Colon drugs / IBS Irritable bowel syndrome also called irritable colon is one of the common disorders that affects the large intestine, or the colon. It can be a long-term condition characterized with abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in the bowel movements, including diarrhea, constipation, or both. However, irritable colon does not cause changes in the bowel tissues or increase the risk of colorectal colon unlike ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Although the symptoms are uncomfortable, a few patients suffer from severe signs of this disorder. In order to control the symptoms and signs of IBS, one has to manage his diet, lifestyle, and stress or use medications. IBS treatment involves medications, depending on the severity of the patient’s symptoms in order to alleviate them and improve one’s health. Mild symptoms are treated usually via regulating diet and avoiding stress, whereas severe symptoms require medical consultation, especially if the patient suffers ...
Chemistry concepts behind hunger Hunger is a chemical reaction, in which the cells in the hypothalamus, which is a small part of the brain that connects the nervous system to the endocrine system, are activated. The hypothalamus is located under the midline of the brain, behind the eyes, and it stimulates or inhibits many of the body’s processes, such as food and water intake, hunger, and thirst. Neurotransmitters within the hypothalamus are released in both hunger and satiation feelings, producing proteins. Neuropeptide Y, or NPY, and agouti-related peptide , also called AGRP are proteins that hunger, whereas the proteins that inhibit hunger are cocaine andamphetamine-regulated transcript , abbreviated as CART, and melanocyte-stimulating hormone, especially alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone . Several hormones in the blood secreted from the digestive system, involving lipocytes are in control of these sensations. For example, Ghrelin is a hormone that is made in t...