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शिव तांडव लिरिक्स – रावण रचित

शिव तांडव – रावण रचित

 रावण शिव का महान भक्त था, और उनके बारे में अनेक कहानियां प्रचलित हैं। एक भक्त को महान नहीं होना चाहिये लेकिन वह एक महान भक्त था। वह दक्षिण से इतनी लंबी दूरी तय कर के कैलाश आया- मैं चाहता हूँ कि आप बस कल्पना करें, इतनी लंबी दूरी चल के आना – और वो शिव की प्रशंसा में स्तुति गाने लगा। उसके पास एक ड्रम था, जिसकी ताल पर उसने तुरंत ही 1008 छंदों की रचना कर डाली, जिसे शिव तांडव स्तोत्र के नाम से जाना जाता है।

उसके संगीत को सुन कर शिव बहुत ही आनंदित व मोहित हो गये। रावण गाता जा रहा था, और गाने के साथ–साथ उसने दक्षिण की ओर से कैलाश पर चढ़ना शुरू कर दिया। जब रावण लगभग ऊपर तक आ गया, और शिव उसके संगीत में मंत्रमुग्ध थे, तो पार्वती ने देखा कि एक व्यक्ति ऊपर आ रहा था।

अब ऊपर, शिखर पर केवल दो लोगों के लिये ही जगह है। तो पार्वती ने शिव को उनके हर्षोन्माद से बाहर लाने की कोशिश की। वे बोलीं, “वो व्यक्ति बिल्कुल ऊपर ही आ गया है”।

अब ऊपर, शिखर पर केवल दो लोगों के लिये ही जगह है। तो पार्वती ने शिव को उनके हर्षोन्माद से बाहर लाने की कोशिश की। वे बोलीं, “वो व्यक्ति बिल्कुल ऊपर ही आ गया है”। लेकिन शिव अभी भी संगीत और काव्य की मस्ती में लीन थे। आखिरकार पार्वती उनको संगीत के रोमांच से बाहर लाने में सफल हुईं। और जब रावण शिखर तक पहुंच गया तो शिव ने उसे अपने पैर से धक्का मार कर नीचे गिरा दिया। रावण, कैलाश के दक्षिणी मुख से फिसलते हुए नीचे की ओर गिरा। ऐसा कहा जाता है कि उसका ड्रम उसके पीछे घिसट रहा था और जैसे-जैसे रावण नीचे जाता गया, उसका ड्रम पर्वत पर ऊपर से नीचे तक, एक लकीर खींचता हुआ गया।अगर आप कैलाश के दक्षिणी मुख को देखें तो आप बीच में से ऊपर से नीचे की तरफ आता एक निशान देख सकते हैं ।

   के एक मुख और दूसरे मुख के बीच में अंतर या भेदभाव करना ठीक नहीं है, लेकिन कैलाश का दक्षिण मुख हमें ज्यादा प्रिय है क्योंकि अगस्त्य मुनि कैलाश के दक्षिणी मुख में विलीन हो गये थे। तो ये शायद सिर्फ एक दक्षिण भारतीय पक्षपात है कि हमें कैलाश का दक्षिणी मुख ज्यादा पसंद है, और मुझे लगता है कि ये सबसे ज्यादा सुंदर है। ये सबसे ज्यादा श्वेत भी है क्योंकि वहां बहुत ज्यादा बर्फ है।

कई तरीकों से, इस मुख में सबसे ज्यादा तीव्रता है। लेकिन बहुत ही कम लोग हैं जो कैलाश के दक्षिणी मुख की ओर जा सकते हैं। ये बहुत ही दुर्गम है और वहां पहुंचना कम लोगों के लिये संभव है, क्योंकि इसका मार्ग अन्य मुखों की तुलना में बहुत ज्यादा कठिन है और कुछ ख़ास तरह के लोग ही वहां जा सकते हैं।

शिव तांडव स्तोत्र – Hindi Lyrics and Meaning

 स्तोत्र :-

 जटा टवी गलज्जलप्रवाह पावितस्थले गलेऽव लम्ब्यलम्बितां भुजंगतुंग मालिकाम्‌।

डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनाद वड्डमर्वयं चकारचण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिव: शिवम्‌ ॥१॥

उनके बालों से बहने वाले जल से उनका कंठ पवित्र है,

और उनके गले में सांप है जो हार की तरह लटका है,

और डमरू से डमट् डमट् डमट् की ध्वनि निकल रही है,

भगवान शिव शुभ तांडव नृत्य कर रहे हैं, वे हम सबको संपन्नता प्रदान करें।

 स्तोत्र :-

  जटाकटा हसंभ्रम भ्रमन्निलिंपनिर्झरी विलोलवीचिवल्लरी विराजमानमूर्धनि।

धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल ल्ललाटपट्टपावके किशोरचंद्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम: ॥२॥

मेरी शिव में गहरी रुचि है,

जिनका सिर अलौकिक गंगा नदी की बहती लहरों की धाराओं से सुशोभित है,

जो उनकी बालों की उलझी जटाओं की गहराई में उमड़ रही हैं?

