A 49-year-old member asked:
what can i do to lessen the inflammation?
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Dr. Marvin Denanswered
Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Depends on cause: In most instances one takes an antiinflammatory like an advil, aleve (naproxen) or even aspirin. If more is required a steroid preparation may be needed. Speak to your doctor. He knows what is going on and what would be best for you.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
What is inflammation?
3 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 49 years experience
Response of body: Inflammation is the response of body to many insults, e.g., infection, chemical injury, radiation, trauma, tissue necrosis. Acute inflammation has pain, redness, swelling, warmth and loss of function.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Does inflammation of the spinal cord lead to any major symptoms or complications?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Larry Armstronganswered
Neurosurgery 27 years experience
Yes: It can even lead to death. It can lead to paralysis, weakness, numbness and tingling, and many other problems.
Sometimes full recovery is possible.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
What's hidden inflammation like?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered
Rheumatology 48 years experience
CRP!: Hidden inflammation would not come from arthritis, which would cause pain. Both increased sed rates and crps can come from metabolic syndrome. High estrogen levels increase firbrinogen, which increases sed rate, but not crp. I wish my medical colleages would stop ordering esrs and focus on crps.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What can increase my risk for unhealthy inflammation?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
Multifactorial cause: Inflammation is a multifactorial consequence of hormonal, immune system and nervous system dysfunction resulting from genetic predispositions and dietary and environmental insults. These factors impact your immune system and can lead to pain and inflammation. You need to work with an experienced doctor to fix all of these metabolic problems.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Can inflammation slow you down?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 52 years experience
Depends: The location of the inflammation and the intensity of the inflammation will dictate the speed of recovery and whether you can accomplish what you need to efficiently and rapidly. Be sure you clear with your doctor wheat activities you are engaging in so that you do not re-activate the inflammation.
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