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ALL ABOUT MS The role of the family (Part 15) Life in accordance with the disease By importance, the support and assistance of the family environment of MS patients do not differ from healthy people, nor from those suffering from other chronic and progressive diseases. Their families are similar to most families affected by a stressful life situation that necessarily leads to changes in family relationships, which in turn requires a complete adjustment to the resulting changes. When one member suffers from a chronic illness, at least for some time the family gets out of balance and the atmosphere feels emotionally in a special way. It is a natural need to re-establish the system, which requires additional effort from the family. The length of adjustment to the new situation is different in each family, and depends on its ability to accept changes. It is therefore necessary that family relationships be harmonized and envied by emotions. A family that includes warmth, love,...

ALL ABOUT MS Pregnancy and MS (Part 14) Therapy of MS during pregnancy During pregnancy, corticosteroid therapy should be administered only in case of severe MS deterioration. The use of this therapy should be avoided during the first three months of pregnancy due to an increased risk of damage to the fetus. It is considered to be the safest for the fetus to apply short-term methylprednisolone for the treatment of MS worsening during pregnancy. In pregnancy, the use of mitoxantrone and other cytostatics is contraindicated. For interferon beta, there is no evidence of adverse effects on the fetus, and for this reason, it should not be interrupted by pregnancy if the patient was in the onset of the pregnancy at the very beginning of the treatment. There are a large number of women who have had normal pregnancy, the birth and development of the child and have received interferon beta during the first few months of pregnancy. However, it is known that this medicine increases the...

5 THINGS that ill from multiple sclerosis will not say If you have a spouse, child, relative or friend suffering from multiple sclerosis, you need to know about some of the problems that come with this disease, and they have not been told. And very probably this is only a small part of the overall problems that this person is wearing. MS brings with it some invisible symptoms that can be difficult to explain to those who do not suffer from this disease. I bring you the 5 most common problems with whom they are worn and who probably did not explain it to you. 1. I do not stand when people tell me "I'm tired." For patients suffering from multiple sclerosis fatigue is an integral part of life. The problem is that many people hold this fatigue with a common fatigue, which heals sometimes feel. That does not mean literally "I'm tired". When people tell me "I understand you completely and I'm tired I did not sleep at all tonight," I do not know what ...

ALL ABOUT MS Pregnancy and MS (Part 13) Given that MS is largely a disease of women, and also of young women, there is a special topic of the relationship between this disease and pregnancy, or birth. MS does not increase the risk of complications during pregnancy. It has not been shown that there is an increased incidence of preterm delivery, birth defects, inborn deformations, or early death of the newborn. However, exceptions are possible. Delivery in women with MS does not differ from birth in healthy women. The method of delivery is determined by the gynecologist according to gynecological criteria. Previously, spinal anesthesia was thought to increase the risk of postpartum deterioration, but the use of modern epidural anesthesia is considered safe and has not been shown to increase the risk of deterioration after delivery. Breastfeeding is recommended and does not increase the risk of deterioration. However, caution is needed if mothers take medicin...

ALL ABOUT MS  Treatment (Part 12) The influence of infections and vaccination on the progression of multiple sclerosis Infections that most often contribute to the deterioration of multiple sclerosis are in most cases of viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. Multiple sclerosis sufferers have two to three times the risk of exacerbating the disease if they are infected with viruses, causing these infections. In several recent studies, 30% of the worsening of the disease has been reported to occur in periods when respiratory infections are current. However, this does not mean that any viral infection will result in the deterioration of multiple sclerosis. In addition to viral infections, infectious agents such as chlamydia pneumoniae and mycoplasma pneumoniae can also contribute to the worsening of the disease. In addition to general measures of protection against infections such as nutrition rich in vitamins and minerals, avoiding groups and staying in u...