Inflammation is the body’s basic response to injury. Conditions
that have “itis” and “osis” at the end of their names are all
some form of inflammation. Inflammation is a process in which
white blood cells and chemicals protect the body from infection,
and repair injury. The immune system, sensing inflammation or
irritation, creates a protein chain called CIC (Circulating
Immune Complex) which is tagged specifically to that irritation.
With inflammation, white blood cells are released to protect the
body from injury. These white blood cells have chemicals within
them that, when leaked, induce swelling. If the injury occurs
near the surface of the skin, the damaged area will throb and
become red and warm. Blood flow also increases during
inflammation. Inflammation can also affect internal organs,
displaying a variety of symptoms depending upon the organ
involved. The most common symptom of inflammation is pain. More
and more research is also finding a significant link between
inflammation and a host of seeming