Page 9 - Understanding How the Body Develops Serious Medical Conditions part 1

Stage 1: The Excretion Phase

attempt to forcefully excrete this irritant out of the

body before it can reach the lungs and irritate or

damage them. If the irritant in the air persists, the

mucous membranes inside your nose make extra

fluid (mucous). This is designed to trap the irritant

before it can reach and damage your lungs. This is

what gives rise to a runny nose or sinus congestion.

It should be noted that these excretion

strategies are healthy responses. They help protect

the body and keep noxious substances out. We

never want to stop these excretion strategies. The

effective medical strategy for treating such

problems is to help the body efficiently remove the

noxious substance while easing the symptoms and

discomfort of the patient. Because this is the first

stage in a medical problem and is usually an acute

(short lived) problem, treatment for these types of

medical problems only takes a week or two and the

patient is feeling significantly better. If properly

treated, the problem stops here. If not, it goes to

the reaction phase.