| If you or a loved one is suffering from MS (multiple | | | | disease progresses, the symptoms become more |
| sclerosis) then you probably know how horrible this | | | | severe. Each case of MS is different but common |
| disease is. However, it is possible that you don’t | | | | symptoms in the later stages include partial or |
| know all there is to know. Those suffering from it, or | | | | complete paralysis, loss of awareness of body parts, |
| watching loved ones suffer only see the aftermath. | | | | blindness, incontinence, memory problems, respiratory |
| What they don’t see is what is actually | | | | problems and epileptic seizures. |
| happening to the person’s body. This article is | | | | The disease itself usually strikes people between the |
| going to try to shed some light on that in | | | | ages of 20 and 40, but at no age are you completely |
| layman’s terms. | | | | immune from the disease. Women are more prone to |
| In many ways, MS is not unlike AIDS as it is an | | | | MS than men. |
| autoimmune disease where the body itself attacks its | | | | Treatments for MS vary and depend mainly on the |
| own cells and tissues. What most people don’t | | | | stage of MS. There are several stages including |
| understand is why this happens. The cause of MS is | | | | relapsing-remitting and secondary progressive. And |
| still not known. What IS known is that the immune | | | | then there are various treatments depending upon |
| system of the body does not respond as it’s | | | | the actual symptoms. Obviously, with so many parts |
| supposed to and instead of just attacking whatever | | | | of the body that can be affected, the number of |
| invading virus or bacteria enters it, it attacks the | | | | treatments available are numerous as well. Also, |
| sheath that surrounds the nerve fibers. These | | | | many of the symptoms of MS are also common to |
| attacks occur in the brain, spinal cord and optic | | | | other diseases, which makes diagnosing this disease |
| nerves. | | | | all that more difficult. |
| Early symptoms of this attack are relatively mild and | | | | In my signature you’ll find more information on |
| include tingling, numbness, loss of balance, weakness | | | | this very serious disease. |
| in the limbs and blurred or double vision. As the | | | | |