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Cistic Fibrosis

Posted By: Dave
Date: Saturday, October 22 2005, at 8:33 a.m.

Cistic fibrosis is a genetic disorder, which is to say that you get it from your parents and you're born with it. With cistic fibrosis, your saliva, intestinal secretions, and mucus tend to be thicker than they're supposed to be because your body doesn't know how to make them properly. Obviously, this can cause digestive problems. But more importantly, it often leads to respiratory problems. In fact, respiratory problems are the primary cause of death from cicstic fibrosis. Fortunately, more treatments are being developed to allow people with CF to live much longer than used to be possible.

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Cistic Fibrosis
Dave -- Saturday, October 22 2005, at 8:33 a.m.

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katerina gardeli -- Thursday, February 23 2006, at 6:21 a.m.

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edward nahed tarazi -- Thursday, March 16 2006, at 5:23 a.m.

 

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Message: > Cistic fibrosis is a genetic disorder, which is to say > that you get it from your parents and you're born with > it. With cistic fibrosis, your saliva, intestinal > secretions, and mucus tend to be thicker than they're > supposed to be because your body doesn't know how to > make them properly. > Obviously, this can cause digestive problems. But more > importantly, it often leads to respiratory problems. > In fact, respiratory problems are the primary cause of > death from cicstic fibrosis. > Fortunately, more treatments are being developed to > allow people with CF to live much longer than used to > be possible.
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