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Working indoors, industrial stress, poor nutrition, inadequate rest - all of these factors increase the risk of "diseases of civilization."Can I prevent them and how to understand that the body is on the brink?

The danger of working in an office number 1: vascular disease

One of the most common and serious hazard of office work - atherosclerosis. This is a chronic vascular disease that develops due to violations of cholesterol and lipid metabolism, can affect vessels of the brain, heart, lower limbs, etc. It usually manifests itself in the form of those "patches", about which we are so accustomed to hear in advertisements. They lead to a blockage of blood vessels, causing disorders of the cardiovascular system until vascular accidents - heart attack and stroke .However, the cause of their appearance - not just poor diet, and sedentary lifestyle, typical office worker, as well as its most common result - excess weight.

Another predisposing factor - smoking, that a significant part of abusing office staff. Finally, the significant role played by genetic predisposition - to those whose close relatives suffer from diseases of the circulatory system, it should be doubly cautious.

Symptoms. vascular disease most often occur in an implicit form, if the same symptoms (eg, heart pain, high blood pressure, pain in the legs), then the disease has had time to go into a serious stage. That's why prevention is so important.

What should I do? is necessary to appreciate the risks of disease. this at least once a year should be held research studies of lipid metabolism.

Danger number 2: diseases of the digestive system

The office is not always possible to provide a balanced diet: most employees eat fast food, fast, on the run, or skip a meal to compensate for the lack of an ample lunch dinner. In addition, any employee of the office is not immune to stress , the level of emotional stress among working people is very high. The investigation - the various diseases of the digestive system. The situation was exacerbated infection, uncontrolled medication, frequent alcohol use.

Symptoms. Nausea, burning, pain in the liver and stomach, there are other manifestations.

What should I do? need to pay a visit to the doctor if there is the slightest cause for concern. In order to prevent the same should be surveyed regularly to determine the level of antibodies to Helicobacter pylori bacteria in the blood (the bacteria responsible for the occurrence of peptic ulcer disease), track the performance of the liver and pancreas.

If you are assigned to functional studies, which take place do not want (eg, sensing or biopsy), then, in consultation with your doctor, you can replace them with a comprehensive laboratory testing, which will allow for more time to identify indicators of undesirable processes in the stomach, duodenum, liver, assess the level and severity of pathological processes.

The risk number 3: Diabetes Type II diabetes

This type of diabetes mellitus is most common (85-90% of all cases). It is not caused by a violation of insulin secretion (as in the case of the first type of diabetes) and metabolic (metabolism) causes. Often the predisposing factors are unhealthy diet, obesity, smoking and alcohol, as well as genetic predisposition. Type II diabetes can be treated successfully in the early stages. At a later stage of the disease can cause permanent vascular complications and multiple lesions in various organs.

What should I do? increased risk of developing diabetes can be detected several years before clinical manifestations, which will allow your doctor promptly appoint therapy and thus prevent the disease or its complications. The main method of laboratory diagnosis of diabetes - glucose in the blood. This study is recommended at least once a year.

The risk number 4: infection

Infections occupy one of the first places on the incidence of office employees. It often happens that the entire staff of the department had just suffered a disease, and suddenly everything will go to the hospital "in the second round." The situation is aggravated by working in a confined space, people crowded into a small space, weakened immunity during the winter, lack of essential vitamins and minerals. Very often these "office of the epidemic," occur in the fall and spring, when the body has to adapt to the changing seasons, straining all his defenses.

What should I do? First, it is desirable to be checked for viruses (cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, etc.) - they differ in that may be present in the organism without symptoms, contributing to reduced immunity, and a prolonged course of the underlying disease. Second, go through a series of studies on the level of immunoglobulins IgG, which will identify, from any external "enemies" natural "protection" has developed, and from which there is no defense.

The risk number 5: "male" and "female" disease

Sedentary office lifestyle, as well as all of the same smoking and alcohol, contribute to circulatory problems in the pelvic organs, leading to a so-called "gender" of the disease.Women are different inflammation, which may develop from infertility , men have the most "vulnerable" body is usually the prostate gland. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in recent years, these diseases are much "younger" - if even ten years ago, they were observed mainly in people 35-45 years old, at the present time may occur as early as 25-30 years.

What should I do? Women are encouraged to be screened regularly for inflammation and infection. Men (especially - over 40 years), it is important to regularly evaluate the level of prostate-specific antigen, total (PSA) and PSA free, and their relationship to allow time to detect abnormalities of the prostate.

Danger number 6: diseases of musculoskeletal system

Joint disease - a common occurrence for those who spends most of the day behind a desk. If you are concerned about joint pain, think about the root cause. In most cases, they occur after a previous infection, has a definite value as a genetic predisposition. Most often it affects young people (with more women than men), are also susceptible children.

What to do if the "source" of the disease - an infection, you should take all necessary steps to strengthen the immune system. Noticing the symptoms, do not delay a visit to the doctor.Before visiting a doctor is recommended to study the level of antibodies to infections that can cause complications of the joints, as well as a marker of autoimmune diseases and rheumatoid factor.

Danger number 7: diseases of the spine

This is a common group of diseases most closely associated with sedentary lifestyles. Judge for yourself: working in the office , most of the day, we're in a sitting position, which increases the load on the spine of at least 40% (compared with the position of standing).Most of the employees an additional traumatic spinal incorrect posture (bent back, his neck thrust forward - so it is more convenient to look at the screen). The result - diseases of the spine that can cause disability, even at a young age. They are particularly relevant for persons who have suffered trauma, and women regardless of age, as an additional risk factor for the development of pathologies of the spine is an imbalance of calcium and other trace elements.

What should I do? felt pain in his back, do everything to keep them stronger, immediately consult a doctor. Previously it is useful to study the state of the calcium-phosphorus metabolism in the body, as contribute to the emergence of a breach of problems with the spine. Significant figures are not only the levels of calcium and phosphorus, but also controls the updating of the bone tissue of vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, osteocalcin, and others.

Learn more about their health status can include program monitoring survey of blood, liver, pancreas, if necessary - to assess the level of vitamins and minerals.