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今天是国际妇女节,关爱女性健康、祝福女性快乐是让女同胞欢度节日的主旋律,也是全社会为女同胞送上节日祝贺的温馨行动。没有女性的健康,就没有人类的幸福、社会的和谐、家庭的欢乐!
尽管女性的平均寿命长于男性,但女性一生经历的病痛却多于男性,这一方面是女性的生理特点所决定的,另一方面也因女性为家庭过度操劳所致。比如,女同胞既要上班,还要带孩子、做家务,往往睡眠不好,身体抵抗力就差,各种疾病肯定就会惹上身。
以类风湿性关节炎(以下简称“类风湿”)为例,通常女性的发病率比男性高2-3倍。过去民间有“坐月子”下冷水惹风湿的说法,意思是说生完孩子的女人身体尚未复原,抵抗力较差,容易受风寒而入骨。现在看来这种说法有一定道理,因为人的抵抗力差,就容易遭受病原体感染,从而导致慢性炎症,最后就有可能发展成类风湿。
还有一种说法,认为女性易患类风湿病与雌激素有关,这种观点似乎能解释男女类风湿发病率的差异,但目前对于类风湿与雌激素之间的关系还不明确。由于类风湿的发病原因还没有搞清楚,只知道这类疾病都是自身免疫系统对组织器官的攻击和破坏(称为自身免疫性疾病),所以也就无法确认激素究竟是始发因素还是促进因子。
在动物实验中发现,胃肠道感染可以导致全身炎症,而经久不愈的慢性炎症就会发展成类风湿。然而,不论男女老少,都可能发生胃肠道感染,显然无法解释女性易发类风湿的原因。那么,女性还有更易受到病原体感染的器官吗?当然有,那就是女性的生殖器官!这就是为什么专门有个“妇科病”的病名。
大家也许会很疑惑:妇科病怎么会和类风湿扯上关系?这就要牵涉到感染与免疫的关系,因为感染能激活免疫系统,产生大量免疫活化细胞(如T淋巴细胞、巨噬细胞等),促进抗感染细胞因子的分泌和一氧化氮大量释放。通常类风湿病人血液中的肿瘤坏死因子α(TNFα)含量很高,所以现在采用抗TNFα的单抗治疗风湿病。一氧化氮是一把“双刃剑”,它既能杀死病原体,也能损害自身的组织器官。
女性健康的生殖道一般呈酸性,除乳酸菌等嗜酸菌外,通常不适合病原体生长。但是,若因身体抵抗力下降,可能会导致生殖道微生物过度生长而使天然菌群失调。同时,性传播疾病(性病)病原体感染无疑会导致生殖器炎症,而治疗过程中大量使用抗生素,不仅破坏原有的生态环境,而且已导致“二次感染”,即杀死了细菌,却染上真菌,常见的是白色念珠菌,其症状是外阴瘙痒。
说到这里,内行的人就要问:生殖器炎症导致类风湿有实验依据吗?老实说,现在还没有太多的证据,但已经有了一些线索(http://www.yeastinfectionadvisor.com/arthritis.html)。可以肯定,它像胃肠道感染一样是类风湿发病的高危因子,因为生殖器细菌感染尤其是真菌感染最容易诱发慢性炎症,而慢性炎症可以让TNFα等炎症细胞因子长期超标而带来副作用。由于女性生殖器感染真菌后只是有些可以忍耐的瘙痒,并无痛不欲生的其他症状,这样往往容易被忽略,有些女性的真菌感染可能长期持续,甚至伴随终生!
作为类风湿的一种高危因素,女同胞保持生殖器健康乃是当务之急。为此,希望女性朋友们从以下几个方面入手,有病治病,无病预防:
第一,首先去医院确诊有无妇科病,如果有,究竟是哪种病原体感染?细菌?真菌?还是寄生虫?然后遵医嘱,对症下药,坚持治疗,直到彻底痊愈。
第二,未婚女性如无感染,不要随便使用清洗剂,以免破坏“原生态”,但若已被感染,而且身体不适,可以适当使用清洗剂,但应咨询医生正确选用。
第三,对于已经患上类风湿的人,适量饮用低度红酒有助于减轻炎症,缓解疼痛,但饮酒并不能消除生殖器感染,因此也不能预防因生殖器感染导致的类风湿。
第四,多运动、避风寒、防感染,这些举措是预防类风湿的万全之策,不妨长期坚持。
值此三八妇女节,祝所有女性朋友身体健康,节日快乐!你们的健康是家庭之福、社会之福、人类之福!
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Systemic Yeast Infection and Rheumatoid Arthritis
In January 1995 19 doctors wrote an article that was published in The Townsend Letter for Doctors. They stated that candidiasis or systemic yeast infections could mimic symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis. They also explained that systemic yeast infections may play a leading role in symptoms and diseases such as allergies, intestinal and bladder problems, fatigue, weight gain, headaches, poor concentration, and irritability.
Dr. Constantini also found that mycotoxins caused rheumatoid arthritis.
Food allergies have definitely been linked to arthritis by Dr. D Adamo and others. When the body is allergic to foods it creates IgE or IgG antibodies to that food as an immune response to a toxic invader. The person that this happens to is not aware of this happening and goes thru life without a clue.
However, over a span of 20 years or so the immune system becomes worn and tired and is unable to remove all these allergens from these foods. These allergens begin to enter the body depositing themselves in the joints. There they begin to clump the cells and damage them. The immune system will respond, but because it is so worn from the years of fighting these allergens, it cannot remove them all. The joints become damaged and arthritis is the result.
The only way to determine which foods you are allergic to and are causing this antibody reaction is to be tested. Once you have determined which foods are causing the antibody response you simply stop eating them. The body will then begin to heal and the inflammation will disappear.
As you can see systemic yeast infections can be absolutely insidious and cause symptoms that no doctor would even think to look for due to lack of knowledge in this field.
节选自http://www.yeastinfectionadvisor.com/arthritis.html
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