01/6What happens if you have high cholesterol?
High cholesterol happens from excessive fatty molecules present in your blood. These fatty molecules can deposit on your arterial walls, narrowing the passageways and disrupting the smooth blood flow.
Any artery in the body can get affected, including those leading to the bowels.
02/6High cholesterol and Intestinal peripheral artery disease
This narrowing of the arteries can affect the blood supply to your intestines, spleen and liver.
Blockage in a vessel supplying blood to the intestines of the bowel can lead to intestinal peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Improper blood flow can damage the delicate tissues if left untreated.
03/6Sign to note in your bowel movements
If you experience urgent and bloody bowel movements, these could be a sign of hindered blood flow to your bowel due to clogging of an artery or arteries from high cholesterol.
Patients usually experience an urgent need to go to the toilet to have a bowel movement. Frequent and forceful bowel movements can also be signs of high cholesterol affecting the blood flow to your bowel.
04/6Other common signs
Along with the above-mentioned symptoms, UC Davis Health shares other frequent indicators:
-Frequent vomiting
-Abdominal drop in blood pressure
-High white blood cell count
-Acidosis, the build-up of hydrogen in the blood.
05/6Arterial clogging in lower back
The first part of the body to sustain arterial clogging from plaque is the lower back. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine notes, “The arteries leading to the lower back are among the first in the body to accumulate plaque and show signs of blockage.
Immediate diagnosis and emergency treatment are important to prevent any such severe damage.
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06/6How to prevent high cholesterol
You can prevent so many serious conditions by preventing high cholesterol in the first place. To do this, the solution is not at all complicated, however, requires commitment. If you have guessed a healthy lifestyle, then your answer is correct.
A healthy lifestyle broadly comprises eating right and exercising regularly. Balancing these two core ingredients of a healthy lifestyle can help bring you closer and closer to a disease-free body.
Further, not smoking or quitting if you already do, is also helpful in preventing arterial blockages and the health problems that come with it.
As for your diet, focus on eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and low-fat dairy products.
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