Chronic Inflammation And Body Health, How to Avoid, And Control? 

Controlling Chronic Inflammation:

Inflammation is – very generally speaking – the body’s immune system’s response to a stimulus. This can be bacteria colonizing a wound or a splinter piercing your finger, for example. Inflammation happens when the immune system fights against something that may turn out to be harmful.

Inflammation is,

part of the biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli. These stimuli could be damaged cells, pathogens, or irritants. Inflammation is a protective attempt by your body to remove the detrimental stimuli and to start the healing process. Infections and wounds would never heal without inflammation. Symptoms of inflammation can include swelling, pain, redness, and restriction in movement.

It Can Be Acute or Chronic;

Chronic inflammation is prolonged inflammation. It leads to a progressive shift in the type of cells existing at the site of inflammation and is characterized by concurring destruction and healing of the tissue from the inflammatory process. Chronic Inflammation

It can cause a load of diseases, such as:

• Arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,
• Periodontitis.
• Hay fever.
• Cancer.
• Inflammatory bowel diseases.
• Hypersensitivities.
• Diabetes.
• Stroke.
• Heart disease.
• Acne.
• Celiac disease.
• Autoimmune diseases.
• Asthma, etc.

 

So for that reason, the body closely regulates inflammation.

Causes of  An Inflammation: 

Inflammation may have many different causes. These are the most common:

• Pathogens (germs) like bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
• External injuries like scrapes or foreign objects (for example a thorn in your finger).
• Effects of chemicals or radiation.
• Diseases or conditions that cause inflammation often have a name ending in “-itis.”

For example:

• Cystitis, an inflammation of the bladder.
• Bronchitis, an inflammation of the bronchi.
• Otitis media, a middle ear infection.
• Dermatitis, a disease where the skin is inflamed.

 

inflammation plays a key role in many diseases, some of which are becoming more common and severe. Chronic inflammatory diseases contribute to more than half of deaths worldwide.

Inflammation is associated with diseases such as the following:

• Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
• Cardiovascular diseases like high blood pressure and heart disease.
• Gastrointestinal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease.
• Lung diseases like asthma.
• Mental illnesses like depression.
• Metabolic diseases like Type 2 diabetes.
• Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease.
• Some types of cancer, like colon cancer.

 

Signs and Symptoms:

There are five signs that may indicate an acute inflammation:

• Redness.
• Heat.
• Swelling.
• Pain.
• Loss of function.

Chronic inflammation is a more gradual and subtle process. When symptoms do appear, they can include:

• Fatigue.
• Muscle aches and joint pain.
• Constipation, diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal issues.
• Weight gain.
• Headaches.
• Skin rashes.

There is a Loss of Function,

For example,

when the inflamed limb can no longer be moved properly or when the sense of smell is worse during a cold, or when it is more difficult to breathe when you have bronchitis. This means that inflammation does not start when a wound has been infected by bacteria, festers, or heals poorly, but already as the body is trying to fight against the harmful stimulus or a viral infection.

Not all five signs occur in every inflammation. Some inflammations occur “silently” and do not cause any symptoms.

General responses in the body:

If the inflammation is severe, it can cause general reactions in the body. These may include the following signs and symptoms:

• Generally feeling ill, exhaustion, and fever. These are signs that the immune system is very active and needs a lot of energy, which may be lacking for other activities. If the rate of metabolism is higher due to a fever, more antibodies, and cells of the immune system can be produced.
• Changes in the blood, such as an increased number of immune system cells.

 

A very rare but dangerous complication of infection is called septicemia (blood poisoning). The possible signs of this complication include chills, feeling very ill, and a very high fever.

Septicemia may occur if bacteria multiply quickly in a certain part of the body and then a lot of them suddenly enter the bloodstream. This can happen if the body isn’t able to fight the infection locally, if the germs are very aggressive, or if the immune system is very weak. Septicemia is a medical emergency and needs to be treated by a doctor as soon as possible.

What Happens When You Have an Inflammation:

Inflammations can cause chronic diseases too:

Chronic inflammation has been linked with autoimmune disorders, allergic reactions, viral and bacterial infections, and a host of other diseases and disease processes, such as:

• Asthma.
• Crohn’s Disease.
• Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Heart Disease.
• Multiple Sclerosis.
• Diabetes.
• Celiac Disease.
• Alzheimer’s Disease.
• Cancer.
• Obesity.
• Atherosclerosis.
• Allergies.

 

And many other conditions (including other inflammatory conditions such as gastritis, endocarditis, tendonitis, etc.)

The key to Controlling Inflammation:

The top of the list for controlling inflammation is to eat an anti-inflammatory diet.

A. Anti-inflammatory diets will be heavy on:

• Vegetables.
• Whole grains.
• Nuts.
• Oily fish.
• Some proteins.
• Spices such as ginger and turmeric.
• Brightly colored fruits.

 

B. The foods that promote inflammation are:

• Saturated fats.
• Trans fats.
• Corn and soybean oil.
• Refined carbohydrates
• Sugars.
• Red meat.
• And dairy.

 

Now you see why you will probably also lose weight with an anti-inflammatory diet. An added benefit. What’s great about controlling inflammation with your diet, is no side effects. No list of side effects that come with most medications. And you should see improvement in just a few weeks.

How to Find Your Level of Inflammation?

• The best indicator of your level of inflammation is the C-reactive Protein – or CRP rating.
• Anything over 1.0 is should be considered high.
• Next time you get your blood work done, ask your doctor to include the CRP test.

 

To date, there is no specific therapy or prescription drugs have been evaluated for their ability to reduce levels of CRP. However, a handful of non-pharmaceutical interventions have been studied for their potential in relieving inflammation and lowering CRP levels.

These include:

• Regular exercise.
• Weight loss.
• Smoking cessation.
• and stress reduction.

 

Xanthones found in the mangosteen fruit have been shown in scientific studies to be a powerful natural anti-inflammatory, without any side effects.