What is MS do to the physical body?!

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MS can potentially affect just about everything except the major organs. I am sure you have heard the expression "It is all in your head'. While that is often said with sarcasm, the saying is absolutely true. This is because the nerves in the central nervous system (this is comprised of the brain and spinal cord) control almost everything. And it is the nerves in the central nervous system that are attacked when a person has MS. Walking, talking, seeing, grasping, bending, hearing, tasting, touching, swallowing and eliminating have the potential to be affected. But MS does not affect every nerve in every person's body. As a consequence, no two cases of MS are the same.

Many of us cannot function well in heat and/or humidity. And many of us of us have trouble with our balance and short term memory.

MS also can effect cognition and the emotions as well as physical movement and perception. Again this is because the nerves are involved.

I have had MS for 20 years now, At one point, my IQ dropped considerably, and I could not even figure out how to run the washing machine or work the stove. It was as though I was struck dumb. I also went temporarily blind and could barely speak. I literally had to be baby sat. Within five months I was back to pretty much normal and got accepted into grad school.

So keep in mind that most of us get the relapsing/remitting form of the disease. meaning that it will come and go.

Some of us don't get any symptoms that are visible to anyone. In all there are a total of sixty possible symptoms.

The very best of luck to you. Keep in mind that most of us live relatively normal lives.

MS is a disorder of myelin,,,,,which is fat tissue surrounding nerves,,,,,these can be seen as brown
tendrils in chicken you notice after cooking,,,,or before too,
,,we have this same nerve insulator
all through the body,ms attacks this fat insulator,causing nerves to lose electrical charge,leaking the tiny but important and measurable current which makes muscles move.MS can be mild,remitting,or serious
and rapidly becomes crippling.
effects are rapid fatigue, after exertion,,and delayed fatigue,say 24-48 hrs post exercise.
again,these can be mild,moderate,serious..
the american of tv,montel williams has MS,,,has had it for 20 years,is still around and kickin it
he is meticulous in diet,has done bodybuilding,there are many drugs that can help

this disease is found most commonly 30-55 degrees north and south of the equator,,,
some 'researchers' suggest that it is a disorder of the bodys' absorption and processing of vitamin D,,, a crucial.the areas I mention also use fossil fuels in winter,were there is little sun,,,,,,,I might offer
that aromatic hydrocarbons (chemical fumes,smoke,kerosene,oil refineries) have a role in this autoimmune disease.The telling diagnosis for MS
is an elevation of blood antibodies,these antibodies incorretcly attack body nerve fat tissue,
yielding the term "autoimmune disease'
You are young to have to deal with this chelsea,but a lot of people do and live pretty normally.
there are dozens of kinds of treatment for this,you are lucky to have mom & dad to help you through this

vitamin for body muscle,nerve,bone strength .

MS affects everyone differently. If you are diagnosed you might lead a completely normal life with no effects of the MS - or you might end up in a wheel chair (approx. 15% of people with MS will end up in a wheel chair eventually. 85% will not). No-one can tell you what it will be like, but most patients with relapsing-remitting MS are somewhere in between these two extremes. A rule of thumb is that the disease progression the first 5 years is an indicator of you will do in the future, but is is not a hard and fast rule. Dormant MS can become active, Aggressive MS can go dormant.

How MS affects you will depend on the type of MS you have, the frequency and severity of attacks if you have relapsing-remitting MS, and where your immune system attacks your brain and spine. It is all pretty random. But say your optic nerve is attacked, this will result in optic neuritis which can cause vision loss (which usually completely or partially goes away again). Say the neurons in your lower back are attacked, this can cause anything from a slight tingling in your legs to problems walking. Again, it all depends where, if, and how badly you are "hit".

For myself, I was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS 8 years ago and I live a near normal life. The only things I have to take into consideration is that the disease-modifying injections I take tend to make me feel under the weather once a week (I am one of the few where the side-effects did not go away after 6 months). Fatigue is also a bit of a problem, but not more than I can control it as long as I pace myself. Otherwise I have just minor lingering issues from the MS, a little bit of sensory disturbances in my face, and I've lost a bit of the top part of my peripheral vision on my left eye, which is something I don't notice unless I pluck my eyebrow.

But as I said, MS affects everyone differently. The symptoms you can find online are what could happen, not what definitely will happen.

All the best to you. I do hope that you don't have MS.

Diagnosed with MS in 2003