Everyone wants to be home for the holidays – but not on account of
embarrassing digestive upsets. While most of us are out shopping, enjoying
holiday vacations and parties, many people may be forced to stay home
because of digestive upsets like constipation, diarrhea, urgency, abdominal
discomfort, gas or bloating.
Hollywood nutritionist and registered dietitian Ashley Koff wants to offer
advice for avoiding digestive pitfalls, and help your readers overcome these
unwanted holiday episodes that can result from stress, overeating and
overindulgence.
Her tips include using traditional natural remedies and treatments such as
peppermint, ginger and probiotics like Procter & Gamble’s Align daily
probiotic supplement.
The polycystic ovarian syndrome is a disease, which affects 4-7% of the world’s women. Most people mistake the polycystic ovarian syndrome with the ovarian cysts but they are different affections. In the definition of the polycystic ovarian syndrome pain is not mentioned while in the case of ovarian cysts, pelvic pain is known to be mostly present.
The polycystic ovarian syndrome is an endocrine disorder, which affects the patient by the presence of small immature follicles in the ovary. All these cysts have been accumulating over a certain period of time and they can be seen at the ultrasound exam as multiple cystic areas in the ovary.
The follicular ovarian disease can be classified in two: the polycystic ovarian syndrome which refers to small immature follicles situated in the ovary; the multi follicle ovaries which refers to larger follicles and is divided in three: the macro polycystic ovaries meaning that multiple larger cysts are situated in the ovary, the functional cyst which refers to one large cyst and the luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome which refers to the formation of the corpus luteum gland even though the egg did not ovulate.
In order to perform an accurate diagnosis the ultrasound exam along with an endocrinological examination must be done.
In most of the cases of ovarian cysts the localization of the cyst is in one ovary or another but rarely in both ovaries. This is why the pain is generally in the left or right lower abdominal area. If the pain is situated in both sides of the abdomen the doctor must test the patient for vascular congestion, endometriosis, irritable bowel or even lactose intolerance as there is a small possibility for the cysts to be affecting both ovaries. In case of a polycystic ovary syndrome, at the ultrasound exam pelvic congestion will be seen.
In most of the cases of non-polycystic ovary syndrome the problem resolves after two or three months of waiting. Sometimes birth control pills help.
In case of a polycystic ovary syndrome the birth control pills are not useful. Injectable progestins are good for preventing ovarian cysts and can decrease the cyst formation. They cannot suppress any currently existing cysts. They cannot suppress totally the follicle but they can be very effective on follicles in the range of 3.0 cm.
In the worse cases when the hormonal treatment does not help surgery is needed to resolve the problem. Laparoscopic surgery is mostly used as it does not give so many lesions and the patient recovers faster after this intervention than after the classical surgery.
For more info about ovarian cyst symptoms or even about ovarian cysts treatment please review this page http://www.ovarian-cysts-center.com/
by Anne Wolski
Uterine growths can be either harmless or dangerous. Harmless growths or benign growths are non-cancerous and does not pose a threat. One such uterine growth is a polyp of the cervix. Another benign growth is a uterine fibroid though it can still cause annoying problems such as bleeding.
The cause of uterine fibroids is unknown. Family history may be involved, as there is often a history of women in the same family developing these fibroids. Another unknown matter is why fibroids are three times more common in non-Caucasian women. Another factor is that overweight women are more likely to develop fibroids.
A fibroid is medically known as a leiomyoma, which is an unusual growth of smooth muscle tissue. Uterine fibroids arise from the tissue in the myometrium, which is the muscle layer in the wall of the uterus. They are benign.
For most women with fibroids, there are generally no problems and they usually only become aware of their presence when they are detected during other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Fibroids often cause no symptoms. However, larger fibroids may cause pressure, pelvic pain, pressure on the bladder, difficulty in passing urine, and pressure on the rectum causing pain during bowel movements.
Abnormal bleeding is a common symptom of a fibroid. This may be in the form of heavy or painful periods, lengthy periods or spotting between periods. If there is severe localised pain, it generally means that the uterine fibroids are deteriorating.
Although uterine fibroids are benign, they are commonly the reason for hysterectomy because of the bleeding. Sometimes the bleeding can be so significant as to cause anaemia. . Luckily, there are numerous non-surgical means on hand to treat fibroids. Although fibroids do not need treatment, complications may develop. These include recurrent miscarriages, infertility, and complications in childbirth. However, these are usually only if there is unusual distortion of the uterus.
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