Manage your StreSS....please!

What is stress? 

Why are we stress?

How can we get  stress?

Anyway....don't get stress with those questions....

Stress is simply a fact of nature -- 

forces from the inside or outside world affecting the individual. The individual responds to stress in ways that affect the individual as well as their environment. Because of the overabundance of stress in our modern lives, we usually think of stress as a negative experience, but from a biological point of view, stress can be a neutral, negative, or positive experience.

In general, stress is related to both external and internal factors. External factors include the physical environment, including your job, your relationships with others, your home, and all the situations, challenges, difficulties, and expectations you're confronted with on a daily basis. Internal factors determine your body's ability to respond to, and deal with, the external stress-inducing factors. Internal factors which influence your ability to handle stress include your nutritional status, overall health and fitness levels, emotional well-being, and the amount of sleep.

Physiologists define stress as anything that disrupts the normal balance or homeostasis of the body.
And the worst case is self-mutilation, also called self-harm, self-injury or cutting, is the intentional destruction of tissue or alteration of the body done without the conscious wish to commit suicide , usually in an attempt to relieve tension

Types Of Stress Symptoms

Physical Stress

Effects of Stress on Your Body



* Headache
* Chest Pains including Pounding Heart
* Muscle Aches and Pains
* Back Pain
* Clenched Jaw and Teeth Grinding
* Shortness of Breath
* Stomach Upset - Constipation and Diarrhea
* Excess Sweating
* Tiredness
* Sleep Problems
* Weight Gain or Loss
* Sex Problems

* Skin Problems

Emotional Stress

Effects of Stress on Your Thoughts and Feelings
* Anger
* Anxiety
* Depression
* Mood swings
* Excessive Worrying
* Forgetfulness
* Lack of Concentration
* Negative Attitude or Apathy
* Sadness
* Feeling Insecure
* Irritable
* Restlessness
* Guilt

* Job Dissatisfaction

Mental Stress

Effects of Stress on Your Behaviour
* Drug Abuse
* Excessive Drinking
* Excessive Smoking
* Absenteeism from Work
* Over-eating
* Not Eating
* Angry or Aggressive Outbursts
* Socially Withdrawn and Quiet
* Decreased Productivity
* Crying Spells
* Blaming Others
* Thoughts of Suicide 

If stress levels overflow past the danger point, various kinds of HARM can result. For example, we can experience:

• mild to severe breakdowns to our health.  Medical researchers today estimate that between 60-90% of visits to doctors are stress-related.¹  Stress has been linked to a wide range of illnesses, including heart disease, asthma, diabetes, mental illness, high blood pressure, ulcers, as well as the common cold and the flu. 
   
• accident proneness.  The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health estimates that 60-80% of industrial accidents are stress-related.²
   
• mild to severe breakdowns in our relationships.  During stressful times, we tend to focus exclusively on our own needs and not to notice anyone else's. Over time, this pattern can damage every relationship we have.
   

mental illness.  Dr. John Ratey, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, says that long term stress "can lead to full-blown mental disorders such as anxiety and depression, as well as high blood pressure, heart problems, and cancer. Chronic stress can even tear at the architecture of the brain

It is easy if we can blew out stress just like that...!!


How to manage or handle your stress....try this word "PREVENT"

P - Prayer/Spiritual Centering The importance of a healthy spiritual relationship is one of the hottest topics in stress management research today. Why?  Does prayer really work?  Does faith result in real, scientifically measurable benefits to our health and well-being?  Do those who actively practise their faith live longer or better than those who don't?  The answers have astounded the science community -- will they surprise you, too? Take an in-depth look at stress -- from God's perspective -- in the Stress: Beyond Coping seminar.
 

R - Relaxation  Do you have problems relaxing or getting to sleep when stress levels get too high?   There are entire stress management seminars that do nothing but teach people how to relax.  The Stress: Beyond Coping seminar offers the 10 best tips  on how to manage stress by relaxing, including the most powerful relaxation tip of all -- one that our customers have called "life-changing."

E - Exercise  Scientists have discovered a "stress paradox" about exercise:  even though it's stressful, exercise is actually good for our physical and mental health.  Exercise can even protect us from other kinds of harmful stress.  The Stress: Beyond Coping seminar explains why and how to use exercise as a stress management tool.

V - Viewpoint   Mark Twain once said, "My life has been plagued with many difficulties, most of which never happened." It's been estimated that 95% of the things that people worry about never even happen! Does this "phantom stress" ever get the better of you? The Stress: Beyond Coping seminar cites today's leading neuroscientists to describe the power of a positive viewpoint in managing up to 100% of the stress we experience.

