Autoimmune Case study
Autoimmune disorder case study
Autoimmune diseases: An autoimmune disease is any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues or normal cells by mistake; the body fails to tell the difference between self and non-self. There are several dozen kinds of autoimmune diseases, risk factors depend somewhat on the particular illness. In general, researchers have found strong links to gender, age, genetics, and race. Females are almost three times as likely as males to have an autoimmune disease, with adolescent girls and young women being at greatest risk. Most autoimmune diseases affect younger and middle-aged people. Some illnesses begin specially in childhood. A family history of autoimmune disease puts a child at higher risk. In fact, its been estimated that about one-third of the risk of developing an autoimmune disease is tied to something in a child’s genes. Finally, some children of different races may be more prone to having certain autoimmune diseases.
Bowel incontinence: Bowel incontinence is the loss of bowel control, leading to an involuntary passage of stool. This can range from occasionally leaking a small amount of stool and passing gas, to completely losing control of bowel movements. Causes of bowel incontinence include chronic constipation, chronic laxative use, colectomy or bowel surgery, decreased awareness of sensation of rectal fullness, emotional problems, gynecological, prostate or rectal surgery, injury to the anal muscles due to childbirth (in women), nerve or muscle damage (from trauma, tumor, or radiation), severe diarrhea that overwhelms the ability to control passage of stool, severe hemorrhoids or rectal prolapse, and stress of unfamiliar environment.
In people with bowel incontinence due to diarrhea, medications such as loperamide (Imodium) may be used to control the diarrhea and improve bowel incontinence.
Autoimmune diseases: An autoimmune disease is any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues or normal cells by mistake; the body fails to tell the difference between self and non-self. There are several dozen kinds of autoimmune diseases, risk factors depend somewhat on the particular illness. In general, researchers have found strong links to gender, age, genetics, and race. Females are almost three times as likely as males to have an autoimmune disease, with adolescent girls and young women being at greatest risk. Most autoimmune diseases affect younger and middle-aged people. Some illnesses begin specially in childhood. A family history of autoimmune disease puts a child at higher risk. In fact, its been estimated that about one-third of the risk of developing an autoimmune disease is tied to something in a child’s genes. Finally, some children of different races may be more prone to having certain autoimmune diseases.
Bowel incontinence: Bowel incontinence is the loss of bowel control, leading to an involuntary passage of stool. This can range from occasionally leaking a small amount of stool and passing gas, to completely losing control of bowel movements. Causes of bowel incontinence include chronic constipation, chronic laxative use, colectomy or bowel surgery, decreased awareness of sensation of rectal fullness, emotional problems, gynecological, prostate or rectal surgery, injury to the anal muscles due to childbirth (in women), nerve or muscle damage (from trauma, tumor, or radiation), severe diarrhea that overwhelms the ability to control passage of stool, severe hemorrhoids or rectal prolapse, and stress of unfamiliar environment.
In people with bowel incontinence due to diarrhea, medications such as loperamide (Imodium) may be used to control the diarrhea and improve bowel incontinence.