जिनके मस्तक की सतह पर चमकदार अग्नि प्रज्वलित है,

और जो अपने सिर पर अर्ध-चंद्र का आभूषण पहने हैं।

स्तोत्र

धराधरेंद्रनंदिनी विलासबन्धुबन्धुर स्फुरद्दिगंतसंतति प्रमोद मानमानसे।

कृपाकटाक्षधोरणी निरुद्धदुर्धरापदि क्वचिद्विगम्बरे मनोविनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ॥३॥

मेरा मन भगवान शिव में अपनी खुशी खोजे,

अद्भुत ब्रह्माण्ड के सारे प्राणी जिनके मन में मौजूद हैं,

जिनकी अर्धांगिनी पर्वतराज की पुत्री पार्वती हैं,

जो अपनी करुणा दृष्टि से असाधारण आपदा को नियंत्रित करते हैं, जो सर्वत्र व्याप्त है,

और जो दिव्य लोकों को अपनी पोशाक की तरह धारण करते हैं।

 स्तोत्र

जटाभुजंगपिंगल स्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा कदंबकुंकुमद्रव प्रलिप्तदिग्व धूमुखे।

मदांधसिंधु रस्फुरत्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे मनोविनोदद्भुतं बिंभर्तुभूत भर्तरि ॥४॥

मुझे भगवान शिव में अनोखा सुख मिले, जो सारे जीवन के रक्षक हैं,

उनके रेंगते हुए सांप का फन लाल-भूरा है और मणि चमक रही है,

ये दिशाओं की देवियों के सुंदर चेहरों पर विभिन्न रंग बिखेर रहा है,

जो विशाल मदमस्त हाथी की खाल से बने जगमगाते दुशाले से ढंका है।

 स्तोत्र

सहस्रलोचन प्रभृत्यशेषलेखशेखर प्रसूनधूलिधोरणी विधूसरां घ्रिपीठभूः।

भुजंगराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूटकः श्रियैचिरायजायतां चकोरबंधुशेखरः ॥५॥

भगवान शिव हमें संपन्नता दें,

जिनका मुकुट चंद्रमा है,

जिनके बाल लाल नाग के हार से बंधे हैं,

जिनका पायदान फूलों की धूल के बहने से गहरे रंग का हो गया है,

जो इंद्र, विष्णु और अन्य देवताओं के सिर से गिरती है।

 स्तोत्र

ललाटचत्वरज्वल द्धनंजयस्फुलिंगभा निपीतपंच सायकंनम न्निलिंपनायकम्‌।

सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमानशेखरं महाकपालिसंपदे शिरोजटालमस्तुनः ॥६॥

शिव के बालों की उलझी जटाओं से हम सिद्धि की दौलत प्राप्त करें,

जिन्होंने कामदेव को अपने मस्तक पर जलने वाली अग्नि की चिनगारी से नष्ट किया था,

जो सारे देवलोकों के स्वामियों द्वारा आदरणीय हैं,

जो अर्ध-चंद्र से सुशोभित हैं।

 स्तोत्र

करालभालपट्टिका धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल द्धनंजया धरीकृतप्रचंड पंचसायके।

धराधरेंद्रनंदिनी कुचाग्रचित्रपत्र कप्रकल्पनैकशिल्पिनी त्रिलोचनेरतिर्मम ॥७॥

मेरी रुचि भगवान शिव में है, जिनके तीन नेत्र हैं,

जिन्होंने शक्तिशाली कामदेव को अग्नि को अर्पित कर दिया,

उनके भीषण मस्तक की सतह डगद् डगद्… की घ्वनि से जलती है,

वे ही एकमात्र कलाकार है जो पर्वतराज की पुत्री पार्वती के स्तन की नोक पर,

सजावटी रेखाएं खींचने में निपुण हैं।

 स्तोत्र

नवीनमेघमंडली निरुद्धदुर्धरस्फुर त्कुहुनिशीथनीतमः प्रबद्धबद्धकन्धरः।

निलिम्पनिर्झरीधरस्तनोतु कृत्तिसिंधुरः कलानिधानबंधुरः श्रियं जगंद्धुरंधरः ॥८॥

भगवान शिव हमें संपन्नता दें,

वे ही पूरे संसार का भार उठाते हैं,

जिनकी शोभा चंद्रमा है,

जिनके पास अलौकिक गंगा नदी है,

जिनकी गर्दन गला बादलों की पर्तों से ढंकी अमावस्या की अर्धरात्रि की तरह काली है।

स्तोत्र

 प्रफुल्लनीलपंकज

 प्रपंचकालिमप्रभा विडंबि कंठकंध रारुचि प्रबंधकंधरम्‌।

स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिंद भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं गजच्छिदांधकच्छिदं तमंतकच्छिदं भजे ॥९॥

