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Posts Tagged ‘Digestive Disorders’

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Inflammatory bowel disease is not one disease, but a group of inflammatory diseases of the large intestine and, in some cases, the small intestine. Inflammatory bowel disease should not be confused with irritable bowel syndrome, which is not as severe.

As stated at the beginning, inflammatory bowel disease is not one but a group of diseases involving inflammation of your intestines. This group of diseases causes your intestines to be red and swollen, or inflamed.

There are two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease. They are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

However, there are some other much less common forms of inflammatory bowel disease.  These are:

  • Collagenous colitis
  • Lymphocytic colitis
  • Ischaemic colitis
  • Diversion colitis
  • Behçet’s syndrome
  • Infective colitis
  • Indeterminate colitis.

Diarrhea and abdominal pain are the most common ways that you may be affected by inflammatory bowel disease. However, constipation can also be a sign or symptom.

There are other signs and symptoms that you may experience with inflammatory bowel disease. Some of these are:

  • Pain
  • Weight loss
  • Malnutrition
  • Fever
  • Fatigue
  • Dehydration.

Although medical researchers do not know why, this disorder can also cause inflammation in other areas of your body outside of your digestive system. Inflammation can occur in your skin, eyes, liver and joints.

Kids and teens with inflammatory bowel disease may be delayed in puberty or have growth problems. This is because it can interfere with getting the nutrients from the food they eat.

Inflammatory bowel disease and/or complications resulting from or along with it can be debilitating. This disease may be why you or a loved one is disabled and unable to work.

If this is the case, do you or your loved one need help because of your disability? Do you need financial help?

Where will that help come from? Who will you be able to turn to?

Have you or your loved one applied for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by inflammatory bowel disease and/or complications along with or resulting from it? Were you or your loved one denied?

You may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If this is what you decide to do, here is something that you need to think about.

You or your loved one may need a disability lawyer to guide and advise you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason why this is true is because people who are helped and represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who are without a lawyer.

Do not delay. Do not put this off. This is something that could affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Contact a determined disability attorney by filling out our free evaluation form today.

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Cirrhosis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease. It is characterized by replacement of liver tissue with regenerative nodules, as well as fibrotic scar tissue. This leads to progressive loss of your liver function.

This scarring damage to your liver is irreversible.  Blood flow is affected as scar tissue replaces normal tissue making it more and more difficult for your liver to carry out its essential functions, such as purifying your blood, detoxifying harmful substances and manufacturing vital nutrients.

Cirrhosis in its early stages may not cause any effects. You may begin to experience signs and symptoms as the disease progresses. Some of the signs and symptoms that you might experience are:

  • Weakness
  • Fatigue
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weight loss
  • Fluid in your abdominal cavity
  • Loss of interest in sex
  • Nausea
  • Small, red spider veins under your skin or easy bruising
  • Yellowing of your skin and eyes, and dark, cola-colored urine
  • Itching on your feet and hands, and eventually your entire body
  • Swelling of your feet and legs from retained fluid
  • Bleeding from engorged veins in your esophagus or intestines
  • Mental confusion.

Many people think cirrhosis is the result of drinking too much alcohol. While it is true that alcohol is the leading cause of cirrhosis in America, there are several other causes also. Some of the other causes of cirrhosis are:

  • Inherited diseases disease (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis)
  • Prolonged exposure to toxic materials.
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Chronic hepatitis B and C
  • Blocked or inflamed bile ducts
  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver.

You or a loved one may be incapacitated because of cirrhosis and/or complications caused by this disease. It may be the reason you are disabled

If this is true, you may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Have you or your loved one thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by cirrhosis and/or complications resulting from it? Have you or your loved one already done this and been denied?

You may be wondering what to do next? What options do you have? Do you have any recourse?

One step that you or your loved one can take is to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something for you to think about.

You or your loved one is going to need the assistance of a disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in what can be a long and arduous process. The reason this is true is because people who have a disability attorney representing them are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer representing them.

