Ms. Zhang, 40, recently felt some discomfort in her body. For example, when she went to bed at night, often woke up because her mouth was too dry, even after drinking A lot of water doesn’t quench thirst; sometimes watching TV shows, I want to cry, but no tears come out.

At the beginning, she thought it was caused by the hot weather and often staying in the air-conditioned room, thinking that as long as the humidifier was turned on, it would prevent the dryness.

Unexpectedly, after persisting for a period of time, her symptoms not only did not improve, but became more and more serious, and grew large patches on her body The red rash made her itching unbearable, so she hurried to the hospital.

After examination, Ms. Zhang was diagnosed with “Sjögren’s syndrome”. In this regard, the doctor explained that the disease triggers an abnormal response of the immune system, so it can cause inflammation and tissue damage, and patients often experience dry mouth, fatigue, and urticariaand other symptoms

First, drinking more water is useless Sjogren’s syndrome, what is it?

If you find that you have a dry mouth sometimes, but drinking a lot of water is useless; when you feel emotional and want to cry, but no tears come out…it may be a sign that you may be suffering from Sjogren’s syndrome.

Sjögren’s syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a high degree of lymphocytic infiltration in the exocrine glands. The patient’s salivary glands, lacrimal glands and other parts will have an immune inflammatory response. Manifested as mouthfeel, dry throat and parotid gland enlargement, etc..

The specific etiology of Sjögren’s syndrome is not yet clear. According to clinical data, this disease is more common in women, and the ratio of male to female is about 1:9 to 1:20, 40 -50 years old is the high incidence age.

In addition to dryness of the oropharynx, patients with Sjögren’s syndrome can also affect multiple systems and organs throughout the body, including the liver, lungs, kidneys, and blood systems.

Under normal circumstances, when people feel dry mouth, they can soothe by drinking water in time. The dry mouth of Sjögren’s syndrome mainly has three characteristics: not quenching thirst after drinking water, worsening of dry mouth symptoms at night, and inability to eat dry food.

But with primary Sjögren’s syndrome, patients may not The symptoms of dry eyes, but there will be neurological lesions, interstitial pneumonia, lower extremity purpuric rash, refractory hypokalemia and Raynaud’s syndrome and other disease manifestations.

Therefore, when dry mouth, dry eyes, dry itchy skin, dry cough, shortness of breath, and difficulty swallowing If you have dry symptoms such as >, you should be vigilant and seek medical attention as soon as possible to find out the cause.

Two, these 5 kinds of “dry mouth” may be an early warning of disease

If your mouth is dry at night and you drink a lot of water If it doesn’t work, in addition to Sjogren’s syndrome, you need to be alert to the possibility of the following diseases.

1. Diabetes

Many diabetics have symptoms of thirst and polyuria This is because when the glucose concentration in the urine is too high, under the action of osmotic pressure, the water in the body will be excreted together with the urine sugar, resulting in dehydration in the body, which will stimulate the thirst center and cause the patient to drink a lot of water. .

In this case, drinking water alone will not reduce thirst symptoms< span>, it is necessary to actively control the primary disease and control the blood sugar level in order to effectively alleviate the symptoms.

2. Hyperthyroidism< /p>

In patients with hyperthyroidism, due to the abnormal metabolism of the body, the oxygen content and heat production of the human body will increase, the heat dissipation rate will also be accelerated, and the required water will also greatly increase. If you don’t drink enough water, you will experience dry mouth.

3. Scleroderma

Scleroderma, also known as progressive Systemic sclerosis, a connective tissue disease characterized by chronic fibrosis of the skin and connective tissue, often presents with dry mouth due to fibrosis of the salivary, lacrimal, and excretory acini and capillaries.

4. Diabetes insipidus

The cause of diabetes insipidus is the lack of antidiuretic in the body Patients often have symptoms such as polyuria, dry mouth, and polydipsia. The normal urine volume is about 2-3 liters/day. Once the urine volume exceeds 4-10 liters/day and lasts for more than 30 days, it is suspected that diabetes insipidus may be caused.

5. Anemia

When suffering from iron deficiency anemia, pernicious anemia, or When vitamin B is deficient, it may cause atrophic glossitis, which will cause symptoms such as dry mouth, tongue pain, and tongue papilla atrophy.

3. Mouth before bed If it is dry, can I drink water?

There is a saying on the Internet that drinking water before going to bed will increase nocturia, affect sleep, and may cause facial edema after getting up the next day. So before going to bed Can you drink water?

In fact, you can drink some water when you feel thirsty before going to bed.As long as you don’t drink too much Too much will not affect sleep.. In addition, the real cause of edema is related to excessive sodium intake, low protein intake, and staying in the same position for a long time.

Moreover, drinking water in moderation before going to bed can help prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, because when a person sleeps, the body’s water will gradually lose through sweating, breathing and urination, which will lead to blood It becomes thick, metabolites are easily accumulated in the body, and it is easy to induce cerebral embolism and pulmonary embolism.

Especially the elderly, middle-aged and elderly men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, and patients with People with underlying diseases such as atrial fibrillation or diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia should pay more attention to drinking water before going to bed.

However,< span>If middle-aged and elderly people suffer from heart failure, they should not drink too much water when sleeping, otherwise the body may swell and make the condition worse. p>

Then how should we drink water to be healthier? Pay attention to the following points when drinking water correctly:

1. About 1.5 liters per day

According to “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016 Edition)” Adults are recommended to drink 1.5-1.7 liters of water per day strong>, in terms of 200-250 ml cups, it is equivalent to 7-8 cups of water. If you sweat a lot on hot days, increase your water intake.

2. Boiled water is the healthiest

The Chinese Nutrition Society pointed out, < strong>Boiled water is the most suitable drinking water for human needs, because after boiling, the water quality and hardness are improved, and the right amount of minerals is preserved, which is economical and healthy .

But if you don’t like drinking unflavored water, try weak teas (such as black tea, green tea, white tea), fruit water (such as lemon, kumquat, or lime) Sliced ​​and soaked in water) and mixed grains or beans (such as buckwheat soaked in water, barley soaked in water, or mung bean soup).

3. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink water

If you’re thirsty before going When you drink water, your body is obviously dehydrated. Especially for manual workers, they need to add more water in summer. Drink of water.

Sjögren’s syndrome is a chronic disease that causes dry mouth and eyes. In severe cases, vital organs may be involved, and in severe cases, it may even be fatal. Therefore, once symptoms related to Sjögren’s syndrome appear, it is necessary to seek medical attention in time and cooperate with treatment.

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