मैं भगवान शिव की प्रार्थना करता हूं, जिनका कंठ मंदिरों की चमक से बंधा है,

पूरे खिले नीले कमल के फूलों की गरिमा से लटकता हुआ,

जो ब्रह्माण्ड की कालिमा सा दिखता है।

जो कामदेव को मारने वाले हैं, जिन्होंने त्रिपुर का अंत किया,

जिन्होंने सांसारिक जीवन के बंधनों को नष्ट किया, जिन्होंने बलि का अंत किया,

जिन्होंने अंधक दैत्य का विनाश किया, जो हाथियों को मारने वाले हैं,

और जिन्होंने मृत्यु के देवता यम को पराजित किया।

 स्तोत्र

 कलाकदम्बमंजरी रसप्रवाह माधुरी विजृंभणा मधुव्रतम्‌।

स्मरांतकं पुरातकं भावंतकं मखांतकं गजांतकांधकांतकं तमंतकांतकं भजे ॥१०॥

मैं भगवान शिव की प्रार्थना करता हूं, जिनके चारों ओर मधुमक्खियां उड़ती रहती हैं

शुभ कदंब के फूलों के सुंदर गुच्छे से आने वाली शहद की मधुर सुगंध के कारण,

जो कामदेव को मारने वाले हैं, जिन्होंने त्रिपुर का अंत किया,

जिन्होंने सांसारिक जीवन के बंधनों को नष्ट किया, जिन्होंने बलि का अंत किया,

जिन्होंने अंधक दैत्य का विनाश किया, जो हाथियों को मारने वाले हैं,

और जिन्होंने मृत्यु के देवता यम को पराजित किया।

 स्तोत्र

जयत्वदभ्रविभ्रम भ्रमद्भुजंगमस्फुरद्ध गद्धगद्विनिर्गमत्कराल भाल हव्यवाट्।

धिमिद्धिमिद्धि मिध्वनन्मृदंग तुंगमंगलध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तित: प्रचण्ड ताण्डवः शिवः ॥११॥

शिव, जिनका तांडव नृत्य नगाड़े की ढिमिड ढिमिड

तेज आवाज श्रंखला के साथ लय में है,

जिनके महान मस्तक पर अग्नि है, वो अग्नि फैल रही है नाग की सांस के कारण,

गरिमामय आकाश में गोल-गोल घूमती हुई।

स्तत्र

दृषद्विचित्रतल्पयो र्भुजंगमौक्तिकमस्र जोर्गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः।

तृणारविंदचक्षुषोः प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः समं प्रवर्तयन्मनः कदा सदाशिवं भजे ॥१२॥

मैं भगवान सदाशिव की पूजा कब कर सकूंगा, शाश्वत शुभ देवता,

जो रखते हैं सम्राटों और लोगों के प्रति समभाव दृष्टि,

घास के तिनके और कमल के प्रति, मित्रों और शत्रुओं के प्रति,

सर्वाधिक मूल्यवान रत्न और धूल के ढेर के प्रति,

सांप और हार के प्रति और विश्व में विभिन्न रूपों के प्रति?

 स्तोत्र

कदा निलिंपनिर्झरी निकुंजकोटरे वसन्‌ विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरःस्थमंजलिं वहन्‌।

विमुक्तलोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः शिवेति मंत्रमुच्चरन्‌ कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम्‌ ॥१३॥

मैं कब प्रसन्न हो सकता हूं, अलौकिक नदी गंगा के निकट गुफा में रहते हुए,

अपने हाथों को हर समय बांधकर अपने सिर पर रखे हुए,

अपने दूषित विचारों को धोकर दूर करके, शिव मंत्र को बोलते हुए,

महान मस्तक और जीवंत नेत्रों वाले भगवान को समर्पित?

स्तोत्र

इमं हि नित्यमेव मुक्तमुक्तमोत्तम स्तवं पठन्स्मरन्‌ ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धमेति संततम्‌।

हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नान्यथागतिं विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशंकरस्य चिंतनम् ॥१६॥

इस स्तोत्र को, जो भी पढ़ता है, याद करता है और सुनाता है,

वह सदैव के लिए पवित्र हो जाता है और महान गुरु शिव की भक्ति पाता है।

इस भक्ति के लिए कोई दूसरा मार्ग या उपाय नहीं है।

बस शिव का विचार ही भ्रम को दूर कर देता है।

        

     Origin of Shiva Tandava Stotram

Ravana was a fierce devotee of Shiva and there are many stories about them. A devotee shouldn’t become great, but he was a great devotee. He came to Kailash all the way from down south – I want you to just imagine walking all the way – and began to sing Shiva’s praises. He had a drum which he used to set the beat and composed 1008 verses extempore, which is called the Shiva Tandava Stotram.

