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Cystic Fibrosis is said to be an inherited disorder that affects both the digestive and respiratory systems and sometimes it’s also very lethal. Almost 70,000 people around the world are having this disorder. People initially think that are having some sort of cold or any eating disorder as it’s not very easy to differentiate this disease from other common diseases. One needs to look it very deeply
Don’t take it as a Childhood Disease:
This disease is specifically associated as the disease for the children but this is not the truth at all. With the help of new technologies the life expectancy has been improved. There is much to read on this particular disease for the sake of knowledge and to dispel many myths.
Patients of this disease have Salty Skin:
If someone is experiencing his or her skin to be salted he or she must look into it with details. This disease actually triggers the imperfect proteins that are accountable for the creation of sweat glands and is present in many organs. This salt helps out in sweating and later its absorption. People with cystic fibrosis don’t have the ability of absorption so the salt stays there on their skin. One can have shortage of salt levels inside the body. This can create many complications like exhaustion, abdominal pain and heat stroke risks.
Loss in weight is the prominent symptom:
This disease can develop the mucus in the body and this can block the channels of the pancreas. These ducks produces enzymes that break down food. In spite of having the high calories diet the body of the patients remain unable to absorb these fats. So the whole procedure ends up with giving them a very thin appearance. There is an option of enzyme replacements before something to eat to actually ease the digestion. In This disease actually so many key vitamins are wasted so the need of certain supplements is a must to look healthy.
Cystic Fibrosis and Male Infertility:
Reports say that many of the male people who are facing this disease are facing the problem of infertility. The loss of so many nutrients also causes damage to this specific attribute of males. Fortunately now there are many treatments to handle this issue. Many reproductive techniques are there to cope with this. it actually needs counseling as well along with the treatment to dispel so many misconception about the disease.
Unfortunately a Progressive Disease:
It depends on the intensity of the symptoms that decide whether the disease can progress or not. Every individual may practice it separately and because of this reason its progression can be noticed but generally it is taken as a progressive one. For example if someone has this disease in the childhood he or she can take it along to the adultery. In new born babies this disorder can be seen in few months after the birth with the help of several tests etc.
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Hello jasmine_writer,
Welcome to the EmpowHER community. Thank you for discussing cystic fibrosis with our readers.
Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and progressively limits the ability to breathe.
People with CF have inherited two copies of the defective CF gene -- one copy from each parent. Both parents must have at least one copy of the defective gene.
Today the median predicted survival age is close to 40. This is a dramatic improvement from the 1950s, when a child with CF rarely lived long enough to attend elementary school.
Regards,
April 5, 2016 - 5:17amMaryann
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Thanks for your compliment and also grateful for sharing some more information regarding cystic fibrosis .
April 5, 2016 - 8:34pmThis Comment