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The motor neurons that control our internal organs make up the autonomic nervous system. This includes the involuntary vital function the digestive system, the heart and the glands.
The Autonomic nervous system is divided into two categories: sympathetic and parasympathetic. The sympathetic network responds to stress.
This response includes increased heart rate, constricted blood vessels, slowing digestion, increasing blood pressure, and preparing the body to fight or run (this is know as the fight-or-flight response). The parasympathetic network counteracts the response to this stress.
This is done by decreasing the heart rate, speeding up digestion and relaxing muscles. The autonomic nervous system is essential to our existence.
It is important that this circuit functions properly. Contact you doctor if you have any of the following symptoms: - Bloating in the abdomen
- Exercise induced heat intolerance
- Nausea or vomiting
- Inability to eat
- Sudden weight loss
- Impotence
- Dizziness
- Blood pressure changes with position
- Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
- Fainting
- Incontinence
- Diarrhea or Constipation
Any of these symptoms could indicate that you may have problems with the functioning of this important network. Your doctor can rule out any other possible conditions and get treatment started as soon as possible.
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