexual intercourse as soon as they feel comfortable, usually about a week.
Men sex drive, the ability to have an erection, sensation feeling of orgasm and the ability to ejaculate will not be affected.
They would feel occasional mild aching in the testicles during sexual arousal for a few months after the
surgery.
What happen after Vasectomy?
A vasectomy prevents the release of sperm when ejaculated.
In a vasectomy procedure, the vas deferens from each testicle are cut, clamped and sealed.
This prevents the sperm from mixing with the semen that is ejaculated from the penis.
Without sperm in the semen, an egg cannot be fertilized.
The testicles still continue to produce sperm, but the sperm are reabsorbed by the body.
It will take several months after a vasectomy for all remaining sperm to be ejaculated or reabsorbed.
This also happens to sperm that are not ejaculated.
Same amount of fluid would still be ejaculated as the vas deferens tubes are blocked before the seminal vesicles and the prostate.
It takes about 2 months for the sperms in the vas to clear. The semen need to be tested for zero sperm
count.
Vasectomy patients can still get their partner pregnant until their sperm count is zero.
This can be verified by sending a sperm sample for sperm count test 2 months after vasectomy surgery or after 10 to 20 ejaculations whichever come first.
Only after the sperm count is zero, it is safe to have sex without any contraception.
Can vasectomy be reversed?
Vasectomy can be reversed but the surgery is expensive.
Although vasectomy patients who had reversed vasectomy can ejaculate sperm after the reversal surgery, the sperm are often not fertile and unable to fertilize an egg.
Click for Related Topics
9 Things to Know Before Considering a Vasectomy
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Prostatitis affects young and middle age Men
The cause of Prostatitis is often unclear. This problem affects more young and middle age men than the elderly.
What is Prostatitis?
Prostatitis is the infection and inflammation of the prostate gland. As the term is too general, it does not described accurately other abnormalities that can be associated with prostate inflammation.
It could be resulted from bacterial, virus and chemical inflammation of the prostate.The cause of Prostatitis is often unclear. It is least common and least well known prostate problems.
This problem affects more young and middle age men than the elderly. The age between 30 to 50 years old is the period of prostatitis development in men.
Types of Prostatitis?
There are 4 types of Prostatitis;
1.Acute bacterial prostatitis
2.Chronic bacterial prostatitis
3.Chronic prostatitis without infection
4.Symptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
1. Acute bacterial prostatitis
Causes of acute bacterial prostatitis
Acute bacterial prostatitis is caused by bacterial infection of the prostate, the same bacteria that cause bladder infections. These bacteria include E. coli, Klebsiella, and Proteus would spread from the bladder or urethra.
Acute prostatitis is usually associated with lower urinary infection, spreading from the bladder or it may acquire from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as gonorrhoea or chlamydia.
The infection can also spread to the prostate through the blood stream, directly from an adjacent organ, or as a complication of prostate biopsy.
Symptoms of acute bacterial prostatitis
• High temperature with fever.
• Chill or pain felt between the anus and the scrotum. Often causing discomfort
on sitting and sometimes in the testicles and lower back
as well.
• Burning discomfort and painful when passing urine.
• Urge and frequency of urination.
• Dysuria (difficulty in passing urine).
• Shakes
2. Chronic bacterial prostatitis
Causes of chronic bacterial prostatitis
Chronic bacterial prostatitis is caused by an ongoing bacterial infection in the prostate. Usually it does not show any symptoms but low grade infection may occur due to a bladder infection.
Symptoms of chronic bacterial prostatitis
Symptoms of chronic bacterial prostatitis can be identified by persistent genital or pelvic pain for weeks or months. It can be blamed on chronic inflammation of the prostate gland. In the past, chronic inflammation of the prostate gland thought to be caused by an infection.
3. Chronic prostatitis without infection
Causes of chronic prostatitis without infection
The term “chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS)” is used instead of chronic prostatitis without infection. The cause of chronic prostatitis without infection is not known.
Symptoms of chronic prostatitis without infection
Symptoms of chronic prostatitis without infection are recurrent pelvic, testicle or rectal pain without evidence of bladder infection. Other symptoms include difficulties and painful urination or ejaculation.
4. Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
Causes of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
A patient will be diagnosed with asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis when he does not complain of pain or discomfort and any other common symptoms of prostatitis, such as difficulty with urination, fever, and lower back and pelvic pain.
But there are traces of immune cells or has infection fighting cells present in his semen.
The cause of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis is not clearly understood.
Symptoms of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
Basically, there are no symptoms. Usually asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis is diagnosed during evaluation for other conditions, such as infertility test or testing for prostate cancer.
However, since signs of asymptomatic prostatic inflammation may sometimes be associated with prostate cancer.
Depending on what caused prostatitis, it would come gradually or suddenly. Prostatitis might get better quickly by itself or with treatment.
Some types of prostatitis would last for months and keep recurring, example; chronic prostatitis.
What is Prostatitis?
