Inflammation: Role of Inflammation in Animal body

               What is inflammation?

                  Inflammation occurs in everyone, whether you notice it or not. Your immune system creates inflammation to protect the body from infection, injury, or disease. There are many things that could not be cured without inflammation. Inflamation even occur after gym or any of the hard work.Inflammation is the way of treatment of body .It is our defence system in other words.

 

Types of Inflammation:

Inflammation is divided into two main types: 

  Acute inflammation:

Acute inflammation is usually short-lived (although often severe); often resolves in two weeks or less. Symptoms come on quickly.This type restores your body to the state it was in before an injury or illness.

Chronic inflammation:  

Chronic inflammation is a slower and generally less severe form of inflammation. It usually takes more than six weeks. It can occur without injury and does not always end once the disease or injury has healed. But in the case of autoimmune diseases and even prolonged stress , they live more.

 Symptoms of Inflammation:

  5 INDICATIONS OF INFLAMMATION

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

Your symptoms depend on where the inflammation is (location of inflammation) and what is causing it(causitive agent).  Long-term inflammation can cause a number of symptoms and affect your body in many ways.

 Common symptoms of chronic inflammation can include: 

 Body pain , constant fatigue and insomnia  depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders  gastrointestinal problems such as constipation, diarrhea, and acid reflux  weight gain are common infections  symptoms of more common inflammatory diseases  symptoms can also vary depending on the condition that has an inflammatory component.  

Sometimes in autoimmune diseases like certain types of arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, your immune system attacks healthy cells. Start destroying neighboring cell which are still healthy.

For example, in some autoimmune diseases, your immune system affects your skin and causes breakouts.In other species, it attacks certain glands that affect the body's hormone levels.  

In rheumatoid arthritis:

In rheumatoid arthritis, your immune system attacks your joints.

 They can occur:  

Pain, swelling, stiffness or loss of joint function , Fatigue  ,Numbness and tingling  ,Restriction of movement , Inflammatory bowel disease causes inflammation in the digestive tract .

Some common symptoms are:  

• Diarrhea  
• Pain,
• Stomach cramps, or flatulence  
• Weight loss and anemia  bleeding ulcers.

  

In multiple sclerosis, your body attacks the myelin sheath, which is the protective covering of nerve cells. 

•   Numbness and tingling of the arms, legs or half of the face  Balance disorders , Double vision, blurred vision or partial loss of vision  Fatigue , Cognitive problems, such as: B. Brain Fog 

 Causes of  Inflammation 

 Many factors can lead to inflammation, such as: 

•  Chronic and acute illnesses 
•  Certain medications
•   Exposure to irritants or foreign substances that your body cannot easily remove .

 Recurring episodes of inflammation can also cause a chronic inflammatory reaction . 

 There are also certain types of foods that can cause or worsen inflammation in people with autoimmune diseases.  

These foods include:  

• sugars  
• refined carbohydrates
•  alcohol 
•  processed meat  
• trans fats