Shiva was so pleased and enamoured listening to this music. As he sang, slowly, Ravana started climbing Kailash from its Southern Face. When Ravana was almost on top, and with Shiva still engrossed in this music, Parvati saw this man climbing up.

There is space only for two people on top! So Parvati tried to bring Shiva out of his musical rapture. She said, “This man is coming all the way up!” But Shiva was too engrossed in the music and poetry. Then finally, Parvati managed to bring him out of being enthralled, and when Ravana reached the peak, Shiva just pushed him off with his feet. Ravana went sliding down the South Face of Kailash. They say his drum was dragging behind him as he slid down and it left a furrow on the mountain all the way down. If you look at the South Face, you will see a wedge-like scar in the center going straight down.

It is a little inappropriate to distinguish or to discriminate between one face of Kailash and the other, but the South Face is dear to us because Agastya Muni merged into the South Face. It is just a South Indian prejudice that we like the South Face and I think it is the most beautiful face! It is definitely the whitest face because it is very snowy there.

Shiva Tandava Stotram – English Lyrics and Meaning

     Shloka:-   Jata tavi galajjala pravaha pavitasthale
Galeava lambya lambitam bhujanga tunga malikam
Damad damad damaddama ninada va damarvayam
Chakara chand tandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam||1||

  Meaning:- With his neck consecrated by the flow of water that flows from his hair,
And on his neck a snake, which is hung like a garland,
And the Damaru drum that emits the sound “Damat Damat Damat Damat”,
Lord Shiva did the auspicious dance of Tandava. May he give prosperity to all of us.

    Shloka:- Jata kata hasambhrama bhramanilimpanirjhari
Vilolavi chi vallarai virajamana murdhani
Dhagadhagadhagajjva lalalata pattapavake
Kishora chandrashekhare ratih pratikshanam mama||2||

Meaning:-  have a deep interest in Shiva
Whose head is glorified by the rows of moving waves of the celestial Ganga river,
Which stir in the deep well of his hair in tangled locks.
Who has the brilliant fire burning on the surface of his forehead,
And who has the crescent moon as a jewel on his head.

       Shloka:- Dhara dharendra nandini vilasa bandhu bandhura

Sphuradiganta santati pramoda mana manase Krupa kataksha dhorani nirudha durdha rapadiKva chi digambare manovinod ametuvastuni||3||

    Meaning May my mind seek happiness in Lord Shiva,
In whose mind all the living beings of the glorious universe exist,
Who is the companion of Parvati (daughter of the mountain king),
Who controls unsurpassed adversity with his compassionate gaze, Which is all-pervading
And who wears the Heavens as his raiment.

Shloka:-. bhujan gapingala sphuratphanamaniprabha
Kadambakunkuma dravapralipta digvadhumukhe
Madandha sindhu rasphuratvagutariyamedure
Mano vinodamadbhutam bibhartu bhutabhartari

    Meaning  May I find wonderful pleasure in Lord Shiva, who is the advocate of all life,
With his creeping snake with its reddish brown hood and the shine of its gem on it
Spreading variegated colors on the beautiful faces of the Goddesses of the Directions,
Which is covered by a shimmering shawl made from the skin of a huge, inebriated elephant.

Shloka :- Sahasra lochana prabhritya sheshalekhashekhara

Prasuna dhulidhorani vidhusaranghripithabhuh
Bhujangaraja malaya nibaddhajatajutaka
Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakora bandhushekharah

   Meaning   May Lord Shiva give us prosperity,  Who has the Moon as a crown,

Whose hair is bound by the red snake-garland, Whose footrest is darkened by the flow of dust from flowers
Which fall from the heads of all the gods – Indra, Vishnu and others.

   Shloka : ,Lalata chatvarajvaladhanajnjayasphulingabha

nipitapajnchasayakam namannilimpanayakam
Sudha mayukha lekhaya virajamanashekharam
Maha kapali sampade shirojatalamastunah

   Meaning May we obtain the riches of the Siddhis from the tangled strands Shiva’s hair, Who devoured the God of Love with the sparks of the fire that burns on his forehead, Which is revered by all the heavenly leaders, Which is beautiful with a crescent moon.