Prostatitis is the infection and inflammation of the prostate gland. As the term is too general, it does not described accurately other abnormalities that can be associated with prostate inflammation.
It could be resulted from bacterial, virus and chemical inflammation of the prostate.The cause of Prostatitis is often unclear. It is least common and least well known prostate problems.
This problem affects more young and middle age men than the elderly. The age between 30 to 50 years old is the period of prostatitis development in men.
Types of Prostatitis?
There are 4 types of Prostatitis;
1.Acute bacterial prostatitis
2.Chronic bacterial prostatitis
3.Chronic prostatitis without infection
4.Symptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
1. Acute bacterial prostatitis
Causes of acute bacterial prostatitis
Acute bacterial prostatitis is caused by bacterial infection of the prostate, the same bacteria that cause bladder infections. These bacteria include E. coli, Klebsiella, and Proteus would spread from the bladder or urethra.
Acute prostatitis is usually associated with lower urinary infection, spreading from the bladder or it may acquire from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as gonorrhoea or chlamydia.
The infection can also spread to the prostate through the blood stream, directly from an adjacent organ, or as a complication of prostate biopsy.
Symptoms of acute bacterial prostatitis
• High temperature with fever.
• Chill or pain felt between the anus and the scrotum. Often causing discomfort
on sitting and sometimes in the testicles and lower back
as well.
• Burning discomfort and painful when passing urine.
• Urge and frequency of urination.
• Dysuria (difficulty in passing urine).
• Shakes
2. Chronic bacterial prostatitis
Causes of chronic bacterial prostatitis
Chronic bacterial prostatitis is caused by an ongoing bacterial infection in the prostate. Usually it does not show any symptoms but low grade infection may occur due to a bladder infection.
Symptoms of chronic bacterial prostatitis
Symptoms of chronic bacterial prostatitis can be identified by persistent genital or pelvic pain for weeks or months. It can be blamed on chronic inflammation of the prostate gland. In the past, chronic inflammation of the prostate gland thought to be caused by an infection.
3. Chronic prostatitis without infection
Causes of chronic prostatitis without infection
The term “chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS)” is used instead of chronic prostatitis without infection. The cause of chronic prostatitis without infection is not known.
Symptoms of chronic prostatitis without infection
Symptoms of chronic prostatitis without infection are recurrent pelvic, testicle or rectal pain without evidence of bladder infection. Other symptoms include difficulties and painful urination or ejaculation.
4. Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
Causes of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
A patient will be diagnosed with asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis when he does not complain of pain or discomfort and any other common symptoms of prostatitis, such as difficulty with urination, fever, and lower back and pelvic pain.
But there are traces of immune cells or has infection fighting cells present in his semen.
The cause of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis is not clearly understood.
Symptoms of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
Basically, there are no symptoms. Usually asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis is diagnosed during evaluation for other conditions, such as infertility test or testing for prostate cancer.
However, since signs of asymptomatic prostatic inflammation may sometimes be associated with prostate cancer.
Depending on what caused prostatitis, it would come gradually or suddenly. Prostatitis might get better quickly by itself or with treatment.
Some types of prostatitis would last for months and keep recurring, example; chronic prostatitis.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Impotence or Erectile Dysfunction
Impotence can have emotional causes but most often it is due to a physical problem.
Impotence or erectile dysfunction
Usage of the word “impotence” dates back to the 15th century. Literally means powerlessness.
It is a degrading word attached with a social stigma when it is directed at someone as an insult.
When labeled on a man, he is considered not man enough due to his inability to produce an off spring. He has no sexual power.
Impotence refers to a man's inability to perform sexually and specifically his inability to get an erection.
Advertisement for oral medication of impotence in recent years popularized the term "erectile dysfunction.
Erectile dysfunction is defined as the inability to achieve a sustainable solid erection sufficient to perform penetration for sexual intercourse, the inability to achieve ejaculation or both.
Erectile dysfunction is also called impotence.
Erectile Dysfunction varies from a total inability to achieve an erection or ejaculation, an inconsistent ability to do so and a tendency to sustain only brief erections.
Majority of men at some point in their life experienced occasional failure to achieve erection which can occur for a variety of reasons such as drinking too much alcohol or from being extremely tired whether it is mild or severe.
Now, erectile dysfunction is not a disease that men are ashamed off.
The perception has transformed it into sexual and lifestyle problems.
The risk of erectile dysfunction increases with age.
How does an erection occur?
In order for erection to occur, the nerves of the penis must be functioning properly, blood circulation to the penis must be adequate and there must be proper stimulus from the brain.
If something interferes with any or all of this process, a full erection is not possible.
Erection and Ejaculation
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What cause Erectile Dysfunction?
There are factors associates with erectile dysfunction, below are some of the causes;
• Aging with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
Age men with lower urinary tract systems have double the risk of developing Erectile Dysfunction.
• Lifestyle
Unhealthy lifestyle habits like smoking and drinking are bad and harmful to sexual performance and also affect the production of sperm.
