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Health Encyclopedia: Stress Introduction
- Stress - Introduction
- Highlights
- The Body's Response
- Complications
- Conditions with Similar Symptoms
- Treatment
- Risk Factors
Introduction
The stress response of the body is somewhat like an airplane readying for take-off. Virtually all systems (the heart and blood vessels, the immune system, the lungs, the digestive system, the sensory organs, and brain) are modified to meet the perceived danger.
External and Internal Stressors
People can experience either external or internal stressors.
- External stressors include adverse physical conditions (such as pain or hot or cold temperatures) or stressful psychological environment...
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...has features of a primitive brain. It is not surprising then that prolonged stress can disrupt the digestive system, irritating the large intestine and causing diarrhea, constipation, cramping,... Read more »What are the risk factors and causes of GERD?"
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...such a diet reduces the risk for a second heart attack and helps cholesterol-lowering statin drugs work better.Seniors who combine a Mediterranean diet with healthy lifestyle habits live longer... Read more »Images
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Medications
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
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