What is cellulite is a very common question. The following write up is all about cellulite and cellulite in women. This will help you understand what is cellulitis.
Cellulite is the condition in which the usual organic waste matter of the body that are also known as the poisons, accumulate in the body instead of being thrown out by the body.
What Is Cellulite
Actually cellulite is a defense reaction of the body. It defends other organs of the body by capturing the organic waste matters in a particular part of the body and not allowing it to spread in rest of the part of body.
The term cellulite is used for the cellular tissues, which are also called connective tissues.
The body collects the organic waste matter in the connective tissues.
And this accumulation of poisons in the body causes inflammation of the connective tissues in the body.
The most common of these poisons are -
- Uric,
- Lactic &
- Oxalic acids
Normally the body through urine, sweat & bowels rejects these poisons or the organic waste matter.
But in the case of cellulitis these poisons get accumulated into several parts of the body such as -
- The double chin,
- Thick shoulders
- Swollen ankles
Cellulite In Women
- In case of women usually cellulite starts from their legs, which is not so in case of men.
- In fact troubles in men due to cellulite is often less visible as compared to the women.
- However cellulite affects the women in particular and that too at the prime of their lives.
The Connective Tissues
- The connective tissues are the binding tissues of the body.
- They bring food to the organs of the body through the agency of the lymphatic vessels and also carry away the remains of what they have consumed or used.
- The connective tissues are known as 'Subcutaneous Cellular Tissues ' under the skin but elsewhere they are known as the 'Filler Tissues '.
Inflammation Of The Connective Tissues
Inflammation of the connective tissues is a major effect of the cellulite. However the process of cellulite is as follows -
- The connective tissues fill with a lymph that contains the waste matter of the body.
- This causes irritation to the tissues and leads to their contraction.
- Then it fills with water, which is supplied by the body in order to dilute the poisoned lymph that is filled with waste matter.
- And thus it relieves the irritation of the tissues.
- If this process continues then the water thickens into the mucus, which in turn becomes semi-solid matter.
- Finally this congests the tissues, which later become painful.
'Sclerosis ' or 'Atrophy '
Later there develops 'Sclerosis ' or 'Atrophy '.
- The atrophy is the final stage in the evolution of all inflammatory conditions.
- The irritation causes the tissues to contract, which blocks the usual drainage of the poisoned lymph.
- And thus these toxic matters inflame the tissues.
