For years scientific researchers have been investigating the relationship between our stomachs and our auto immune system. Today they say there is evidence bacteria in our abdomens can trigger auto immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
Thousands of people are stricken in the prime of their lives with arthritis; it is not just the elderly that suffer from it. Stiffness, fatigue and widespread muscle aches are the main characteristics of the disease. Sometimes the joint stiffness associated with arthritis can be crippling.
Researchers at the famed Mayo Clinic, along with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign believe that stomach bacteria could lead to diseases like arthritis in people who are genetically predisposed to the condition. The team of scientists explained that the human body contains at least 10 trillion cells but that bacteria in the intestines outnumber those human cells 10 to one. The researchers discovered that both hormones and aging further aggravate the stomach and immune system and can add to inflammation in people who are susceptible to conditions such as arthritis.
Some medical experts now say the key to avoiding joint stiffness and conditions like rheumatoid arthritis could be to find ways to balance the level of bacteria in the stomach.
Earlier Findings – Arthritis
This link between arthritis and stomach bacteria makes sense to many people in the scientific community. Back in the spring of 2010 researchers at Harvard Medical School conducted an examination of bacteria in mice. They discovered that while bacteria didn’t cause arthritis, it did make the mice more susceptible to it. They concluded that bacterium creates an environment that allows the genetic susceptibility to be carried out. The researchers who worked on this particular study also found a connection between stomach bacteria and irritable bowel syndrome; however, they indicated that the most prevalent feature was inflammation and joint stiffness, as well as other symptoms of arthritis.
Septic Arthritis and What it Means
There are several different types of arthritis. One type of arthritis has always been associated with bacteria. It is called Septic Arthritis. This disease occurs when bacteria spreads through the bloodstream and into a joint. Most cases are caused by common bacteria staphylococcus or streptococcus. You are at risk of getting septic arthritis if you have one or more of the following:
• Artificial join implants
• Bacterial infections somewhere else in your body
• Injection drug use
• Chronic illness such as diabetes or sickle cell disease
• Medications that suppress the immune system
Joint stiffness, joint swelling and pain are common with septic arthritis. The stiffness and other symptoms tend to come on rather quickly so it can be startling to people. It usually attacks just one area or one joint in the body, whereas other forms of arthritis can attack and then spread to various parts of the body. Septic only travels from one joint to the other if it goes untreated for a long period of time.
Unlike other forms of arthritis, Septic Arthritis is curable if the patient gets quick and proper care. Treatment can not only take care of the annoying stiffness, it can prevent the disease from spreading to other parts of the body.
There has been some evidence that people who work with animals, plants and marine life are more susceptible to the disease-producing germs. This is due to the fact that the animals and materials they work with carry the germs. Having said this, a wide population can be exposed to the bacteria. For this reason rheumatologists are always promoting good hygiene and germ control.
If you already suffer from arthritis you know how the stiffness and swelling of joints can be debilitating. For some people the stiffness alone makes it difficult to carry out normal activities; even getting dressed can be hard for those who have severe rheumatoid arthritis. Taking precautions like avoiding bad germs in one step towards protecting the human body, another step will be for scientists to find ways to balance that bad bacterium when it does enter our bodies.