  Shloka:--  Karala bhala pattikadhagaddhagaddhagajjvala
Ddhanajnjaya hutikruta prachandapajnchasayake
Dharadharendra nandini kuchagrachitrapatraka
Prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama

  Meaning   My interest is in Lord Shiva, who has three eyes,Who offered the powerful God of Love to fire.
The terrible surface of his forehead burns with the sound “Dhagad, Dhagad …”
He is the only artist expert in tracing decorative lines
on the tips of the breasts of Parvati, the daughter of the mountain king.

Shloka:-  Navina megha mandali niruddhadurdharasphurat
Kuhu nishithinitamah prabandhabaddhakandharah
nilimpanirjhari dharastanotu krutti sindhurah
Kalanidhanabandhurah shriyam jagaddhurandharah

  Meaning    May Lord Shiva give us prosperity,
The one who bears the weight of this universe,
Who is enchanting with the moon,
Who has the celestial river Ganga
Whose neck is dark as midnight on a new moon night, covered in layers of clouds.

 Shloka  :-Praphulla nila pankaja prapajnchakalimchatha

Vdambi kanthakandali raruchi prabaddhakandharam
Smarachchidam purachchhidam bhavachchidam makhachchidam
Gajachchidandhakachidam tamamtakachchidam bhaje

  Meaning   I pray to Lord Shiva, whose neck is bound with the brightness of the temples
hanging with the glory of fully bloomed blue lotus flowers,
Which look like the blackness of the universe.
Who is the slayer of Manmatha, who destroyed the Tripura,
Who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice,
Who destroyed the demon Andhaka, who is the destroyer of the elephants,
And who has overwhelmed the God of death, Yama.

 Shloka Akharvagarvasarvamangala kalakadambamajnjari

Rasapravaha madhuri vijrumbhana madhuvratam
Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam
Gajantakandhakantakam tamantakantakam bhaje

  Meaning I pray to Lord Siva, who has bees flying all around because of the sweet
Scent of honey coming from the beautiful bouquet of auspicious Kadamba flowers,
Who is the slayer of Manmatha, who destroyed the Tripura,
Who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice,
Who destroyed the demon Andhaka, who is the destroyer of the elephants,
And who has overwhelmed the God of death, Yama.

Shloka  :- Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamasafur
Dhigdhigdhi nirgamatkarala bhaal havyavat
Dhimiddhimiddhimidhva nanmrudangatungamangala
Dhvanikramapravartita prachanda tandavah shivah

 Meaning  Shiva, whose dance of Tandava is in tune with the series of loud

sounds of drum making the sound “Dhimid Dhimid”,
Who has fire on his great forehead, the fire that is spreading out because of the
breath of the snake, wandering in whirling motions in the glorious sky.

Shloka  :- Drushadvichitratalpayor bhujanga mauktikasrajor
Garishtharatnaloshthayoh suhrudvipakshapakshayoh
Trushnaravindachakshushoh prajamahimahendrayoh
Sama pravartayanmanah kada sadashivam bhaje

 Meaning  When will I be able to worship Lord Sadashiva, the eternally auspicious God,With equanimous vision towards people or emperors,

Towards a blade of grass and a lotus, towards friends and enemies,
Towards the most precious gem and a lump of dirt,Toward a snake or a garland and towards the varied forms of the world?

Shloka  :- 

Kada nilimpanirjhari nikujnjakotare vasanh
Vimuktadurmatih sada shirah sthamajnjalim vahanh
Vimuktalolalochano lalamabhalalagnakah
Shiveti mantramuchcharan sada sukhi bhavamyaham

 Meaning   When I can be happy, living in a cave near the celestial river Ganga,

Bringing my hands clasped on my head all the time,
With my impure thoughts washed away, uttering the mantra of Shiva,
Devoted to the God with a glorious forehead and with vibrant eyes?

Shloka Imam hi nityameva muktamuttamottamam stavam

Pathansmaran bruvannaro vishuddhimeti santatam
Hare gurau subhaktimashu yati nanyatha gatim
Vimohanam hi dehinam sushankarasya chintanam

   Meaning Anyone who reads, remembers and recites this stotra as stated here

Is purified forever and obtains devotion in the great Guru Shiva.
For this devotion, there is no other way or refuge.
Just the mere thought of Shiva removes the delusion.

Irritable Bowl Syndrome

Irritable Bowl Syndrome

• IBS : between 25 and 45 million  including are women are suffering from it. People are most likely to get the condition in their late teens to early 40s.

IBS is a mix of belly discomfort or pain and trouble with bowel habits: either going more or less often than normal (diarrhea or constipation) or having a different kind of stool (thin, hard, or soft and liquid).