E - Eating Healthfully Confused by all the conflicting nutritional advice given today?  The Stress: Beyond Coping seminar cuts through the maze and offers time-honored, scientifically-proven principles for healthful eating.   Learn how to use the Nutrition Rocket

N - Neighborly Love Research shows that individuals with close, supportive relationships (spouses, siblings, friends) have fewer serious illnesses and live longer than those with no close social ties -- even if they eat unhealthful and never exercise!⁴  The Stress: Beyond Coping seminar describes the power in relationships to keep us well.  Learn how to manage stress through loving relationships by learning and practising good communication skills, the Parity Principle, the Golden Rule (the relationship principle found in every major religion in the world today), good conflict management principles, the healing art of forgiveness, and much more.

T - Time Management Good organization gives us significant control over the amount and degree of stress we experience, and good time management helps us accomplish the goals we consider to be the most important in life.

Also try this:

Using Brainwave Audios

Crying and raging are important stress-release mechanisms that are available from birth on.

take a light shower

Get a nice well sleep...and hopefully tomorrow  is like this at workplace..

p/s: take good care of your self....smile.please!

Apa erti sayang.....

Apa erti sayang kalau dia tak sapa  kita

Apa erti sayang kalau dia kata tak nak kat kita

Apa erti sayang kalau dia tak nak cakap dengan kita

Apa erti sayang kalau dia malas nak layan kita

Ape erti sayang kalau dia tak nak pandang kita

Apa erti sayang kalau dia suka kat orang lain

Apa erti sayang kalau dia suka cerita dengan orang lain

Apa erti sayang kalau dia mesra dengan orang lain

Apa erti sayang kalau dia makan dengan orang lain

Apa erti sayang kalau dia tak balas mesej kita

Apa erti sayang kalau dia suka salahkan kita

Apa erti sayang  kalau dia banyak alasan kalau kita ajak keluar

Apa erti sayang  kalau  dia suka marah-marah kalau kita tanya

Apa erti sayang kalau dia lebih pentingkan orang lain dari kita

Adakah itu tandanya dia tak suka kita……………..?????

Tapi  mengapa hati ini masih teringat kan dia …..selalu…!!!

Finally the victory really....comes true!!

The Hottest games on earth...

With less than three minutes left on the clock, the Dutchman raced onto Andy Carroll’s flick on and planted an emphatic strike past David De Gea at his near post.

The north-west rivals had looked set for a replay after Daniel Agger and Ji-Sung Park had traded first-half goals. But as United sat back late on, Kuyt was on hand to settle the tie at the first time of asking.

The visitors to Anfield were without two of their most potent goal threats in Wayne Rooney and Nani who both missed out through injury. But it was Sir Alex Ferguson’s side who controlled the early exchanges and almost opened the scoring through Antonio Valencia who struck the post with a 16th-minute effort.

But, after 21 minutes, Liverpool took the lead through Agger. The Danish defender took advantage of some hesitancy from visiting goalkeeper De Gea to nod Kenny Dalglish’s side ahead. There were suggestions that the Spanish 'keeper was struggling with a side injury and the manager sent Anders Lindegaard to warm up on the sidelines.

But it was his opposite number Pepe Reina who was next to pick the ball out of his net. It was Park who finished well, but he owed a lot to Rafael who had outmuscled Jose Enrique and then cut the ball back for him to finish with a crisp, low effort.

The strike ensured the two sides were level at Mark Halsey’s half-time whistle, and it was the least the visitors deserved for a decent first-half performance.

However, they, and their hosts, struggled to create much in a fiercely-competitive second half and the prospect of an Old Trafford replay was looming large.

But up-stepped Kuyt, who had replaced Jamie Carragher after 63 minutes, to make it 2-1 in front of the Kop.

Carroll climbed highest to flick on Reina's long goal kick and Kuyt, who has struggled in front of goal all season, took the chance like a striker brimming with confidence, hammering fiercely past De Gea.

And he went within inches of a second shortly afterwards when Carroll’s back-post header came back off the woodwork but his follow-up trickled just wide of the post.



p/s:  Bravo...bravo...see ya in the final  !!!!

