American Joshua Sanchez, 38, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at an advanced stage after he was suspected of having hemorrhoids.
According to the British tabloid newspaper daily MailSanchez suspected something wasn’t right with his health when he noticed blood in his stool, in 2021. Since then, the New Yorker has sought medical help.
for the American program todayThe man, who has a hearing impairment, stated through interpreters that the doctors subjected him to endoscopy and colonoscopy, examinations that confirmed the presence of blood in the stool. The boy was also found to have a mass of cells in the liver – a metastatic tumor – and a tumor in his colon.
After sending the tumors for a biopsy, the doctors confirmed the presence of cancer and metastases. With that, they started chemotherapy and performed surgery to remove the liver tumor.
In addition, Sanchez had to make use of a hepatic arterial infusion pump, which would deliver the chemotherapy directly to the liver.
The following year, after further testing, doctors were able to see a series of lesions in the organ affected by the malignant tumor.
So they decided to offer the man a different treatment: stereotactic body radiotherapy. Treatment consists of using a high dose of radiation in a way that targets the tumor.
However, the doctors found a pitfall—because Sanchez was hard of hearing, he couldn’t understand the instructions on how to breathe during the procedure, since the liver is an organ that moves during inhalation and exhalation, and they couldn’t subject the auxiliary translator to such exposure.
As a solution, they connected the patient and the interpreter through virtual reality goggles, allowing Sanchez to receive instructions on how to act during the procedure.
“Medicine should be available to all types of patients,” he said. todayVishruta Dumane, physicist responsible for designing the solution.
For now, Sanchez is still undergoing radiation therapy to treat his pelvic injuries and is being monitored to track whether the cancer has spread.
He warned people to be more concerned about their health and to be aware of the signs, because by having similar symptoms, hemorrhoids can be mistaken for colorectal cancer.
According to the Ministry of Health, symptoms of colon and rectal cancer include blood in the stool. recurrent abdominal pain and cramps lasting more than 30 days; a change in bowel function, when a person who used to have a normal bowel rhythm begins to have diarrhea or constipation; Rapid and unintentional weight loss. Anemia; Tired. and weakness.
From anxiety to Parkinson’s disease: Learn about the health issues that can originate in the gut:
“Both organs, the brain and the intestine, have a common embryonic origin, they were born from the same cell, so they end up sharing A very intimate connection.”
This connection could be via nerves or blood, for example. But what is certain is that when it is changed, it will cause changes in human health.
Estima Nutrição nutritionist, specialist in clinical sports nutrition and health monitoring, Edvânia Soares, says that the intestine is responsible for the production of neurotransmitters (transmitting information to cells) and hormones that directly affect the individual’s well-being and weight.
“If you have intestinal irritation, you will have a lot of bowel movements, and therefore you will automatically lose weight,” says the specialist.
In addition, the decrease in the production of neurotransmitters also affects the way a person deals with weight loss, because when “they are not produced and out of balance, a person may be unwell.”
“This connection [entre cérebro e intestino] It is necessary to control our hunger, our satiety, the production of various intestinal hormones, and it directly interferes with our metabolism, making us eat more, eat less, gain weight, and lose weight,” says Barbotti.
In the intestines, the body absorbs many nutrients and fats – both good and bad. Proteins are absorbed in the stomach, but they also pass through the intestines.
“Vitamins A, C, E, D, K, and B complex vitamins. Certain minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium, and zinc are absorbed in the small intestine. When you think about nutritional absorption, we have more disposition, more energy, more vitality, because it nourishes your body,” says Edvânia.
Lack of absorption can lead to nutrient deficiencies. This occurs when the small intestine ruptures (absorbing surfaces increase) making it difficult to retain nutrients, as well as digest and excrete fluids, for example.
“When the intestine is not, in a certain way, healthy, we begin to lack nutrients, so generally it will have a nutritional deficit, which is normal,” warns the dietitian.
For some people, anemia is linked to a poor diet. However, it should be noted that it is caused by several factors and is not a disease, but rather a symptom, which is a way for the human body to warn that there is a problem, for example, with the intestines.
“Gluten interferes with iron absorption, because gluten is a non-solid part of wheat, and when you take, say, a celiac patient and they end up eating a lot of gluten, they don’t absorb the nutrients,” Edvânia tells.
He adds, “They start not absorbing iron because they start not prioritizing absorption, so a person can, yeah, I’m not just talking about celiac, but someone who has intestinal irritation or who doesn’t fully absorb, can lead to anemia.”
The nutritionist also explains that a large part of serotonin, 80% to 90%, is produced in the intestines. This is because gut health provides a “feeling of well-being, lightness and happiness.”
However, when there is any change, it can directly interfere with an individual’s mood. Depression is among the frameworks that can develop, as is anxiety.
“When a person catches a cold, for example, a person also has a bad mood, irritability, nervousness and anxiety. Our gut is an immune barrier, it is a producer of the hormone of happiness, which reduces susceptibility to various diseases,” explains Edvania.
Barboy adds that both conditions occur because “what happens in the gut directly interferes with the functioning of our brain.”
Riccardo Barbotti explains that humans live in a system known as eubiosis, which is defined as a state of health. When the mix of microorganisms in the intestine is changed, dysbacteriosis begins.
This instability leads to negative repercussions in the gut and beyond. Barbotti says that “there is a lot of work that shows the direct relationship between what happens in the gut and neuropsychiatric diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease.”
A study published in the journal iScience and carried out by Brazilian researchers showed that the gut microbiota (microorganisms that live in the digestive tract) influence, for example, neurodevelopment.
The scientists found that there was a greater abundance of the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila in stool samples from Parkinson’s patients, when compared to the control group.
From this, they conclude that gut dysbiosis can lead to an increase in these bacteria, contributing to the accumulation of a protein known to be associated with Parkinson’s disease (αSyn), which can subsequently travel to the central nervous system—a possible means of onset of sporadic Parkinson’s disease.
In the case of children, when they start to roll a lot in bed clockwise and sweat excessively, this is a symptom of food intolerance. Clockwise is the way the intestines work, so the baby moves in the crib by inertia.
As for adults, those who sweat excessively at night, move a lot in bed and have mental confusion, such as forgetting some words, should investigate some food intolerances.
Finally, the nutritionist explains that the Bristol Scale is a way of recognizing if the shape of human stool is correct, because “when it starts to get loose and doesn’t end up with that little blob, that’s something to watch out for in your gut.”
It is always correct to give importance to the signs of this part of the body, because with “you are more nourished, your intestines work, you have more health, well-being, longevity and happiness”.
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