Do not hesitate. This may affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Chronic Liver Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Chronic liver disease is an umbrella term that can refer to any one of a number of liver diseases. These liver diseases are slow progressing. They usually continue for a long period of time.

The result of chronic liver disease is a progressive destruction of your liver. There is also a regeneration of your liver parenchyma that leads to fibrosis and cirrhosis. This destruction of your liver will probably take place over a period of several years.

There is an extensive list of liver diseases that fall under the heading of chronic liver disease. Some of these include:

  • Cirrhosis
  • Alcoholic liver disease
  • Hepatitis B and C
  • Liver cancer
  • Epstein Barr Virus
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • Wilson’s disease

The signs and symptoms of chronic liver disease do not usually appear until the disease has progressed for a while. Then you may begin to be affected by several signs and symptoms. Some of these are:

  • Loss of appetite
  • Fatigue
  • Nausea
  • Dry mouth
  • Jaundice
  • Mental confusion
  • Excessive thirst
  • Abdominal pain and tenderness.

The effects of chronic liver disease can reach a stage where they are debilitating. In fact, you or a loved one may be at a point, right now, where you cannot work. Chronic liver disease and/or complications caused by or associated with it may be the reason for you or your loved one’s disability.

If this is true, you or your loved one may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Who will you turn to for the financial help that you need? Where will it come from? Who can and will help you?

Have you or your loved one thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by chronic liver disease and/or complications caused by or associated with this condition? Have you or your loved one already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

You or your loved one may be wondering what to do next? Do you have any recourse? What options are open to you?

One option that you or your loved one have open to you is to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something important for you to think about.

You or your loved one is going to need a qualified disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to represent and advise you in what can prove to be a long and exasperating process. The reason for this being true is because people who have a proven disability attorney on their side are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

Do not delay. This could affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Contact the reliable disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Ulcerative Colitis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease. Ulcerative colitis is also a type of colitis. Ulcerative colitis is a disease of your intestine, specifically your large intestine or colon that includes characteristic ulcers or open sores in your colon.

You or a loved one may have ulcerative colitis. This disease may be the cause of your disability.

If this is the case, you or your loved one may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by ulcerative colitis? Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may decide to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something to keep in mind.

You or your loved one is going to need the help and representation of a reputable disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com in what can be a long and arduous process. The reason why this is true is because people who are represented by a reliable disability attorney are approved more often than those people who are without a lawyer.

Do not hesitate. Contact the qualified disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

Ulceration colitis is a rare disease. About one person in 10,000 gets ulcerative colitis in North America. It is found more often in the northern areas of North America.

Ulcerative colitis causes chronic inflammation of your digestive tract. It is characterized by diarrhea and abdominal pain. Like Crohn’s disease, which is another inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis can be a cause of disability. It can sometimes result in life-threatening complications.

The most serious complication of ulcerative colitis is toxic megacolon. This is when your colon becomes paralyzed so that you cannot pass gas or have a bowel movement.

Other complications include liver disease, perforated colon, inflammation of your eyes, skin and joints and severe dehydration. Although ulcerative colitis is usually not fatal, there can be serious consequences.

The signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis vary widely according to the extent of the disease and the intensity of the inflammation. The extent of ulcerative colitis refers to how much of your colon and rectum are involved in the disease. Diarrhea, rectal bleeding and abdominal pain are some of the most common signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis.

Ulcerative colitis is an intermittent disease. This means that there are periods of intense illness that alternate with periods of remission. Over time, however, the severity of ulcerative colitis usually remains the same.

If you have a continuing change in your bowel movements or any of the following signs and symptoms, you should see your doctor. These indications are:

  • Continuing periods of diarrhea that do not respond to over-the-counter medications.
  • Blood in your stool
  • An unexplained fever that lasts longer that a couple of days
  • Abdominal pain.
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