It’s not life-threatening, and it doesn't make you more likely to get other colon conditions, such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, or colon cancer. ButIBS can be a long-lasting problem that changes how you live your life. People with IBS may miss work or school more often, and they may feel less able to take part in daily activities. Some people may need to change their work setting: shifting to working at home, changing hours, or even not working at all.

Symptoms of IBS:-

People with IBS have symptoms that can include:

• Diarrhea (often described as violent episodes of diarrhea)
• Constipation
• Constipation alternating with diarrhea
• Belly pains or cramps, usually in the lower half of the belly, that get worse after meals and feel better after a bowel movement
• A lot of gas or bloating.
• Harder or looser stools than normal (pellets or flat ribbon stools)
• A belly that sticks out stress can make symptoms worse.
• Some people also have urinary symptoms or sexual problems.

  IBS types and condition. 
• There is IBS with constipation (IBS-C) 
•  IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D). 
• Some people have an alternating pattern of constipation and diarrhea. This is called mixed IBS (IBS-M). 
• Other people don’t fit into these categories easily, called unsubtyped IBS, or IBS-U.

Causes of IBS:-

There are several things known to trigger IBS symptoms.

Studies suggest that the colon gets hypersensitive, overreacting to mild stimulation. Instead of slow, rhythmic muscle movements, the bowel muscles spasm. That can cause diarrhea or constipation.

Some think that IBS happens when the muscles in the bowels don't squeeze normally, which affects the movement of stool. But studies don’t seem to back this up.

Another theory suggests it may involve chemicals made by the body, such as serotonin and gastrin, that control nerve signals between the brain and digestive tract.

 Other researchers are studying to see if certain bacteria in the bowels can lead to the condition

Because IBS happens in women much more often than in men, some believe hormones may play a role. So far, studies haven’t borne this out.

Diagnosis of IBS:-

There are no specific lab tests that can diagnose IBS. 

IBS Treatment:-

Many things can trigger IBS symptoms, including certain foods, medicines, the presence of gas or stool, and emotional stress. You’ll need to learn what your triggers are. You may need to make some lifestyle changes and take medication.

Diet and Lifestyle Changes

Usually, with a few basic changes in diet and activities, IBS will improve over time. Here are some tips to help reduce symptoms:

• Avoid caffeine (in coffee, teas, and sodas).
• Add more fiber to your diet with foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts.
• Drink at least three to four glasses of water per day.
• Don't smoke.
• Learn to relax, either by getting more exercise or by reducing stress in your life.
• Limit how much milk or cheese you eat.
• Eat smaller meals more often instead of big meals.
• Keep a record of the foods you eat so you can figure out which foods bring on bouts of IBS.
• Common food "triggers" are red peppers, green onions, red wine, wheat, and cow's milk. If you're concerned about getting enough calcium, you can try to get it from other foods, like broccoli, spinach, turnip greens, tofu, yogurt, sardines, salmon with bones, calcium-fortified orange juice and breads, or calcium supplements.

Medications

The following types of drugs are used to treat IBS:

Bulking agents, such as psyllium, wheat bran, and corn fiber, help slow the movement of food through the digestive system and may also help relieve symptoms.

Antibiotics such as rifaximin can change the amount of bacteria in your intestines. You take pills for 2 weeks. It can control symptoms for as long as 6 months. If they come back, you can be treated again.

Abdonimal Pain and Bloating:-

• Antispasmodics can control colon muscle spasms, but experts are unsure that these drugs help. They also have side effects, such as making you drowsy and constipated, that make them a bad choice for some people.
• Antidepressants may also help relievesymptoms in some people.
•   are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for your health, especially your digestive system. Doctors often suggest them to help with digestive problems.
Constipation
• Polyethylene glycol (PEG) osmotic laxative and causes water to remain in the stool, which results in softer stools. This medication may work best for those who can't tolerate dietary fiber supplements.
• Linaclotide  is a capsule you take once daily on an empty stomach, at least 30 minutes before your first meal of the day. It helps to relieve constipation by helping bowel movements happen more often. It’s not for anyone 17 years old or younger. The drug's most common side effect is diarrhea.
• Lubiprostone  can treat IBS with constipation in women when other treatments have not helped. Studies haven’t fully shown that it works well in men. Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and belly pain. More serious side effects may include, fainting, swelling of the arms and legs, breathing problems, and heart palpitations.
• Plecanatide has been shown to treat constipation without the usual side effects of cramping and abdominal pain. The once a day pill can be taken with or without food. It works to increase gastrointestinal fluid in your gut and encourage regular bowel movemen.
• Diarrhea
  • Loperamide  works by slowing down the movement of the gut. This decreases the number of bowel movements and makes the stool less watery.
  • Bile acid sequestrants are cholesterol-lowering medications. Taken orally, they work in the intestines by binding bile acids and reducing stool production.
  • Alosetron can help relieve stomach pain and slow your bowels to relieve diarrhea, but there can be serious side effects, so it’s only to be used by women with severe IBS-D whose symptoms aren’t helped by other treatments.
  • Eluxadoline  is prescribed to help reduce bowel contractions, belly cramps, and diarrhea.
  Make sure to follow your doctor's instructions when taking IBS medications, including laxatives, which can be habit forming if you don’t use them carefully.

Cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer 

Overview 

Cervical cancer happens when cells change in a woman’s cervix, which connects her uterus with her vagina. This cancer can affect the deeper tissues of her cervix and may spread to other parts of her body (metastasize), often the lungs, liver, bladder, vagina, and rectum.

Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), which is preventable with a vaccine. 

Cervical cancer grows slowly, so there’s usually time to find and treat it before it causes serious problems. It kills fewer and fewer women each year, thanks to improved screening through Pap tests.

Women 35 to 44 years old are most likely to get it. More than 15% of new cases are in women over age 65, however, especially those who haven’t been getting regular screenings.

Cervical cancer happens when cells change in a woman’s cervix, which connects her uterus with her vagina. This cancer can affect the deeper tissues of her cervix and may spread to other parts of her body (metastasize), often the lungs, liver, bladder, vagina, and rectum.

Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), which is preventable with a vaccine. 

Cervical cancer grows slowly, so there’s usually time to find and treat it before it causes serious problems. It kills fewer and fewer women each year, thanks to improved screening through Pap tests.

Women 35 to 44 years old are most likely to get it. More than 15% of new cases are in women over age 65, however, especially those who haven’t been getting regular screenings.

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer 

Overview of Breast Cancer

• Breast cancer is cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts.
• After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women. 
• Breast cancer can occur in both men and women, but it's far more common in women. 
• Breast cancer survival rates have increased, and the number of deaths associated with this disease is steadily declining, largely due to factors such as earlier detection, a new personalized approach to treatment and a better understanding of the disease.

Symptoms:

Signs and symptoms of breast cancer may include:

• A breast lump or thickening that feels different from the surrounding tissue
• Change in the size, shape or appearance of a breast
• Changes to the skin over the breast, such as dimpling
• A newly inverted nipple
• Peeling, scaling, crusting or flaking of the pigmented area of skin surrounding the nipple (areola) or breast skin
• Redness or pitting of the skin over your breast, like the skin of an orange.

Causes

• ,Breast cancer occurs when some breast cells begin to grow abnormally.
• These cells divide more rapidly than healthy cells do and continue to accumulate, forming a lump or mass. 
• Cells may spread (metastasize) through your breast to your lymph nodes or to other parts of your body.
• Breast cancer most often begins with cells in the milk-producing ducts (invasive ductal carcinoma).
• Breast cancer may also begin in the glandular tissue called lobules (invasive lobular carcinoma) or in other cells or tissue within the breast.
• About 5 to 10 percent of breast cancers are linked to gene mutations passed through generations of a family.
• The most well-known are breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) and breast cancer gene 2 (BRCA2), both of which significantly increase the risk of both breast and ovarian cancer.

Risk factors

Factors that are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer include:

• Being female. Women are much more likely than men are to develop breast cancer.
• Increasing age. Your risk of breast cancer increases as you age.
• A personal history of breast conditions. If you've had a breast biopsy that found lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) or atypical hyperplasia of the breast, you have an increased risk of breast cancer.
• A personal history of breast cancer. If you've had breast cancer in one breast, you have an increased risk of developing cancer in the other breast.
• A family history of breast cancer. If your mother, sister or daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer, particularly at a young age, your risk of breast cancer is increased. Still, the majority of people diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the disease.
• Inherited genes that increase cancer risk. Certain gene mutations that increase the risk of breast cancer can be passed from parents to children. The most well-known gene mutations are referred to as BRCA1 and BRCA2. These genes can greatly increase your risk of breast cancer and other cancers, but they don't make cancer inevitable.
• Radiation exposure. If you received radiation treatments to your chest as a child or young adult, your risk of breast cancer is increased.
• Obesity. Being obese increases your risk of breast cancer.
• Beginning your period atb a younger age. Beginning your period before age 12 increases your risk of breast cancer.
• Beginning menopause at an older age. If you began menopause at an older age, you're more likely to develop breast cancer.
• Having your first child at an older age. Women who give birth to their first child after age 30 may have an increased risk of breast cancer.
• Having never been pregnant. Women who have never been pregnant have a greater risk of breast cancer than do women who have had one or more pregnancies.
• Postmenopausal hormone therapy. Women who take hormone therapy medications that combine estrogen and progesterone to treat the signs and symptoms of menopause have an increased risk of breast cancer. The risk of breast cancer decreases when women stop taking these medications.
• Drinking alcohol. Drinking alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer.