• Medical conditions
Diabetes, stroke, renal failure, liver disease and atherosclerotic hypertension.
• Medications
Medications for above medical conditions and medication for peptic ulcer disease.
• Trauma/Surgery (operation)
Surgery (operation) involving the penis, prostate, urethra, urinary bladder or testes usually affect the erection.
Trauma after this surgery.
• Prior bad sexual experience
Phobia in having sex.
How Erectile Dysfunction be treated?
There are no fixed or standard treatments for ED.
Treatments will depend on the individual’s lifestyle and desire. These treatments include;
• Oral medication
Viagra, Cialis and Levitra
• Injection of prostaglandin
• Using a vacuum device
• Prosthesis
Impact of Impotence / Erectile Dysfunction on men
The impact of Impotence or Erectile Dysfunction on men is far greater than we could imagine.
It not only affects men’s sexual life but their relationship with their loved one and also their self confidence as well.
Impacts of Impotence or ED are as follows,
• Fertility issues
• Loss of sexual interest
• Strained relationship between partner
• Embracement
• Lack of confidence
• Anxiety
• Developed inferiority complex
ED Impotence or Erectile Dysfunction on men is treatable at any age and awareness of this fact has grown among men and they have been seeking help.
With treatment, their sexual activity will improved and return back to normal.
Related Articles:
Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction
Concern over Erectile Dysfunction
What is Erectile Dysfunction?
Exposure to BPA causes Erectile Dysfunction
Having a Hard Time?
Other Related Articles:
Minyak Lintah Tapa Penis Enlargement Secret in a bottle
Tongkat Ali Eurycoma Longifolia Jack
Impotence or erectile dysfunction
Usage of the word “impotence” dates back to the 15th century. Literally means powerlessness.
It is a degrading word attached with a social stigma when it is directed at someone as an insult.
When labeled on a man, he is considered not man enough due to his inability to produce an off spring. He has no sexual power.
Impotence refers to a man's inability to perform sexually and specifically his inability to get an erection.
Advertisement for oral medication of impotence in recent years popularized the term "erectile dysfunction.
Erectile dysfunction is defined as the inability to achieve a sustainable solid erection sufficient to perform penetration for sexual intercourse, the inability to achieve ejaculation or both.
Erectile dysfunction is also called impotence.
Erectile Dysfunction varies from a total inability to achieve an erection or ejaculation, an inconsistent ability to do so and a tendency to sustain only brief erections.
Majority of men at some point in their life experienced occasional failure to achieve erection which can occur for a variety of reasons such as drinking too much alcohol or from being extremely tired whether it is mild or severe.
Now, erectile dysfunction is not a disease that men are ashamed off.
The perception has transformed it into sexual and lifestyle problems.
The risk of erectile dysfunction increases with age.
How does an erection occur?
In order for erection to occur, the nerves of the penis must be functioning properly, blood circulation to the penis must be adequate and there must be proper stimulus from the brain.
If something interferes with any or all of this process, a full erection is not possible.
Erection and Ejaculation
Click
What cause Erectile Dysfunction?
There are factors associates with erectile dysfunction, below are some of the causes;
• Aging with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
Age men with lower urinary tract systems have double the risk of developing Erectile Dysfunction.
• Lifestyle
Unhealthy lifestyle habits like smoking and drinking are bad and harmful to sexual performance and also affect the production of sperm.
• Medical conditions
Diabetes, stroke, renal failure, liver disease and atherosclerotic hypertension.
• Medications
Medications for above medical conditions and medication for peptic ulcer disease.
• Trauma/Surgery (operation)
Surgery (operation) involving the penis, prostate, urethra, urinary bladder or testes usually affect the erection.
Trauma after this surgery.
• Prior bad sexual experience
Phobia in having sex.
How Erectile Dysfunction be treated?
There are no fixed or standard treatments for ED.
Treatments will depend on the individual’s lifestyle and desire. These treatments include;
• Oral medication
Viagra, Cialis and Levitra
• Injection of prostaglandin
• Using a vacuum device
• Prosthesis
Impact of Impotence / Erectile Dysfunction on men
The impact of Impotence or Erectile Dysfunction on men is far greater than we could imagine.
It not only affects men’s sexual life but their relationship with their loved one and also their self confidence as well.
Impacts of Impotence or ED are as follows,
• Fertility issues
• Loss of sexual interest
• Strained relationship between partner
• Embracement
• Lack of confidence
• Anxiety
• Developed inferiority complex
ED Impotence or Erectile Dysfunction on men is treatable at any age and awareness of this fact has grown among men and they have been seeking help.
With treatment, their sexual activity will improved and return back to normal.
Related Articles:
Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction
Concern over Erectile Dysfunction
What is Erectile Dysfunction?
Exposure to BPA causes Erectile Dysfunction
Having a Hard Time?
Other Related Articles:
Minyak Lintah Tapa Penis Enlargement Secret in a bottle
Tongkat Ali Eurycoma Longifolia Jack
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