Sakit Tekak

Kesakitan yang boleh mengganggu kehidupan seharian kita, tak kira walau dimana pun kita berada. Tapi yang tak best nye time kita kena buat ucapan kat depan orang. Waktu ni walau semerdu mana pun suara kita, dia akan jadi macam bunyi piring hitam yang nak abis kuasanya...lebih teruk lagi boleh jadi macam bunyi orang yang cakap tapi tak cukup oksigen..dan boleh jadi tak bunyi langsung..

Tapi apa pun setiap kesakitan dan keperitan itu ade tersimpan seribu hikmah dan rahmat di sebalihnya...Sebagai contoh kalau kita kerja...dpt mc, kalau kita budak kecik...tentu dpt gula-gula/coklat dan kita jenis yang suka mengata...kan dpt kurangkan dosa mengumpat orang...!

Sebenarnya banyak petua nak ubatkan sakit ni, antaranya :

1.asam jawa.

 Hancurkan dalam air letak gula sikit .. kemudian minum. Manis tu ikut suka hati la tapi jgan sampai kena   kencing manis udah..

2.buah kembang semangkuk. 

 Rendam 2-3 biji buah semangkuk sampai kembeng kat dlm cawan ke mangkuk ke asalkan jangan besen sudah..pas tu  minum airnya. Tapi tak payah letak gula,laici,kacang,cincau....tu da nak jadi air laicikang... tapi ok gak kot...bole la kan

3.asam gelugur

 Ambil 2-3 keping asam dan bakar hingga hangus.  Selepas itu, tumbuk dan gaulkan dengan sedikit air sirih.  Kemudian sapukan pada bahagian tekak yang sakit. Insya Allah .. sakit tekak anda akan cepat sembuh dan hilanglah kepedihan itu..

4. Makan Aiskrim

  Ini cara yang paling sedap skali. Tapi kena beli askrim yang rasa dia halusss!. Jangan makan ais pulok nanti kejang tekak tu...hi..hi..

Emm....sedaaaaappppppnnnyeeerrrrrr!!!!!!.....

P/S: Rasenye cara yang ke 4 je yang sesuai...kot

Saat Hijab Terbuka

Waktu-waktu yang terbaik antaranya:

Saat yang paling baik pada Hari Arafah itu ialah ketika matahari tegak di atas kepala sebelium menjelang Zohor. Seolah olah kepala kita setentang dengan pintu langit, mengharapkan rahmat Allah SWT.

Untuk bulanan pula ialah sepanjang bulan Ramadhan bulan diwajibkan ibadat puasa, 


Doa seorang yang sedang berpuasa terutamanya di bulan ramadan maka doanya tidak akan ditolak dan fadhilatnya berlipat ganda.


bagi mingguan pula ialah pada hari Jumat. 


Jumaat adalah penghulu segala hari


Bagi harian pula ialah di hujung malam ketika waktu sahur 


sebagaimana firman Allah SWT yang bermaksud: “Dan di akhir akhir malam mereka mohon ampun (kepada Allah).” (surah Az-Zariat ayat 18).

Seterusnya dikira saat yang baik juga iaitu ketika hujan turun.


menurut Islam ketika itu rahmat Allah SWT turun bersama turunnya hujan dari langit.

Termasuk juga waktu yang baik untuk sesaorang berdoa ialah ketika muazzin melaungkan iqamah, ia boleh menambahkan khusyuk dalam solat.

Ketika pasukkan tentera Islam bergerak menuju medan perang menentang musuh. 


Sebelum berlaku peperangan mereka telah berusaha sedaya upaya agar peperangan dapat dielakkan.

Doa Orang Teraniaya Dan Dizalimi, 

Doa Seorang Musafir 


Doa Ibubapa Kepada Anaknya.

Pada waktu tengah malam, terutama sepertiga malam yang terakhir.

“Allah s.w.t. turun ke langit dunia apabila tinggal sepertiga malam yang terakhir dan berkata : ‘Ada sesiapa yang memohon kepada-Ku untuk Ku makbulkan, ada sesiapa yang meminta kepada-Ku untuk Kuberikan, ada sesiapa yang beristighfar memohon ampun untuk Ku ampunkan?” (Hadis Riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim)

Waktu di antara azan dan iqamah.

“Tidaklah ditolak do’a di antara azan dan iqamah.” (Hadis Riwayat Tirmizi).

Ketika sujud dalam solat.

“Sehampir-hampir hamba kepada Tuhannya ialah pada waktu sujud, maka perbanyakkanlah berdo’a.”
(Hadis Riwayat Muslim).


Selepas berselawat ke atas Nabi Muhammad s.a.w dalam tahiyat akhir.

