Though I haven't posted in some time, due the afflictions of stress & medical emergencies on both sides of the family requiring much travel to & fro Florida.
Iteresting recent medical discovery info led me into the anatomical rabbit hole associated with many of the issues we struggle & thought I would share this compilation...
Meemaw recently afflicted by the flu experiencing vertigo & in a rush to get to the potty fell in the bathroom, splitting her head and requiring an ambulance trip to the hospital for staples. Upon release she was to follow up with a scan of her belly because of visible distention and bowel irregularity. But before that could happen ... Ambulance trip #2 would occur, this time followed by hospitalization, diagnosis Colitis!
Mom was kind enough to keep me in the loop, as we are so many hours apart and during our conversations Mom also disclosed some of her recent medical woes, as well.. involving red blood cell counts, etc... though Meemaw is home now I am planning yet another visit to Florida.
Though I have tried unsuccessfully for years to explain Dercum's (DD) Lymphatics, and my Genetically driven Autoimmune illnesses & how our living (& verifiable past) generations health issues are related...
I wish I had the language to help you understand. The dots that connect never cease to amaze..
So here's the latest..
Mesentery
is actually an organ and not a collection of tissues as previously believed. A recent peer-reviewed study even prompted an update of the world’s best-known medical textbook, Gray’s Anatomy.
“data suggest increasingly that mesenteric events contribute to the regulation of systemic fibrinolytic, inflammatory and coagulation cascades.”
Since inflammation is the root of most diseases, it’s clear we’ve got some exciting things to learn about this “new” organ.
In other words, learning more about the mesentery could help us learn more about diseases that begin in the gut, including Crohn’s disease symptoms or irritable bowel syndrome, and others that are affected by our microbiomes, like autoimmune disorders, diabetes and obesity.
Unsurprisingly, it’s the connection to the gut that excites researchers the most.
We know about the gut-brain connection [https://draxe.com/gut-brain-connection/], so does this mean there’s another organ impacting our digestive and mental health?
Because the mesentery stretches from the first part of the small intestine all the way to the rectum, the last part of the large intestine, it’s of interest to researchers who study a range of diseases.
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Vs.
Mesentery: In general, a fold of tissue that attaches organs to the body wall. The word mesentery usually refers to the small bowel mesentery, which anchors the small intestines to the back of the abdominal wall. Blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics branch through the mesentery to supply the intestine. Other mesenteries exist to support the sigmoid colon, appendix, transverse colon, and portions of the ascending and descending colon.
Toldt’s fascia,
a discrete layer of connective tissue containing lymphatic channels.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesentery
This brings the number of organs in the body to 79.
http://www.innerbody.com/image/lympov.html
The lymphatic system is part of the circulatory system and a vital part of the immune system, comprising a network of lymphatic vessels that carry a clear fluid called lymph (from Latin, lympha meaning "water") directionally towards the heart.
It is a network of lymphatic vessels and lymph capillaries. helping to rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphatic_system
Unlike the cardiovascular system, the lymphatic system is not closed and has no central pump, or lymph hearts (which are found in some animals). Lymph transport, therefore, is slow and sporadic. Despite low pressure, lymph movement occurs due to peristalsis (propulsion of the lymph due to alternate contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle tissue), valves, and compression during contraction of adjacent skeletal muscle and arterial pulsation.
The tonsils, adenoids, spleen and thymus are all part of the lymphatic system. The spleen, which is located on the left side of the body just above the kidney, is the largest lymphatic organ, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
It controls the amount of red blood cells and blood storage in the body, and helps to fight infection.
What is lymph...
Interstitial fluid that bathes the cells of the tissues. This provides a means of delivering materials to the cells, intercellular communication, as well as removal of metabolic waste.
Lymph also transports fats from the digestive system, returns proteins, and excess interstitial fluid to the bloodstream. Lymph may pick up bacteria and bring them to lymph nodes, where they are destroyed.
The lymph is formed when the interstitial fluid is collected through lymph capillaries.
http://www.livescience.com/26983-lymphatic-system.html
Lymph that enters the lymph vessels from the interstitial spaces usually does not flow backwards along the vessels because of the presence of valves. If excessive hydrostatic pressure develops within the lymph vessels, though, some fluid can leak back into the interstitial spaces and contribute to formation of oedema.
Microscopic Colitis
most scientists believe that microscopic colitis results from an abnormal immune-system response to bacteria that normally live in the colon. Scientists have proposed other causes, including
autoimmune diseases
medicationsi
nfections
genetic factors
bile acid malabsorption
Inflammation is the body’s normal response to injury, irritation, or infection of tissues. Microscopic colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease—the general name for diseases that cause irritation and inflammation in the intestines.
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/microscopic-colitis
& Then there's this discovery, too!...
"results indicate that animals with active colitis undergo an exacerbated immune response to an internalized antigen"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24021980
This is how I discovered my night shade intolerance/internal allergy - which can be extremely destructive w/autoimmune activity & begin a horrific cascade of events.
Here are some details from the Paleo perspective..
https://www.thepaleomom.com/the-whys-behind-autoimmune-protocol/
