how will theh life of theh person affected with pku be different from a person who does not have it?
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I had a clincial presentation not too long ago that included a family who had 3 of their 5 kids (yes, it is autosomal recessive and the parents knew that...) \nThe kids said that the felt like they had a pretty normal life, as compared to their friends, and they can for the most part. But, say, if their friends all go out for a pepperoni pizza they just can't dive in. The consequences can be devistating. Permanent mental damage and retardation can occur to someone not adhering to their diet.\nTheir diet just have to be watched and be careful with from birth, for the above reason.\nOften the diet of a PKU patient is controlled by their physician and dietician. There is a company that produce a commerical line of food products for these individuals. Basically, their protein intake is very carefully monitered and phenylalanine is kept at very low levels, and tyrosine becomes an essential amino acid. I hope this information helps.
597701
Everyone metabolism is different and will react differently to certain stimulus such as drugs.
1107523
None, really, unless the man or woman is malnourished.\n\nFor information on the subject, try reading _Fertility, Cycles, and Nutrition_ by Marilyn Shannon.  I haven't read the book, but I have seen it recommended.
124164
Dumpling is wrong. PKU is a lifelong condition, not an allergy. Being off the diet may result in any number of physical changes to the body. It is important to contact a specialist to determine the amount of protien a PKU patient can tolerate.
478053
in all probability it will have a great influence of your cause of death.  How much it has reduced your life cannot be measured exactly.. It has reduced your life expectancy considerably but the term 'life expectancy' is only a statistcal measurement which has no real bearing on just 1 person.  Yes you might die of complications caused by Hep C.. You might choke on your next meal and die..  or a plane might crash into your house and kill you.. You might even win the lottery..\n\nWe were all born to live to die. When we are born or when we die we have no control over.. how we live our lives is the part that we do have control over.. act accordingly.
419689
Yes, due to lifestyle (nutrition, smoking, etc), comorbid medical illness (diabetes, heart disease) and suicide.
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Aspartame is an ester of methanol and the aspartic acid/phenylalanine peptide. In your body, the ester is hydrolyzed to phenylalanine and methanol. Phenylalanine is an amino acid.\n\nPhenylketonuria is a genetic disorder that makes it impossible for these people to metabolize phenylalanine. So their bodies store it, particularly in the brain. It causes mental problems and can produce profound retardation in children.\n\nFortunately, it is also a genetic test that is performed at birth. Once it is known that a child has this disease, their diet can be restricted to prevent any problems.
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It still depends on genetics.
597458
i'm almost positive no one has.  but medicine has made amazing advances in the past years and people are now starting to live into their 40's and 50's.  so someday, it may be possible, but i'm pretty sure it hasn't happened yet, especially since someone who'd be old enough to have lived that long, would have been born with the disease when you ALWAYS died of it before you turned 20.
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depends on the type of c.a. I've met , and served, many people with cancer. Thier children live more careful, don't injest poisons- tobacco, alcohol etc. , they watch what chemicals they are exposed to closer , they exercise more faithfully, eat better,love with more gusto, and usually Pray harder after experiencing a death or near death from cancer.. Genetics is only a small part it. How you live makes more difference-- but do not be decieved, it can sneak in so many ways that medicine does not have a clue, really, how to prevent cancer. Sometimes it seems like predestination, no known cause, no familial history, no known exposure to hi risk factors, then boom; your dead... flip the coin
812159
Depends.\nIt is a rather small amount if you're living in a developed country.\nHowever, if you are living in a developing country or less developed country, then it can change the standard of life quite dramatically.
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Yes it can. Its a very serious problem. Even if the person survives, he/she may have to deal with disability. Sorry, if my answer has caused anxiety to you, but thats fact. Anyhow, medicine has advanced a lot, so hope for the best.
875643
If its treated,  not much different to someone without cancer...;
866373
That depends on the person.  The health of an individual depends on many things including the environment the person was exposed to (smog, smoking, alcohol use etc.) It also depends on the family history of the individual.
1183819
a rich person can be a drug addict and it won't have any detrimental effect economically. a similar addiction in a poorer person can have a devistating effect on him/her and family
215560
it depends on where her diabetes is. If it is a mild case of type 2, then nothing more than a modest rise in blood glucose levels might be in the cards. If she's a type 1 and stops taking insulin, she will die and may go into diabetic ketoacidsosis befoe she does. \n\nIn the longer term, her chances of an acute problem increase a good bit. High blood glucose levels can produce diabetic coma, shaky behavior and changed attitude, etc. And she'll increase her chances of getting some or several o fthe diabetic side effects (amputation from poor circulation and unhealing ulcers, kidney failure, blindness, heart attack, stroke, nerve damage, ...). these ususally take a while to develop, but the first warning might be an infection of a foot ulcer which gets to the bone and forces an amputation. Not something to take a gamble on. \n\nAs for the smoking and drinking... Smoking affects wuite a few body systmes unfavorable. Some of these are the same one's that diabetes attacks. For instance, circulation. It's often said to be the single most damaging thing a diabeteic can tdo to make chances of a bad diabetic outcome better. Drinking, on the other hand, is more complex. Alsohol itself can change blood glucose levels, and if it does in her, she will have more difficulty managing her glucose levels. \n\nOn the other hand, it is now clear that small amounts of alcohol (one beer a day, or the equivalent in wine, or spirits) is beneficial in that it reduces chances of heart attack. Amounts even a little more than that are, on balance, damaging. More damaging than beneficial without much doubt. So it depends on how (and how much, and when) she drinks.  \n\nShe should consult her doctor about these possibilties, and help to find out why she's neglecting her medication, and change it as necessary (or possible) to make it more likely that she'll actual take her meds properly in future.
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It depends on the person's body fat and muscle weight, but someone can live for weeks, possible more than a month without food. But organs could shut down and kill him or her much sooner.