Selesai solat fardu.

“Ditanya kepada Rasulullah s.a.w., ‘Do’a manakah yang didengar (Allah)’ Sabda baginda, “Do’a itu mustajab pada waktu malam dan selesai solat fardu.” (Hadis Riwayat Tirmizi).

Ketika menghadiri penyelenggaraan jenazah.


Ummu Salamah r.ha. melaporkan bahawa Nabi s.a.w. bersabda yang bermaksud, “Apabila engkau menziarahi orang yang sakit atau menziarahi jenazah, berkatalah hal yang baik-baik, kerana para malaikat mengaminkan apa yang kamu katakan itu.” (Hadis Riwayat Muslim)


Selepas saat kematian seseorang.

Diriwayatkan daripada Ummu Salamah r.ha. bahawa Nabi s.a.w. menziarahi jenazah Abu Salamah r.a lalu menutup matanya. Baginda bersabda maksudnya, “Sesungguhnya roh seseorang yang keluar dari jasadnya akan diekori oleh mata.” lalu baginda bersabda lagi yang bermaksud : “Janganlah kalian berdo’a untuk diri kalian melainkan perkara yang baik sahaja kerana malaikat mendo’akan untuk kalian.” Baginda kemudiannya mendo’akan untuk Abu Salamah r.a”.

Ketika ayam berkokok.

Nabi s.a.w. bersabda yang bermaksud, “Apabila kamu mendengar ayam berkokok, mohonlah anugerah-Nya, kerana ayam itu melihat malaikat.” (Hadis Riwayat Bukhari)    Sahabat yang dimuliakan,




Antara Tempat-Tempat Afdhal Berdoa Adalah:

1. Dalam Masjid Al-Haram, terutama di hadapan Kaabah.
2. Multazam, diantara Hajar Aswad dan pintu Kaabah.
3. Ketika melihat Kaabah.
4. Ditempat Melakukan Tawaf.
5. Di sisi Telaga Zam-zam ketika tenggelam matahari.
6. Di belakang Maqam Ibrahim di Masjidil Haram.
7. Di Hijir Ismail.
8. Di sisi Multazam.
9. Di bawah Pancuran Emas.
10. Di tempat Sa’i.
11. Di atas Bukit Sofah.
12. Di atas Bukit Marwah.
13. Di Padang Arafah.
14. Di Arafah terutama selepas Asar menjelang tenggelam matahari.
15. Di Muzdalifah.
16. Di Mina.
17. Di sisi Jamrah Al-Ula.
18. Di sisi Jamrah Al-Wusto.
19. Di sisi Jamrah Al-’Aqabah.
20. Dalam Masjid Nabawi (di Madinah), terutama di Raudhah.
21. Di Masjid Al-Aqsa, Baitul Muqqadis.
22. Di makam para Nabi dan Rasul.
23. Di dalam semua masjid.
24. Di tempat yang sunyi.

Rajah 13 Tempat Mustajab Berdoa Di Sekitar Makkah

1. Hajar Aswad (batu dari syurga).
2. Multazam / Hateem
3. Tempat Jibril mengimami Nabi Muhammad SAW.
4. Tempat Asal Makam Nabi Ibrahim.
5. Binaan Makam Nabi Ibrahim Sekarang. Berdoa di antara azan Subuh hingga Iqamat (minta kebahagiaan keluarga).
6. Pintu Bani Syaibah (tempat masuk Nabi Muhammad SAW).
7. Telaga Zam-zam. Antara azan Maghrib hingga Iqamat (minta ilmu makrifat).
8. Hijir Ismail. Selepas Asar hingga Maghrib (minta kekayaan harta benda).
9. Mizab Rahmah (Pancuran Rahmat).
10. Mustajaar (Pintu keluar Kaabah – ditutup).
11. Rukun Yamani
12. Tempat bermulanya Tawaf (penjuru Hajar Aswad).
13. Mihrab Nabi Muhammad SAW di Madinah (bertentangan dengan pancur emas Kaabah).

 p/s: Doa adalah senjata kita sebagai mukminin di bumi ALLAH...

Surat untuk Adik

Assalamulaikum..

