A wide range of degenerative diseases that are important for you to know
Degenerative diseases are more common in the elderly. Because the disease is formed through a long process, the damage that results from the body's metabolism disorders stack. However, the current conditions indicate that not only the elderly who are at risk of experiencing a wide range of degenerative diseases. Some of the degenerative disease also inflicted by someone who was 20 to 30 's, due to unhealthy life pattern.
Heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and alzheimer's is the 5th leading cause of death due to a degenerative disease in Indonesia. This article will discuss only about 5 major degenerative diseases and their causes and preventive ways affected by this disease. Happy reading!
5 degenerative diseases are life threatening
A degenerative disease is a medical term for a condition of decline of cell function continuously due to some unhealthy life pattern. Among others, the cause is cigarette smoking, excessive consumption of alcohol, a sedentary lifestyle or less physical activity, low fiber consumption and obesity. The following detailed explanation for every degenerative disease:
1. Heart disease
Heart disease is a killer second in Indonesia after the stroke. While at the global level, based on American Heart Association statement on the year 2017 is the first killer is heart disease the world population.
In general there are different types of heart disease that can happen, however, that matches the criteria of a degenerative disease is coronary heart disease. This disease occurs when the discovery of the blockage in the blood vessels through the heart. Tersering blockage is cholesterol blockages caused by obesity and low consumption of fiber.
The symptoms that occur when you have coronary heart disease include chest pain on the left side who can spread on the arms and back stabbing punggun, there is a feeling of nausea and vomiting, difficulty breathing, heart and sweat bajir beats with the firm.
Some people often assume this disease is just a symptom of the disease enters the wind. So it's not immediately headed to the hospital to get proper emergency treatment. If not handled properly and well, coronary heart disease can be life-threatening to a drive.
2. Stroke
Stroke is the second type of degenerative diseases but including the first murderer in Indonesia. A stroke is a disease of the blood vessels characterized by conditions of the blockage or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. So will cause its victims unconscious, paralyzed on half the area of the body and in some cases lead to a disability such as well as life threatening.
Stroke stroke is also called emboli blockage. Can occur when a blood vessel in the brain area suffered a blockage due to the pile of cholesterol. The area of the brain that lack of oxygen can cause a variety of symptoms that have been mentioned above. The occurrence of stroke is blockage can be overcome by the installation of nets in blood vessels.
This type of stroke is burst blood vessels in the brain, also known as bleeding stroke. Happens not only due to the blockage of cholesterol on the blood vessels in the brain. But can occur when the blood pressure tensi or very high can no longer afford in bending by blood vessels in the brain, so it broke and resulted in various symptoms of paralysis and unconscious.
Handling at the stroke of a bleeding stroke compared to more complex blockages. Because at a stroke the same bleeding, blood must be removed from the brain by a variety of medications and fluids. The rehabilitation process after stroke onset was not easy, it takes quite a long time especially to be able to restore the condition of paralysis due to a stroke.
3. Cancer
Cancer is the third type of degenerative diseases that will be discussed on the article this time. Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in the tissues of the body, resulting in violence and destructive and quickly spread to other parts of the body. Cancer is also called malignant tumor. Cancer is the biggest cause of deaths including three in Indonesia.
Cancer can occur in all ages, but the elderly will be more at risk of experiencing this condition. Cancer can grow in various places on the human body. Are spread and damage, so it'll happen pain, disorders of the affected organ, failed to stop bleeding and wounds that failed to heal.
The various causes of cancer in addition to genetic factors is unhealthy living habits since young. Excessive consumption of fatty foods, high fiber, low preservatives, smoking, hormonal drugs or exposure to harmful chemicals and alcohol is one of the causes. The virus can also be a cause of cancer, especially of the virus on sexually transmitted diseases.
To prevent the occurrence of degenerative diseases-cancer, you should have a healthy life since early childhood. Diligently checked the body and avoid things that can cause cancer.
Treatment and handling in order to be cured from cancer is not easy. Chemotherapy and a variety of drugs are used to kill cancer cells sometimes are very toxic to the body. Causes of hair loss and damage to the kidneys.
4. Diabetes
The fourth is a degenerative disease diabetes mellitus type two. Type two diabetes is a disease that results from a decrease in function of the pancreas in producing insulin, a substance that carries the sugar for metabolism in the cells. Due to the failure of the function of this insulin, sugar levels in the blood become high but the body cells starve.
Symptoms that may occur include skinny body in a short time, often thirsty, hungry and often also urinate. As well as the disturbance persyarafan such as numbing, decreased vision and sores that failed to heal.
Normal levels of sugar in the blood of humans vary widely. Depending on the conditions and to the human diet. Before eating the normal sugar levels ranged from 70 to 130 mg/dL. Two hours after meals less than 180 mg/dL. Normal fasting blood sugar is less than 110 mg/dL. For random blood sugar, normal is less than 200 mg/dL.
As with any other degenerative diseases, diabetes results from wrong living patterns since young. Obesity and caloric intake too much into one that increases the risk of the occurrence of type two diabetes mellitus. The complications due to diabetes can occur and lower the quality of life of the elderly.
5. Alzheimer's
Although alzheimer's is a disease that is rarely known widely as other degenerative diseases. But Alzheimer's goes into 5 types of disease on society's biggest killer of the elderly in America. Alzheimer's is a disease of the brain's cognitive functions decline slowly, covering language, considering the ability, vision and communication as well as the occurrence of a change of behavior and personality.
Elderly with Alzheimer's will initially experience easy to forget. The name of the people, things, places, happenings that has recently been passed even forgotten against the content of the talks which have just been in the pass or closest to the family is discussed.
On the advanced symptoms, the elderly with Alzheimer's will increasingly lose cognitive ability such as talking, it's hard to make decisions and often confused, even personality change conditions can occur. Elderly who suffered Alzheimer's very risky against the occurrence of deaths due to accidents, lost or abandonment by the family. Alzheimer's sufferers will greatly depend on the care of the family.
As well as preventing degenerative disease to another. Prevent the onset of Alzheimer's is to get used to the pattern of healthy living since young, the consumption of healthy foods, exercising regularly and actively reading or invites the brain to think.
Such information about 5 degenerative diseases which threaten the life of the elderly in Indonesia. Hopefully this article is useful, let's start living healthy, due to the old age of youth is depending on the mu mu. Let's get used to having a healthy life while young. Thank you!
