Living and Fighting with Chronic Illness
By: Researcher Taymur Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms are unpleasant and may be embarrassing. It’s never fun to cramp, bloat, nausea, or diarrhea. Yet there are several changes in lifestyle and home remedies that you can try to help. Because everybody’s body is different, you should try to avoid pain until you find solutions that […]
By: Researcher Taymur Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that affects the nerves. This damage often leads to severe symptoms such as: muscle pain vision problems numbness tingling weakness MS can be aggressive and advance rapidly in some people. In other cases, with long periods of inactivity, it can be mild and develop at […]
By: Researcher Taymur Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Knowing the normal progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) because it will help you gain a sense of control and make better decisions. Therefore MS arises when an unusual targeting of the central nervous system (CNS) by the body’s immune system, although it is not considered an autoimmune condition. […]
By: Researcher Taymur Understanding Multiple Sclerosis and Vision If you have been recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), you probably wonder how the body will be affected by this disease. Most people are familiar with the physical effects, like: unsteady gait tingling in parts of the body weakness or numbness in your limbs tremor Understanding […]
By: Researcher Taymur Understanding Multiple Sclerosis A chronic, progressive autoimmune condition affecting the central nervous system is multiple sclerosis (MS). MS develops when the myelin is damaged by the immune system that protects the spinal cord and brain nerve fibers. This is called demyelination, which creates problems in interaction between the nerves and the brain. […]
By: Researcher Taymur Just imagine that. You’re happy about life. You’re sharing your life with your dream man. You have a couple of kids, a job that most of the time you enjoy, and hobbies and friends to keep you busy. Instead, the mother-in-law is moving in one day. You don’t know why. You haven’t […]
By: Researcher Taymur My husband and I call “The Dark Years” from 2002 to 2008. I went from a high-energy go-getter virtually overnight to being mostly bedridden, with debilitating aches, increasing tiredness, vertigo, and recurrent bronchitis. Doctors gave me different diagnoses, but the most reliable seemed to be chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or “an unexplained […]
By: Researcher Taymur Chronic tiredness is far from the tiredness of “I need another cup of coffee.” It’s a deteriorating disease that can affect your whole life. No big research on the impact of diet on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been performed to date. Nonetheless, Jose Montoya, MD, a medicine professor and Stanford’s Chronic […]
By: Researcher Taymur Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disorder characterized by extreme fatigue and exhaustion that cannot be explained by an underlying medical condition. CFS also be called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or systemic intolerance exertion disease (SEID). CFS causes have not yet been fully understood. Viral infection, psychological stress, or […]
By: Researcher Taymur Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can affect men and women but is more common in women. In both genders, common symptoms include: Increase or decrease in bowel movements frequent bathroom emergencies diarrhea, constipation, or alternation between the two feeling that bowel movements are incomplete abdominal bloating, cramping, gas, or pain heartburn feeling uncomfortable […]