Semoga adik sentiasa dikurniakan kesihatan dan kelapangan selalu serta dillindungi oleh yang  ESA

Adik..
Terima kasih kerana sudi meluahkan apa yang tersembunyi dan terpendam selama ini...
Kini abang tahu apa sebenarnya yang terjadi kepada adik dan tak salah rasanya meluahkan apa yang tersimpan di lubuk hati seandainya itu yang dapat melepaskan semua penderitaanmu.
Ini adalah sebahagian dari kisah kehidupan yang semua orang akan,sedang atau mungkin sedang mengalaminya..
Percayalah semua perasaan dan pengalaman ini suatu hari nanti pasti akan menjadi satu sejarah yang akan kita simpan dilembaran kenangan kisah hidup kita
Itulah hakikat sebuah kehidupan di dunia yang fana ini...
Pahit...manis...adalah asam dan garam yang menjadi perencah kepada masakan kehidupan kita

Adik...
abang sangat bersimpati dan tak pernah menduga ini semua terjadi kapada diri adik
dan abang masih tak percaya bahawa ada juga golongan adam yang sanggup memperlalakukan sebegitu kejam dan dayus kepada adik...
kalau diikutkan hati abang...mahu saja abang campakkan dia kelautan api yang membara
ataupun sepak dan terajang mungkin adalah jawapannya...
supaya dapat dia merasa apa makna kesakitan dan keperitan itu.
Abang malu...malu dengan kaum seperti abang ini..
adam yang seharusnya menjaga,memimpin dan menyangi diri adik bukan menjadi mahluk perosak yang hanya tahu meminta bila mahu dan menghemburkan kata-kata kesat dan hina
bila tak dapat apa yang diminta..
Namun apa yang harus abang lakukan sebab semua itu tak terlaksana walaupun sesungguhnya gelora jiwa ini makin membara...
Ini kerana sifat kelembutan,kesabaran dan kemaafanmu itu yang amat abang sanjungi....


Adik..
Percayalah...setiap manusia didunia ini akan diuji oleh yang ESA...sebagai tanda yang kita masih disayangiNYA.
Dan setiap ujian dan dugaan itulah yang akan manjadi kayu pengukur dimana letaknya ketebalan IMAN kita..
dan setiap kali kita sabar dan redha dengan dugaan ini.. insyaallah darjat kita sebagai hambaNYA pasti lebih tinggi
Setiap musibah itu juga pastinya akan ada hikmah dan nikmat yang tersembunyi yang satu hari nanti akan tersingkap jua
Ingatlah bahawa : "Lelaki yang baik itu hanyalah untuk Wanita yang baik
                            dan wanita yang baik adalah untuk lelaki yang baik.."
Adik..
Kita tidak dapat membohongi hati dan perasaan kita..walaupun bibir kata tidak namun hati berkata ya..
Sifatmu itu yang membuatkan simpati hati ini telah

tbc

Sun Storm

The Sun’s Fury Evokes Earth’s Awe as Solar Storms Intensify the Aurora Borealis

Raging storms and flares from the sun translated into a dazzling and hauntingly beautiful light show on Earth this Tuesday, as the magnetic solar winds intensified the aurora borealis and made the Northern Lights more striking, beautiful, and widely visible than they have been in over a decade.

“It has been absolutely incredible,” said British astronomer John Mason who witnessed the display from a cruise ship on the northern coast of Norway. “I saw my first aurora 40 years ago, and this is one of the best.” The passengers of the ship cheered in awe.

“It was the biggest northern lights I’ve seen since I’ve worked here,” said Andreas Hermansonn, a tour guide at the Ice Hotel in the Swedish town of Jukkasjarvi.

“We stopped the bus. And suddenly it was this gigantic display of dancing lights and Technicolor,” said Michelle Cahill, an Irish psychologist taking a tour. “It was an absolutely awesome display. It went on for over an hour. Literally one would have to lie on the ground to capture it all.”

“The lights appear as green and red mist. Its been mostly green the past few nights. I don’t know if that’s just special for Ireland,” said Gerard O’Kane, vice chairman of the Buncrana Camera Club in Donegal County in Ireland’s northwest corner.

The aurora is the visible consequence of magnetic solar winds rushing into the Earth’s magnetic field. The sun’s surface storms sometimes create a coronal mass ejection, a chunk of the sun’s atmosphere, sending a solar wind of protons travelling at 5 million miles per hour.

Chuck Deeher, the aurora forecaster, explains: “If you think of the sun as a basketball in the middle of a football field, the Earth is the size of a pea in the end zone. So whatever happens on the sun blasts into space and ejecta follows a shock which goes through interplanetary space. The shock reaches us first and bangs into the Earth’s magnetic field.”

