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Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is a disease that generates more concern worldwide, and is related to problems with insulin production, which prevents the ingested sugar into cells, so it is stored in the blood and causes serious drawbacks.
For symptoms must distinguish the types of Diabetes Mellitus. On one side is the Type 1, which occurs in people who have a zero level of insulin production. The main symptoms of this disease are abdominal pain, rapid weight loss and constant thirst.
Type 2 is more difficult to detect because symptoms are not marked as explained above. This type of disease is known as “insulin resistance” because the pancreas produces the hormone but is still not able to bring glucose into cells.
What is Ulcerative Colitis?
Ulcerative colitis can be defined as a disease that causes inflammation of the intestine into its various parts (colon and rectum), causing ulcers when his red and inflamed lining.
It is common in people younger than 40 years and the causes may be genetic or infection. However, this condition is not contagious. Also, it is believed that stress can complicate it.
The main symptoms are diarrhea with mucus, pus or traces of blood in the stool, nausea and vomiting from time to time. In severe situations may appear severe abdominal pain, weight loss and fever.