Prevantion

Breast cancer risk reduction for women with an average risk

Making changes in your daily life may help reduce your risk of breast cancer. Try to:

• Breast self-exam

To perform a breast self-exam for breast awareness, use a methodical approach that ensures you cover your entire breast. For instance, imagine that your breasts are divided into equal wedges, like pieces of a pie, and sweep your fingers along each piece in toward your nipple.

• Ask your doctor about breast cancer screening. Talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks of screening. Together, you can decide what breast cancer screening strategies are right for you.
• Become familiar with your breasts through breast self-exam for breast awareness. Breast awareness can't prevent breast cancer, but it may help you to better understand the normal changes that your breasts undergo and identify any unusual signs and symptoms.
• Drink alcohol in moderation, if at all.Limit the amount of alcohol you drink to no more than one drink a day, if you choose to drink.
• Exercise most days of the week. Aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week. If you haven't been active lately, ask your doctor whether it's OK and start slowly.
• Limit postmenopausal hormone therapy. Combination hormone therapy may increase the risk of breast cancer. Talk with your doctor about the benefits and risks of hormone therapy.
  Some women experience bothersome signs and symptoms during menopause and, for these women, the increased risk of breast cancer may be acceptable in order to relieve menopause signs and symptoms.
  To reduce the risk of breast cancer, use the lowest dose of hormone therapy possible for the shortest amount of time.
• Maintain a healthy weight. If your weight is healthy, work to maintain that weight. If you need to lose weight, ask your doctor about healthy strategies to accomplish this. Reduce the number of calories you eat each day and slowly increase the amount of exercise.
• Choose a healthy diet. Women who eat a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil and mixed nuts may have a reduced risk of breast cancer. The Mediterranean diet focuses mostly on plant-based foods, such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts. People who follow the Mediterranean diet choose healthy fats, such as olive oil, over butter and fish instead of red meat.

Breast cancer risk reduction for women with a high risk

If your doctor has assessed your family history and determined that you have other factors, such as a precancerous breast condition, that increase your risk of breast cancer, you may discuss options to reduce your risk, such as:

• Preventive medications (chemoprevention). Estrogen-blocking medications, such as selective estrogen receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors, reduce the risk of breast cancer in women with a high risk of the disease.
  These medications carry a risk of side effects, so doctors reserve these medications for women who have a very high risk of breast cancer. Discuss the benefits and risks with your doctor.
• Preventive surgery.  with a very high risk of breast cancer may choose to have their healthy breasts surgically removed (prophylactic mastectomy). They may also choose to have their healthy ovaries removed (prophylactic oophorectomy) to reduce the risk of both breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Cancer and causes

 What causes cancer?

Cancer is caused by accumulated damage to genes. Such changes may be due to chance or to exposure to a cancer causing substance.

The substances that cause cancer are called carcinogens. A carcinogen may be a chemical substance, such as certain molecules in tobacco smoke. The cause of cancer may be environmental agents, viral or genetic factors.

We should bear in mind, though, that in the majority of cancer cases we cannot attribute the disease to a single cause.

We can roughly divide cancer risk factors into the following groups:

1. biological or internal factors, such as age, gender, inherited genetic defects and skin type
2. environmental exposure, for instance to radon and UV radiation, and fine particulate matter
3. occupational risk factors, including carcinogens such as many chemicals, radioactive materials and asbestos
4. lifestyle-related factors.

Lifestyle-related factors that cause cancer include:

• tobacco
• alcohol
• UV radiation in sunlight
• some food-related factors, such as nitrites and poly aromatic hydrocarbons generated by barbecuing food).

Lifestyles can prevent cancer

Cancer causing factors related to work and living environments include:

• asbestos fibres
• tar and pitch
• polynuclear hydrocarbons (e.g. benzopyrene)
• Some metal compounds
• Some plastic chemicals (e.g. Vinyl chloride)

Bacteria and viruses can cause cancer:

• Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori, which causes gastritis)
• HBV, HCV (hepatitis viruses that cause hepatitis)
• HPV (human papilloma virus, papilloma virus, which causes changes eg. Cervical cells)
• EBV (Epstein-Barr virus, the herpes virus that causes inflammation of the throat lymphoid)

Radiation can cause cancer:

• ionising radiation (e.g. X-ray radiation, soil radon)
• non-ionised radiation (the sun’s ultraviolet radiation)

Some drugs may increase the risk of cancer:

• certain antineoplastic agents
• certain hormones
• medicines that cause immune deficiency

In 5 – 10 per cent of breast cancer genetic predisposition plays an important role in the emergence of the disease.