Kwa miaka mingi, watafiti wamekuwa wakichunguza uhusiano kati ya tumbo na mfumo wetu wa kinga. Utafiti wa hivi karibuni unaonyesha kuwa bakteria katika tumbo la mtu inaweza kusababisha magonjwa ya autoimmune kama vile ugonjwa wa arthritis. Maelfu ya watu huugua ugonjwa wa viungo vya mwili katika umri wao wa kustawi; si wazee tu wanaugua ugonjwa huo. Ukali, uchovu na maumivu ya misuli yaliyoenea sana ni sifa kuu za ugonjwa huo. Nyakati nyingine ugumu wa viungo unaosababishwa na ugonjwa wa viungo waweza kuwa wenye kulemaza. Watafiti wa kliniki maarufu ya Mayo pamoja na Chuo Kikuu cha Illinois Urbana-Champaign wanaamini kuwa bakteria ya tumbo inaweza kusababisha magonjwa kama ugonjwa wa arthritis kwa watu ambao wana mwelekeo wa maumbile wa ugonjwa huo. Wataalamu hao wanasema kwamba mwili wa binadamu una chembe milioni 10 lakini bakteria katika matumbo ni nyingi kuliko chembe hizo. Watafiti wamegundua kwamba homoni na uzee huongeza maumivu ya tumbo na mfumo wa kinga na inaweza kuongeza uvimbe kwa watu ambao wana uwezekano wa kupata hali kama vile ugonjwa wa arthritis. Wataalamu wa afya wanasema kuwa njia ya kuzuia magonjwa kama rheumatoid arthritis ni kupata njia za kusawazisha kiwango cha bakteria katika tumbo. Uunganisho huu kati ya ugonjwa wa viungo na bakteria za tumbo unaeleweka kwa watu wengi katika jamii ya kisayansi. Katika mwaka wa 2010, watafiti wa Chuo Kikuu cha Tiba cha Harvard walifanya uchunguzi wa bakteria kwenye panya. Waligundua kwamba ingawa bakteria hazisababishi ugonjwa wa viungo, ziliwafanya panya wawe na mwelekeo zaidi wa kuugua. Walifikia mkataa kwamba bakteria huunda mazingira ambayo huruhusu mwelekeo wa maumbile kutekelezwa. Watafiti waliofanya utafiti huu pia walipata uhusiano kati ya bakteria za tumbo na ugonjwa wa utumbo wenye kukasirika, lakini walionyesha kuwa sifa ya kawaida ilikuwa uvimbe na ugumu wa viungo, pamoja na dalili nyingine za ugonjwa wa arthritis. Ugonjwa wa Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha ya Majeraha. Aina moja ya ugonjwa wa viungo sikuzote imehusianishwa na bakteria. Inaitwa septic arthritis. Ugonjwa huu hutokea wakati bakteria zinapenea kupitia mtiririko wa damu na kuingia kwenye kiungo. Matukio mengi husababishwa na bakteria za kawaida za staphylococcus au streptococcus. • Ugonjwa wa ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: • Ugonjwa wa septic ulinganifu: Ugonjwa huo na dalili zake nyingine huanza haraka sana, na huenda ikawa ya kushangaza kwa watu. Kwa kawaida, ugonjwa huo huathiri sehemu moja tu ya mwili, lakini aina nyingine za ugonjwa huo zinaweza kuenea katika sehemu mbalimbali za mwili. Ugonjwa wa septic hutoka kwenye sehemu moja hadi nyingine ikiwa haujatibiwa kwa muda mrefu. Tofauti na aina nyingine za ugonjwa wa viungo, ugonjwa wa viungo unaopatikana kwa njia ya damu unaweza kutibiwa ikiwa mgonjwa atapokea utunzaji wa haraka na unaofaa. Matibabu hayawezi tu kutatua tatizo la kuganda, lakini pia yanaweza kuzuia ugonjwa huo usipitishwe kwenye sehemu nyingine za mwili. Kuna ushahidi kwamba watu wanaofanya kazi na wanyama, mimea na viumbe wa baharini wanaathiriwa zaidi na vimelea vinavyosababisha magonjwa. Hii ni kwa sababu wanyama na vifaa wanavyofanya kazi navyo hubeba vimelea. Kwa kusema hivyo, idadi kubwa ya watu inaweza kuambukizwa bakteria hiyo. Kwa sababu hiyo madaktari wa magonjwa ya uti wa mgongo sikuzote huendeleza usafi mzuri na kudhibiti vimelea. Ikiwa tayari una ugonjwa wa viungo, unajua jinsi ugumu na uvimbe wa viungo unavyoweza kukudharau. Kwa watu wengine, ugumu wa mwili hufanya iwe vigumu kufanya shughuli za kawaida; hata kuvaa kunaweza kuwa vigumu kwa wale walio na ugonjwa mbaya wa viungo vya miguu. "Kutumia tahadhari kama vile kuepuka vijidudu vibaya katika hatua moja kuelekea kulinda mwili wa binadamu, hatua nyingine itakuwa kwa wanasayansi kupata njia za kusawazisha bakteria mbaya wakati inapoingia miili yetu. """