Fibromyalgia and Water… A Correlation?

Fibromyalgia and Water… A Correlation?

Lets first take a look at how the lack of water affects us

How important is water to us? Lets just see what happens when we go without it. Lets  briefly see  what an extreme case of dehydration does to the human body.

Its been said that man can only survive 3 days without water. After 1 day the person feels light headed and dizzy,with thickening saliva as extreme thirst begins to set in. By the second day they become extremely uncoordinated and have problems focusing . As the dehydration takes its toll cramping starts in the muscles of the arms and legs as the person writhes in pain.  On the third day the  lips go dry enough that they start cracking.The skin also becomes dry and starts to wrinkle as it loses its elasticity. Because of the lack of water in the body their blood thickens. The thickening of blood prevents the  heart from pumping it at full capacity.Starved of vital oxygenated blood flow, brain neurons misfire and the organized electrical activity that drives the conscious mind begins to lose its grip of reality. Hallucinations begin as the subject then goes into comatose until the inevitable.

Sorry for that, Its just to prove a point how  important water  is to the human body.When one becomes thirsty without refreshing itself, dizziness and confusion sets in.Muscle cramps and pain then follow.Due to the lack of blood flow to the brain, it is unable to  perform at its full capacity.Pain, fatigue and dizziness. See what I mean?

How much water do you need in your body in order to perform everyday routines without a problem? Science tells us that our bodies  are made up of 70% water.  So you can imagine how important it is to keep that level on a daily basis. 75%??  We lose water from our bodies every day through simple activities such as sweating,breathing and urinating.As our activity increases so does our level of water loss increase.Going to McDonald’s for a #3 with fries and a Coke isn’t helping the situation of replenishing water loss.Grabbing a coffee ,beer and sodas are the opposite of what your body needs in order to fulfill, because they actually absorb water away from you.The only way to provide an healthy recourse of everyday living is simply by drinking just pure water! Guess where else you get water from? Yea, Fruits and vegetables! Here we go again! There’s a pattern here. The feeling of being thirsty should really never come into play.We should all be drinking water consistently enough to keep ourselves fully hydrated enough so that we never feel thirsty. Of course we can’t always be in situations where water is always available. Or can we? Its that important that we should treat this as if our life depends on it.

Now lets talk about Fibromyalgia

Have you ever heard of a disorder in which the sufferer deals  mainly with chronic pain, chronic fatigue and memory loss? How about a disorder that delivers  intense  pain and discomfort in muscles and joints all over the body? How about a disorder in which its symptoms  also include problems with sleep, headaches, irritable bowel, dizziness, abdominal pain and even vision problems? And thats just some of them. How about a disorder that  affects more than 5 million people in the United States  today! Its called Fibromyalgia (FMS,Fibro-Myalgia Syndrome)Which  has become a such a widespresd disorder that Doctors have begun to classify it as a syndrome, which means its symptoms and traits  occur together. These symptoms can  put one in a very restrictive lifestyle due to the intense pain, discomfort and feelings of despair. Unable to understand what has become of themselves and their ongoing symptoms associated with FMS, anxiety and depression can also take its toll on anyone who cannot seem to find solutions for overcoming this horrible syndrome. People live with painful joints and muscles,waking up in the morning as if they had no sleep at all,and bouts with what has become known as “Brain Fog” a short term memory loss which goes along with inabilty to focus. These and other symptoms asssociated with fibromyalgia bring on what seems an unending battle for a normal life.

So the problems that go along with a lack of water are:

Mucsle pain –  fatigue – dizziness/confusion – constipation – headaches – weight gain – indigestion – vision problems – Abdominal pain

The problem with Fibromyalgia are:

Mucsle pain –  fatigue – dizziness/confusion – constipation – headaches – weight gain – indigestion – vision problems – Abdominal pain

Get the point?

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