What are the signs of multiple sclerosis in women?

1 General information about the disease

The peculiarity of this illness is the fact that it undermines young people and causes disability almost 30% of the population from 15 to 30 years. In the elderly, it is almost impossible to develop multiple sclerosis, but in a younger one it is quite possible. There are cases when this disease was diagnosed in a two-year-old child. There is also a certain pattern: the further the patient lives from the equator, the more she has the risk of developing multiple sclerosis. This can be explained by the fact that in the northern countries the amount of vitamin D that is formed under the influence of the sun is significantly reduced in the human body.

Women suffer from sclerosis twice as often as men, but they are more tolerant of the disease.

As for race, only Europeans suffer from this disease. Koreans, Japanese and Chinese are practically unfamiliar with multiple sclerosis. In any case, wherever you live and regardless of race, you should know the signs of multiple sclerosis, as this will help to recognize the disease in time and start treatment.

2 Characteristic features of the disease

Symptoms of multiple sclerosis in women can appear gradually, in a very slow mode. This greatly complicates the diagnosis, since a person simply does not consider it necessary to seek medical help for trivial reasons. Some people are quite the opposite: multiple sclerosis develops rapidly.

Among the typical symptoms of multiple sclerosis can be noted:

• loss of sensitivity;
• numbness and tingling in the limbs;
• decreased vision and double vision;
• movement coordination disorder;
• muscle weakness;
• dizziness;
• impairment of bladder function;
• constant rise and fall of body temperature;
• the nebula of consciousness;
• worsening of sleep;
• bowel dysfunction;
• a constant feeling of fatigue.

This is by no means the entire list of possible signs of the development of multiple sclerosis, some of the symptoms may appear weakly or eventually disappear altogether, giving way to others. In some cases, the list of the above signs of the disease is complemented by sexual disorders in women, the development of pathological reflexes, paralysis of the limbs, paralysis of facial nerves, decreased intelligence and mental abilities, fluctuations in eyeballs and emotional instability accompanied by psychosis, depression and euphoria.

3 Muscle weakness and eye problems

Considering each of the symptoms separately, I would like to start with constant fatigue and weakness in the muscles. Due to constant employment, people do not pay attention to such signs, because they think they are just tired for a working day. If this lasts for weeks, it's time to think that something is wrong in the body, and start looking for reasons for this state.

The second, no less simple sign of multiple sclerosis are problems with the eyes. Typically, a person begins to hurt or twitch only one eye. Such a state immediately suggests that there is simply something in the eye, and the person continues to ignore the symptoms. Sometimes in the eyes can double or they can hurt periodically. In some cases, a person suddenly ceases to distinguish one of the colors, but before that he was never a color-blind man.

If multiple sclerosis begins to develop, afflicting the spinal nerves, then a person may experience problems with balance, which will first manifest in unstable gait and spontaneous attacks of dizziness. With the development of the disease, the patient can lose balance and fall flat.

4 Tingling and numbness of the limbs

The tingling and numbness of the limbs is a fairly common syndrome in multiple sclerosis, but again the patient does not pay attention to this phenomenon, since he simply believes that he has served a hand or has lain on his leg.

Surprising nerve endings, multiple sclerosis can provoke an incorrect signal transmission to the brain. That is, a woman can feel for no apparent reason in turn that heat, then cold. This will all happen without any provoking factors at normal temperature. In the premenopausal period, women often encounter this phenomenon, it is called "hot flashes", but, in consultation with a doctor, you need to describe your feelings in great detail. This factor allows in most cases to suspect a person of multiple sclerosis.

Problems with cleaning the intestines are also not uncommon in this disease. Constipation and a rare need to visit the restroom can signal the approach of multiple sclerosis. Sometimes problems with the intestines are accompanied by weight in the abdomen and a sharp set of weight, urinary incontinence and bladder dysfunction.

Very disturbing signal when the upper limbs are refused. This may not manifest itself in complete paralysis, but, say, you do not get on the button of the remote, forgot how to button up or at all can not raise a bunch of keys. The same goes for the paralysis of the facial nerves: you may notice, looking in the mirror, that when you smile, some of the face or the muscles of the lips are numb at all, no matter how you try to move them.

5 Clarity of consciousness and exacerbation of symptoms

Clarity of consciousness always spoke about human health;confusion of thoughts, awkward speech, forgetfulness, reduction of mental abilities are signs of impending problems.

Sometimes a person can simply forget what he did in the morning, or even find himself reading in the middle of the night, not understanding how he found himself in another room. The peculiarity of this symptom is the fact that it is rather difficult to independently detect deviations from the norm. That is why, in most cases, this symptom of women, patients with multiple sclerosis, learn from their loved ones who noticed their strange behavior. This symptom of multiple sclerosis brings both the patient herself and her family the most problems, because during attacks, a person does not understand what he is doing at all, and can leave home, open gas or bring another danger to himself and his family.

Exacerbation of symptoms of multiple sclerosis can occur after taking a hot bath, so avoid overheating, which can trigger seizures. There are a number of cases where a woman feels a new symptom each day. That is, today the eye twitched, yesterday hands were shaking, and the day before yesterday the head was spinning. If there is such a condition, then it is foolish to ignore it and not go to the doctor.

Multiple sclerosis is a very insidious disease, since most of the symptoms that accompany it are characteristic of other diseases, and sometimes doctors with a delay put the correct diagnosis. Do not reject the probability of developing it from you, it is better to be safe, having passed the appropriate tests than to regret later. Multiple sclerosis is an unhappy life of a disabled person or an agonizing and long death. If you notice at least a few of the above symptoms, it means that it's time to sound an alarm and consult a doctor.