cystic+fibrosis

What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that you inherate. Both of your parents must have at least one allele so that you can get it. CF is the thickening of mucus which can damage organs such as the lungs. The mucus is usually slippery and watery. CF causes it to become thick and sticky. This can cause many health problems.

What organs does it affect? This may affect the lungs, pancrease, liver, and the sex organs. This affects the lungs by blocking air ways and creating bacteria. This can cause much damage to the lungs. It affects the pancrease by blockind ducts that let digestive enzymes into the small intestine. The small intestine breaks down food so that the body can absorb fats and nutrients. If the pancrease is blocked of, the mutrients that you need will be secreated from your body and you may get malnutrition.

What are some signs and symptoms of CF? Some symptoms of CF are dehydration, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Others include salty sweet, frequent coughing, pneumonia, diarrhea, and poor weight gain. Digestive system problems: Reproductive system problems:
 * Inflamed liver
 * Inflamed pancrease
 * Gallstones
 * Men are born infertile dew to blockage of organs sending sperm to the testicles. Then, the sperm cannot be sent to penis.
 * Women cannot become pregnant dew to blockage of the cervix.