The charged electrons and protons link up with the Earth’s magnetic field, generating electricity that travels down magnetic field lines. The electrons and protons strike nitrogen and oxygen in our atmosphere, causing them to glow, making such light shows as we’ve seen yesterday.

The show erupted around 10:15 p.m., making the scientist’s forecast only 13 minutes off, a far more accurate prediction than ever before. As this electrical activity can effect satellites and radio waves, making such accurate predictions will be more and more important in the future.

Scientists predict the sun will become even more active in the following months and years. “To me it was a wake up call,” said Doug Biesecker, physicist at the U.S. Space Weather prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado. “The sun is reminding us that solar max is approaching. A lot worse is in store for us. We hope that you guys are paying attention. I would say we passed with flying colors.”

The sun seems to be entering the active phase of its 11 year cycle, and is predicted to peak in 2013. What sorts of negative consequences could this have for us?

Tuesday, Delta Air lines diverted a few flights across the polar north, between Detroit and Asia, because the magnetic storms disrupt certain high level radio frequencies used by airlines. Said Delta spokesman Anthony Black, “It can impact your ability to communicate. So basically the polar routes are being flown further south than normal.”

The activity can also affect satellites, though they are built to recover from such solar weather.

Kenn Kennedy, director at the British Astronomical Association, predicts that the northern lights may be visible for a few more days, perhaps as far south as Chicago.


p/s: just think about it......!!!???

Tawaran hebat untuk melancong...

Salam semua...

Bagi sesiapa yang berhasrat untuk pergi melancong ke luar negara, ada satu tawaran istimewa yang semestinya menarik dan yang paling penting ianya jimat dan berbaloi-baloi. Terkini, tawaran tiket penerbangan AirAsia X dari K.L ke New Zealand cuma RM1500 SHJ..!!!

Harga adalah termasuk:

1. Tambang pergi dan balik (utk seorg)
2. Makanan dan minuman semasa penerbangan
3. Airport tax
4. Insuran peribadi
5. Bagasi

Hebat bukan ...apa tunggu lagi.!

Saksikan dan rasailah keindahan dan kecantikan bumi ini.

Dan ini.....

Ape tunggu lagi.....bertindak segera!!

p/s: Interested pls info- afm311973@gmail.com

Ulcer...ulcer...ulcers...!

Aaarrrrgggh...!! It's come again..

Definition of Ulcer

Ulcers are crater-like sores (generally 1/4 inch to 3/4 inch in diameter, but sometimes 1 to 2 inches in diameter) which form in the lining of the stomach (called gastric ulcers), just below the stomach at the beginning of the small intestine in the duodenum (called duodenal ulcers) or less commonly in the esophagus (called esophageal ulcers).
In general, ulcers in the stomach and duodenum are referred to as peptic ulcers.

Description of Ulcer

The stomach is a bag of muscle that crushes and mixes food with the digestive "juices" - hydrochloric acid and pepsin. If the lining of the stomach (or duodenum) is damaged in one place or another, the acid and pepsin go to work on the lining as they would on food, breaking it down as though to digest it.
An ulcer is the result of an imbalance between aggressive and defensive factors. On one hand, too much acid and pepsin can damage the stomach lining and cause ulcers. On the other hand (and more commonly), the damage comes first from some other causes, making the stomach lining susceptible to even an ordinary level of gastric acid.

If a person does not receive treatment for ulcers, it could lead to a bleeding ulcer (the ulcer has eaten into blood vessels and the blood has seeped into the digestive tract), a perforated ulcer (the ulcer has eaten a hole in the wall of the stomach or duodenum and bacteria and partially digested food has spilled into the hole, causing inflammation) or a narrowing and obstruction of the intestinal opening preventing food from leaving the stomach and entering the small intestine.

Causes and Risk Factors of Ulcer

The stomach defends itself from hydrochloric acid and pepsin by creating a mucus coating (that shields stomach tissue), by producing bicarbonate and by circulating blood to the stomach lining to aid in cell renewal and repair. If any of these functions are impaired it can lead to the formation of an ulcer.
The primary cause of ulcers is the bacterium called Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). H. pylori is a spiral-shaped bacterium found in the stomach. Unlike other bacterium, H. pylori is able to twist through the layer of mucous that protects the stomach cavity and attach to cells on the surface of the stomach wall, where it produces urease, an enzyme that generates ammonia.

Urease generates substances that neutralize the stomach's acid and allows H. pylori to thrive. H. pylori weakens the stomach's defenses by thinning the mucous coating of the stomach, making it more susceptible to the damaging effects of acid and pepsin; inflaming the area; poisoning nearby cells and producing more stomach acid.

