Just tired or sick

You often feel tired, even though you have had enough rest? Watch Out! It could be a symptom of a serious illness. Feeling tired after a long activity or when the body is not feeling well is normal. But it's good to check yourself if you constantly feel tired, even though you have slept as much as eight hours a day. Medically, fatigue can be a sign of certain diseases in the body. The following are 10 diseases of which one of the symptoms is fatigue.

Depression

In some cases, depression and anxiety can discourage you and cause you to experience unbearable fatigue. Besides being tired, depression can make you experience sleep deprivation, feel worthless, experience eating disorders, and can trigger symptoms of serious illness.

Anemia

Iron deficiency anemia is a condition when red blood cell production decreases. This condition causes the sufferer to feel tired constantly. Anemia affects about 5% of postmenopausal men and women, but it is more commonly experienced by women who are menstruating or pregnant. People with anemia will get tired easily, have no strength, and feel heavy muscles. This disease can be detected by a blood test procedure.

Chronic fatigue syndrome

This syndrome is also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Myalgia means muscle pain and encephalomyelitis means inflammation of the spine and brain. ME sufferers generally feel very tired every day for a period of half a year. In addition to fatigue, sufferers usually also experience muscle aches, headaches, and sore throats. Although much research has been done, until now it has not been known with certainty the basic cause of chronic fatigue syndrome.

Sleep apnea

In Greek, apnea consists of "a" which means nothing and "pnea" which means breathing or air. Apnea means no breathing. While sleeping, breathing apnea is disrupted because the throat is narrowed and closed. This form of breathing disorders during sleep is what makes you wake up feeling tired. Besides causing snoring, apnea can cause a decrease in oxygen levels in the blood.

Hypothyroidism

This condition is more experienced by women and old age occurs when a person's thyroid hormone levels are too low. Hypothyroidism causes the sufferer to experience muscle aches, weight loss, and feel tired. Hypothyroidism can be diagnosed by a blood test procedure.

Diabetes

The disease that can be diagnosed by this blood test procedure is a condition when the level of sugar in your blood is too high. Unbearable fatigue, hunger following thirst, weight loss, and increased intensity for urination are the main symptoms of diabetes.

Glandular fever

This disease that is experienced by many teenagers and middle-aged people can cause sore throat, swollen glands, fever, and fatigue. The fatigue can even be felt for months even though all the symptoms of other glandular fever have disappeared within a month.

Anxiety disorders

Naturally, if someone occasionally feels anxious about a number of things. But there are some people who experience generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) which makes them constantly feel anxious every time. This anxiety is often out of control and ultimately affect their lives.

Restless Leg Syndrome (SKR)

People with SKR often feel discomfort in their legs during sleep, especially when lying down. This discomfort will disappear if you walk or move. This makes the sufferer uneasy and difficult to sleep well at night. This disease is not yet known exactly the underlying cause but it is believed that anemia and iron deficiency in the body can worsen this condition.

Celiac disease

Celiac is a disease that occurs when the body is unable to tolerate a substance called gluten. Gluten is a protein contained in wheat flour as a basic ingredient of bread, cakes, noodles. The immune system of people with Celiac react negatively to the results of gluten digestion. This reaction causes damage to the wall of the small intestine which ultimately decreases the absorption of nutrients and nutrients as a whole. Globally, this genetic disease is affected by at least 1% to 2% of the world's population. This disease can be diagnosed from a blood test. In addition to fatigue, Celiac is also characterized by anemia, diarrhea, and weight loss.

Just Tired or Really Sick?

It is difficult to determine whether your condition, which is just being tired, can refer to certain serious illnesses. On the other hand if your fatigue is accompanied by the following symptoms: headache, confusion, insomnia, pain, weight loss for no apparent reason or breathing is difficult, you may indeed experience signs of a more serious condition. If your fatigue is persistent for months, you should consult a doctor to diagnose other possibilities.

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