Could Eating Pork Products Cause Multiple Sclerosis?
INTRODUCTION: Multiple Sclerosis, more often referred to as MS, is a progressive malady of the nervous system along with a hardening of the muscles and can often result in damage to the facial nerves.
Muscular Sclerosis is a diagnosis that can be made only after every other reasonable explanation for the signs and symptoms has been eliminated. An interesting observation: People in non-Westernized and/or non-Christian societies seldom, if ever, eat Pork or use Pork products, and rarely, if ever, suffer from Muscular Sclerosis.
SYMPTOMS: The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is based upon a clinical evaluation including documentation of “symptoms” and “signs” of the disease. The diagnosis of clinically definite MS requires documentation of 2 distinct episodes of symptoms and 2 or more signs evident from the neurological examination. Symptomatic episodes must last a minimum 24 hours and be separated by 1 or more months.
The diagnosis can be difficult to establish, particularly when the initial symptoms are unaccompanied by signs, abnormalities on MRI or physiological tests, or analyses of spinal fluid. Even when the initial symptoms IS accompanied by abnormalities on the neurological exam, it is still possible that the correct diagnosis is something not related to MS.
The signs are similar to those of diabetes and impending stroke victims. Some of the signs include blurred vision, loss of muscle strength and coordination, numbness, and tremors, all of which inhibit many from having a normal life. Even when there are no symptoms, there is progression of damage to the central nervous system with the passage of time.
Following initial symptoms, there may be gradual improvement, sometimes after several weeks. In some, these symptoms can happen early in the disease; in others, they can come later. If you are experiencing any of these feelings or symptoms, discuss them with your Physician or Health Care Practitioner.
CONCLUSION: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often debilitating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The Latin word for scar is sclerosis. Therefore, the term multiple sclerosis was chosen to describe the appearance of the brain in persons who died with this illness. The signs depend largely on which particular nerve fiber pathway is involved in the CNS.
Although the cause is unknown, evidence suggests that the disease may result from an environmental agent that triggers the illness in a genetically susceptible individual. Support for this theory includes the observation that the disease is diagnosed more frequently in temperate than tropical or subtropical climates.
Males with multiple sclerosis can find it difficult to achieve or maintain an erection. In females, multiple sclerosis often causes a loss of sexual sensitivity, pain during intercourse, an inability to achieve an orgasm, or a diminishing in naturally produced lubrication. Like most other MS signs, these problems can be temporary (during a relapse), or they may be a permanent result of the progression of the disease.
Many people with the disease experience fatigue or tiredness, but since fatigue can be a sign of so many other diseases, it is not often immediately identified as being caused by multiple sclerosis. There are a number of medicines available to help manage MS. They fall into two basic categories: Medicines that treat symptoms, Medicines that treat the underlying disease. Talk with your health care provider about the best treatment option for you.