Although H. pylori is the primary cause of ulcers, there are other factors that play a role in ulcer development. These factors are the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), a person's lifestyle and the stomach's inability to defend itself against digestive fluids, hydrochloric acid and pepsin.

NSAIDs such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, Nuprin), naproxen (Naprosyn, Anaprox), or piroxicam (Feldene) interfere with the stomach's ability to produce mucus and bicarbonate (a chemical produced in the stomach that neutralizes and breaks down the hydrochloric acid and pepsin into substances less harmful).

NSAIDs also affect blood flow to the stomach, hinder cell repair and cause the stomach's defense mechanisms to fail.

Lifestyle factors such as smoking, drinking caffeine, consuming alcohol and stress are also associated with ulcers.

Smoking slows the healing of ulcers and makes them likely to recur.
Caffeine stimulates acid secretion in the stomach, thus aggravating the pain of an existing ulcer.

Studies on alcohol consumption and ulcers have been less conclusive, although alcoholic cirrhosis has been linked to an increased risk of ulcers, and heavy drinking has been shown to delay the healing of ulcers.

Although emotional stress is no longer thought to be a cause of ulcers, people with ulcers often report that emotional stress increases ulcer pain. However, physical stress increases the risk of developing gastric ulcers.

Symptoms of Ulcer

There may be no symptoms of ulcers or the individual may experience:

• A gnawing or burning pain in the abdomen between the breastbone and the navel. The pain is usually worse a couple of hours after a meal or in the middle of the night when the stomach is empty.
  
• Nausea
  
• Vomiting
  
• Loss of appetite
  
• Loss of weight
  
• Tiredness (a symptom of a bleeding ulcer)
  
• Weakness (a symptom of a bleeding ulcer)
  
• Blood in vomit or stool. When blood is in the stool, it appears tarry or black (symptom of a bleeding ulcer).

Diagnosis of Ulcer

Doctors have a number of options available for diagnosing ulcers, such as performing endoscopic and x-ray examinations, as well as testing for H. pylori. Endoscopy is a diagnostic procedure that gives the doctor a direct view of the upper digestive tract from within the body itself. By means of an instrument called a fiber-optic endoscope, the doctor is able to illuminate and follow the same path that food takes, examining the esophagus, stomach and duodenum from within. Along the way, the doctor will look closely at inflamed, ulcerated or infected areas, as well as growths and malformations.
If the doctor suspects ulcers, an upper GI (gastrointestinal) series (x-rays) of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum will usually be performed. The patient will swallow a chalky liquid that contains barium, which makes the ulcer visible on the x-ray.

The doctor may also order a gastroscopy, in which a flexible tube-shaped device with a special light-conducting properties will be put down the throat to enable the doctor to see the ulcer and obtain tissue samples for microscopic examination to determine if the ulcer is cancerous.

Confirming the presence of H. pylori is important in diagnosing an ulcer because elimination of H. pylori is likely to cure the ulcer. H. pylori can be detected using a blood, breath or tissue test. The blood test uses a blood sample to identify and measure H. pylori antibodies. Approved in 1996, the Meretek UBT Breath Test requires that a person first drink a liquid or swallow a capsule containing a small amount of a protein. The person is then asked to blow through a straw into a balloon. A lab technician checks the exhaled air for evidence of the H. pylori bacteria. If the doctor previously performed an endoscopy, the tissue obtained through that procedure is cultured and watched for growth of H. pylori organisms.

Treatment of Ulcer

Along with reducing stress and modifying lifestyle, doctors treat gastric and duodenal ulcers with several types of medicines, including H2-blockers, proton-pump inhibitors and mucosal protective agents. When treating H. pylori, these medications are used in combination with antibiotics. If medication is ineffective or complications arise, surgery may be required.

Personal Touch...

Assalamualaikum.

What a very tiring day,

Wake up in the morning while it's raining on Sunday ...but still need to go to work. Why in the cold and lazy day I need to work???. This is the biggest challenge for me to get up in this condition...seem my family,neighbor and friend still enjoying their warm blanket or may be still up there in the moon....

It's still raining all the way to work, quite heavy some more!!!

Work..work..work..and more...!

Need heavy lifting but there are so little men but what to do progress must go on. Do I have a choices ? The answer is NO..! But with colleagues around and some supporting power from downstairs we finally able to make it happen..again. Congrats to all!!
By the end of the day the job is finally completed with a little joy..
Thanks Boss for your kind treats it means something beside of extended hours, tired and exhausted.

