Blog – Tagged "Category_Autoimmune"

autoimmune disease, Behchet's disease, Category_Active lifestyle, Category_Autoimmune, Category_Dehydration, Category_Dry Eyes, Category_Dry Mouth, Category_Fibromyalgia, Category_Hydration, Category_Hydrus Edge, Category_Joint Pain, Category_Medications, Category_Muscle pain, Category_Sjogren's syndrome, Category_Vaginal Dryness, dehydration, lupus, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), primary Sjogren's syndrome - August 11, 2020

Consider Experimenting With Your Body's Hydration Needs To Find What Works Effectively

About a month ago, Shari Nelson woke up and couldn’t swallow. Her dry mouth caused by Sjogren’s Syndrome was so bad that she couldn’t feel the inside of her throat and esophagus. “It wasn’t just dryness. It was a terrifying feeling when you wake up and can’t swallow. It makes it hard to breathe. It took nearly a bottle of water to be able to take a breath. My husband and I knew we needed to find a solution,” Shari said. Shari who had been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren’s Syndrome and Bischett’s five years ago, said she needed fast...

Study Finds Women with Sjogren's Syndrome At High Risk for Eye Damage & Vision Loss

If you suffer from Sjogren's syndrome, dry eyes may not be the only eye problem you have to contend with. New research has found that in addition to dry eyes, people who have Sjogren's syndrome may have damage to the ocular surface of their eyes, according to a recent article in Sjogren's Syndrome News. A study published in the Journal of Rheumatology International found that Sjogren's patients with rheumatoid arthritis experience the most significant degree of damage to their cornea and visual loss. People diagnosed with primary Sjogren's syndrome ( if you have don't have any other autoimmune disease) were...

Fibromyalgia & Cellular Hydration: How to Relieve Chronic Dehydration

If you suffer from fibromyalgia and flare-ups such as intense muscle pains, headaches, fatigue, dry mouth- the key to recovery is staying well hydrated. That's because the leading cause of many of these symptoms is chronic dehydration. Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 10 million people in the US across all ethnicities and age groups but is disproportionately found in more women than men. According to the American College of Rheumatology, more than 75% of fibromyalgia are women. Common symptoms of fibromyalgia include musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, trouble sleeping, memory loss, and moodiness. The root cause of many of these...

Do you suffer from joint pain? Dehydration may be the cause

While there are many reasons why you may suffer from joint pain- one less known cause is dehydration. When your body is dehydrated, it often reacts in the form of pains and aches. And can cause you to think you have a severe condition when, in fact, you need to hydrate your body properly. Cartilage and connective tissues inside our body store high levels of water. And when this supply of fluids becomes less due to aging, medications, over-exercising, or a poor diet, our body becomes prone to inflammation and chronic pain. Our joints are especially vulnerable to aches and...

What's causing your dry mouth ? Proper hydration can help to relieve symptoms

If you have ever experienced a persistent sticky, cottony dry feeling in your mouth, difficulty swallowing or tasting food, and constant sore throat or hoarseness - you are probably suffering from a dry mouth also known as xerostomia. The American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM) estimates that nearly 4 million people suffer from persistent dry mouth. And women are affected nine times more frequently than men. Dry mouth can result as a side effect from a host of medications used to treat pain, allergies, obesity, diarrhea, nausea, asthma, and even Parkinson's disease and lymphoma. According to (AAOM), there are more...

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