HSS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Bloating, Fibromyalgia, Diverticulosis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1101
• Professor: James Gomes

Document Summary

Hss 1101- lecture 19: controlling risks for infectious and non- infectious conditions. Can take away from other bodily functions. Associated with: long-term cigarette smoking // air pollution. Makes them smaller, harder to put in use. Types: grand mal, petit mal, psychomotor, jacksonian. Ulcerative colitis (uc): inflammation of mucous membranes in the colon. Symptoms: bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, weight loss, nausea, sweating, fever. Colitis and irritable bowel syndrome (ibs): continued. Irritable bowel syndrome (ibs): nausea, pain, gas, or diarrhea. Rx: stress management, healthy habits can control ibs. Bulges form in walls of the intestine (weak muscles) Bulges may fill with feces (pain, infection) Damage to stomach or intestinal lining (hcl) More prevalent in people who are highly-stressed fatty foods + alcohol + depressed immunity. Can be linked to acidic environment of stomach. Osteoarthritis (oa): progressive deterioration of bone and cartilage. Chapter 9 reducing risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer. hss 1101.