Yess...!
Finally can go home n have good rest...sleep..again...!!

p/s: work hard will pays......

Sekadar buat renungan....

Assalamualaikum..

"Kita sentiasa resah dan gelisah bila kita tidak dapat membayar bil-bil kita yang tertunggak dan tentunya terfikir serta menanti saat semua kemudahan asas kita akan dipotong.....akan tetapi pernahkah kita terfikir dan menanti saat tibanya malaikat Izrail datang dan mengetuk pintu rumah kita untuk memutuskan bekalan oksigen kerana sudah bertahun-tahun amalan (solat,puasa dll..) kita tertunggak.....!!??"


Kata Imam Al-Ghazali...
" Yang jauh itu WAKTU, yang dekat itu MATI,yang besar itu NAFSU,yang berat itu AMANAH,yang mudah itu berbuat DOSA,yang panjang itu AMAL SOLEH  dan yang indah itu ialah SALING MEMAAFKAN....
 

P/S: renung-renungkanlah ia..

Surat untuk Abang

Assalamualaikum..

Abang...
terima kasih kerana masih sabar dan setia menjadi...
teman...
sahabat...
tempat meluahkan isi hati dan geram adik selama ini.

Abang...
Kesabaran dan ketenanganmu membuatkan hati ini amat mengagumi keperibadianmu
Disebalik keperitan dan kesengsaraan yang telah engkau lalui
Walaupun sesungguhnya....
hanya engkau sendiri yg tahu apa sebenarnya yang tersimpan dilubuk hatimu.

Abang...
Ketahuilah bahawa selama ini, simpati dan kata-kata semangatmu sahajalah yang menjadi kekuatan dan  kersani yang mengalir diseluruh tubuhku agar dapat aku berdiri dan berdepan dengan segala rintangan yang tiba.
Katamu... "Segala ujian dan musibah yang ALLAH kurniakan itu merupakan satu rahmat dan
suatu hari nanti akan tersingkaplah satu hikmah buatmu...percayalah!"
Katamu lagi....
"Hanya ujian dan dugaanNYA yang dapat mengangkat darjat kita sebagai khalifah dibumiNYA ini dan
keredhaan adalah yang terbaik  walaupun ia sukar untuk dilalukan..."

Abang...
Terima kasih kerana sudi menjadi tempat untukku meluahkan apa yang tersimpan dan terbuku dihati selama ini..
Ketahuilah bahawa..semua yang berlaku itu adalah bukan kehendak adik,malah apa yang adik mimpikan dan impikan selama ini telah hancur berderai dan tak mungkin dapat di cantum semula.
Hancur dan luluh hati ini bila harapan, cita-cita dan pengorbanan adik sekian lama telah di balas dengan kata-kata nista dan dusta dan kemarahan yang menggila
Abang... apakah salah untuk adik memberi kasih dan sayang kepada orang yang adik sayang?????
Atau mungkin adik tersilap...mungkin adik masih mentah...masih terlalu mengikut hati dan perasaan..
Ya Allah... maafkan hambaMu yang lemah ini.
Kata-kata:  'ikut rasa binasa , ikut hati mati'....mungkin ada kebenarannya
Atau mungkin benar katamu ...."sayangilah orang menyayangi kita dan jangan terlalu sayang kepada orang yang kita sayangi'..

Abang...
Adik sedar
Mahligai indah itu hanya tinggal kenangan dan masih tersimpan dilubuk hati adik yang paling dalam dan telah terkunci rapat yang adik sendiri pun tak pasti bilakah ia dapat dibuka kembali...
Biar masa yang menentukan dan adik pasrah dengan ketentuanNYA.
Semakin lama adik memendam rasa hati dan perasaan ini, semakin sakit,benci,dendam,remuk,hancur dan punah yang dapat adik rasakan.....
"Ya Robbi tuhan yang maha pengasih dan penyayang hanya kepadamu ku serahkan semua kesedihan dan kesakitan ini...anpunkanlah segala dosa dan kelemahan hambamu yang lemah ini...."

Abang....
Maafkan adik seandainya apa yang telah adik luahkan itu tidak abang senangi tapi percayalah semuanya hanyalah sebagai melepaskan apa yang tersimpan dibenakku dan perlu adik luahkan agar lepaslah segala derita ini.
 
Terima kasih....Abang

Salam Sayang,

Adik.