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Article #36: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Dehydration

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When you suffer from dehydration symptoms Poor digestion is a common symptom
of chronic fatigue syndrome, learning how experienced by those with chronic fatigue
to cleanse and re-hydrate your body will syndrome. To digest food properly you
improve your physical energy as well as need to drink plenty of water (but not
reduce brain fog, headaches, skin with a meal, because it dilutes stomach
problems, joint and muscle pain, poor acid).
digestion and cravings. Drink at least half a pint of water one
When dehydrated, our internal cleansing half hour before you eat. The water
system becomes congested and stagnates passes through the stomach and into the
like dirty dish water. It's amazing how intestine and within half an hour, it is
much importance we place on cleaning the secreted back into the stomach and into
outside of our body, and how little the mucous barrier. This barrier retains
importance we place on cleaning the the sodium bicarbonate that is required
inside! to neutralise acid as it attempts to pass
What are the Symptoms of Dehydration? through the mucus. Those that are
Not being well hydrated manifests itself suffering from dehydration have
in many ways. Here are some of the more inefficient mucous layers. The acid
common symptoms reported by those who creeps through and causes pain.
suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome: Immune dysfunction
Feeling tired and sluggish Dehydration can result in the body
Dehydration can be a cause of fatigue producing excess histamine which can
when you have chronic fatigue syndrome. trigger allergies. This of course,
Nearly all body functions are about fluid interferes with the body's ability to
balance, and even small changes in fluid resist infections, a common pattern with
balance can affect our performance and chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers.
daily life. If this fluid is not replaced So what is Dehydration?
blood volume can drop. As a result, the It's common for our bodies to experience
heart has to work harder in order to dehydration when we have chronic fatigue
supply the skin and muscles with oxygen syndrome. Dehydration can interfere with
and nutrients. our natural thirst reflex - many who
As dehydration progresses, the body suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome are
redirects blood to the working muscles dehydrated and don't even know it.
and away from the skin, impairing your Our bodies are about 70% water. Vital
body's ability to diffuse heat. The organs like the kidneys, brain, and heart
increase in internal heat then results in can't operate properly without a certain
muscle cramps, light-headedness, and minimum of water and salt. Dehydration is
fatigue. If you have chronic fatigue caused by a loss of water and important
syndrome, you will identify with this blood salts like potassium and sodium.
symptom. When your body experiences dehydration,
Headaches it results in subtle tension in your
Many chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers tissues, muscles and organs. This
report frequent headaches. Headaches are restricts blood flow. Because your blood
a consequence of physical and/or mental flow is restricted, it becomes a dumping
stress and can result from not being ground for toxicity. The result is that
properly hydrated. Headaches caused you feel as though you are hung over and
through poor hydration are a condition your muscles ache...common to chronic
shared by many sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers.
fatigue syndrome. How to get Hydrated
Brain Fog You have probably heard the phrase
If you have chronic fatigue syndrome, the 'hydration therapy'. There's nothing
lack of fluids in your system can be very mysterious about it. It simply means
detrimental to decision making. When the increasing your intake of fresh clean
brain suffers from poor hydration, mental water to avoid dehydration. This is so
fogginess, poor short term memory, important for chronic fatigue syndrome
dizziness, severe headaches and poor sufferers.
balance results. When you drink sufficient water, blood
Dry Skin, Rashes and Skin Problems flow is not restricted and the toxins can
Those with chronic fatigue syndrome often be flushed out of your tissues and into
report skin problems. Our body is mostly your blood stream. When you are in a
water, so we need to replenish and state of dehydration, your urine is dark
maintain an optimum fluid level. Water in colour. But when your liver and
helps flush out toxins in the body and kidneys are processing the toxic waste
helps to keep skin supple and healthy. and you are well hydrated, your urine is
Water is the skin's own moisturiser and clear.
just as the rest of your body requires Experts say that an adult needs a minimum
hydration and nutrients, so does your four pints of water for optimum
skin. When our skin suffers the affects efficiency. Dr. Batmangheldidj, author of
of dehydration, skin problems occur. If Your Body's Many Cries for Water suggests
you have chronic fatigue syndrome and that chronic fatigue syndrome is directly
skin problems, you may be suffering from related to constant dehydration:
dehydration. He states that drinking a minimum of
Pain and Joint Swelling eight large glasses of pure water a day
The pain and joint swelling that is so will help to improve the ravages of
often associated with chronic fatigue chronic fatigue syndrome. Only pure water
syndrome can also be the result of joint will do. Other beverages like tea,
dehydration. The cartilage that protects coffee, fruit juices, alcohol and soft
the surface of our bones at the joints is drinks are processed in the body as food
made up of a lot of water. If the joint and in some instances, can actually cause
is well hydrated then the friction dehydration.
between the bones is minimised. Start slowly with your re-hydration
Muscle Pain regimen and increase slowly over a few
As the immune system attempts to deal weeks to about 5 or 6 pints per day
with bacteria and viruses, poisons and (providing you don't have kidney/renal
toxins enter the lymph system to be problems) of non-carbonated water:
disposed of from the body. Good bottled or filtered. You'll find yourself
circulation assists with this process, visiting the bathroom more frequently,
but if you have chronic fatigue syndrome, but it does pay off. Your chronic fatigue
pain often prevents you from exercising. syndrome symptoms will be less severe.
The lymph glands can become blocked and Summary
then the toxins remain trapped. Water is one of the key ingredients for
When you drink sufficient water, your our bodies to work normally. It's
body dilutes these toxins and your essential to drink enough fresh clean
kidneys more effectively flush out the water daily to prevent dehydration -
poisons. You're likely to feel worst especially when you suffer from chronic
before you feel better. But continue to fatigue syndrome. So what are you waiting
drink lots of water so that your kidneys for?
can flush out all the impurities. You may ©2005 R.Amir Norris B.Sc.
find Lymphatic Massage helpful. Friendly Disclaimer
Cravings All material presented herein is provided
Dehydration can cause cravings, and this for information only and may not be
symptom is common amongst chronic fatigue construed as medical or psychological
syndrome sufferers. If you crave advise or instruction. No action or
different foods, alcohol, caffeine, inaction should be taken based solely on
sugars and so on, your body is really the contents herein; instead, readers
disguising its thirst signals. should consult appropriate health
Water is a natural diuretic and helps professionals on any matter relating to
prevent you from feeling hungry. If you their health and wellbeing. This
drink at least four pints of water daily, information and the opinions provided
you will notice that you can more easily here are believed to be accurate and
distinguish between real hunger and sound, based on the best judgement
thirst. The net result of this is that available to the author. Readers who
you will have fewer cravings and find it fail to consult with appropriate health
is easier to control your weight. authorities assume the risk of any
Poor Digestion injuries.






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