The effects of stress on health.

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When people are exposed to stress stimuli, the body releases chemicals and hormones that trigger symptoms, thoughts, or behaviors in response to that stress. In some cases, stress is good for the body because it makes the body alert. Which is the body’s mechanism for balancing for survival and helps promote the body’s immune system.

However, prolonged stress can cause reactions that go beyond the balance required for survival at that moment. Such as a weakened immune system, digestive, excretory,  and reproductive systems that cannot function normally. If occurs over a long period of time. It can increase the risk of more serious health problems UFABET 

There are many different types of stress, each of which can have different effects on your physical and mental health. Stress from everyday activities. Such as family and work pressures is the hardest type of stress to recognize and can have longer-term effects than sudden. Such as job loss, divorce, and illness from traumatic events.

Chronic stress can lead to serious health problems, such as:

  • Mental health problems such as depression,  anxiety, and personality disorders
  • Menstrual problems, such as longer or shorter than normal menstrual cycles, missed periods. Or more painful periods than usual.
  • Skin problems such as acne , rashes  , eczema, psoriasis, hair loss  and baldness.
  • Gastrointestinal problems such as acid reflux, gastritis  , enteritis, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Respiratory and immune system problems, such as asthma  and allergies
  • Sleep problems, such as insomnia, caused by chronic
  • Sexual dysfunction, premature ejaculation  , lack of sexual desire
  • Eating disorders such  as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder 
  • Cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure, abnormal heart function, arrhythmia, acute myocardial infarction, cerebral  infarction or occlusion