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Home -> News& Information -> Medical TrendsHave you ever experienced such a situation? You feel some discomfort. This feeling is hard to describe or unclear, but it is honest and uncomfortable and cannot be ignored. So you come to the hospital or clinic in a hurry and want the doctor to tell you what's wrong. But after doing a lot of examinations and finding no clinically diagnosable disease, the doctor will usually inform you: it's okay, go home. You can only go home with the same apprehension and complete unaltered discomfort and a slight disappointment and fear of the unknown.
There is a long-distance between our healthy state and the disease that can be diagnosed. Some people call this period sub-health from the perspective of naming logic because it is between health and disease. The human body at that time was neither perfectly healthy nor was it diseased. So what is the significance of this period of existence? I think the meaning is to allow us to get back to a healthy state as soon as possible and away from the disease. Or, even if we can't go back to the starting point of health, we should find ways to slow down the pace of the disease.
There are many summaries and summaries in the academic community to express the situation during this period more clearly. Such as the "Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)" proposed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1988. Syndrome definition uses many "fuzzy" words; the most obvious is the use of "non-specific manifestations." That is to say, if you feel uncomfortable, such as fatigue, lack of energy, too lazy to climb stairs, like to lie down or sit, unwilling to walk, poor appetite, bloating, constipation, memory loss, sleep disturbance, emotional difficulty controlled, etc. And this discomfort persists, often repeated, and the attack occurs for at least half a year, so you should consider that something is wrong with your health.
These symptoms are what we often call non-specific manifestations, so how do we evaluate such a state and look at it correctly? I suggest going back to the source. Just as there is no love and hate for no reason, there is no disease and death. Any unhealthy condition has a cause. From health to disease is a continuous development process from quantitative to qualitative change. So I never think that there is a sudden death of an unknown cause, that there is sudden death. It must be an early warning from the body to you like (always fatigue, frequent dizziness, weight gain, change in appetite) you don't realize it, even the body desperately pleads (limited physical activity, elevated blood pressure, severe insomnia, uncontrollable emotions) you ignored it, and finally led to death.
When we feel discomfort, we have to reflect and find the reason instead of ignoring these discomforts just because we can stand them or endure them. We need to calm down and think about it. Is there something that has made us overworked? For example, the working hours are longer than earlier; the pressure increases. Or you are doing something that you don't like very much, unhappy every time you do it, etc. Even if you get through the situation well and get things done with the usual quality, your body has paid too much to get into that state. We call this stage physiological compensation; our body is overloaded to provide nutrients and energy for our organs to meet our needs. This condition is short or infrequent, and the body can repair it in time. Still, if it lasts for a long time, the extra energy is exhausted, and the body will decompensate. We will feel all kinds of discomfort and even gradually develop the disease.
Therefore, we must pay attention to the various discomforts of the body, which are the early warnings issued by the body. We need to be vigilant when we receive such signals, look for the reasons, and make changes immediately. Please get in touch with your doctor to have a chat with you. We do not aim at diagnosing diseases. We want to clarify what kind of harm these clues will bring to us and, at the same time, find ways to remove these risk factors so that our bodies can return to the right track of health.
How to know that you are tired?
Fatigue is a symptom that is difficult to define and describe, especially the subjective feeling of fatigue, for which there is no unified evaluation index. The following assessment scale can test it.
1. If you don't want to get up in the morning but barely get up, you are tired.
2. Difficulty concentrating when working or reading.
3. Talking weakly.
4. You are reluctant to communicate with colleagues, and he is often silent after returning home.
5. Always stretch, yawn, and be sleepy.
6. Too lazy to climb stairs, often stumbling when going upstairs.
7. The bus comes by and doesn't want to run to catch up.
8. You like to lie on the sofa and raise your legs to be comfortable.
9. The limbs are stiff, the legs are heavy, and the hands are prone to trembling.
10. Poor appetite.
11. There is an indescribable uncomfortable feeling of heart palpitations and chest tightness.
12. Frequent bloating, diarrhea, or constipation.
13. Forgetfulness is excellent; the more things in front of you, the easier it is to forget.
14. Difficulty falling asleep or waking up early, constantly dreaming after falling asleep.
2 to 3 symptoms mean mild fatigue;
3 to 4 items, it means moderate fatigue;
5 to 7 items, it indicates severe fatigue;
if there are more than eight items, it is almost certain that you are already in a state of fatigue.
How can I tell if I have chronic fatigue syndrome?
The CDC has developed the following three criteria:
1. Sustained or repeated severe fatigue of unknown cause for more than six months; the symptoms of fatigue still cannot be relieved after adequate rest. The activity level has dropped by more than 50% compared with good health.
2. Have the following 4 (or more than 4) symptoms simultaneously.
① memory loss or difficulty concentrating ② sore throat ③ tender lymph nodes in the neck or axilla ④ muscle pain ⑤ multiple non-arthritis, joint pain ⑥ new headache; persistent discomfort.
3. Exclude chronic fatigue caused by other diseases or bad habits.
Once you find yourself with the above symptoms, you need to seek medical help immediately.