Body ache with temperature

Probably, every person is familiar with the painful feeling of general weakness and weakness in colds. This condition is called "aches in the body" is a feeling of discomfort, with which it is impossible to work or relax.

Why does this state arise and how to cope with it?

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Causes of the aches in the body

The ache in the body often accompanies various infectious diseases, but sometimes appears for no apparent reason. Nevertheless, such reasons exist, and we can not even guess about them:

• physical overload, sharp unusual loads;
• impending cold;
• liver disease;
• inflammatory processes in the airways;
• the use of stale or poor-quality products (food intoxication);
• insect bites (in particular, ticks);
• blood diseases;
• internal tumor processes;
• inflammation of the joints;
• taking certain medicinal substances, as well as poisoning them;
• stressful situations, psychoemotional stresses;
• helminthic invasions;
• disorders of the endocrine system;
• autoimmune processes;
• excessive leanness or obesity.

Often, the patients do not take these reasons seriously, or they do not know about the existing disease.

Also, the appearance of aches in the body can be explained by other factors.

• The ache in the body for a cold usually runs against a background of weakness, anxious sleep, fever. This condition is explained by intoxication of the body with the products of the vital activity of bacteria, which actively multiply during the disease. In viral diseases, when the patient has a fever, the ache appears simultaneously with intoxication pain in the muscles and bones.
• Body aches with influenza are the result of the activity of influenza viruses, which, penetrating into the bloodstream and lymph flow, are carried to all tissues of the body. This leads to a violation of metabolic processes, tissue hypoxia and pain in the muscles, which are manifested in the form of aches.
• The ache in the body with ARVI - viral infectious diseases - can also be caused by the disruption of the pain receptors, which, under the influence of increased temperature, lose sensitivity and begin to work "wrong". The central nervous system receives signals about such violations, which is physically manifested as a aching sensation of aches in the body.
• An ache in the body before the menstrual period may occur in those women whose uterus is somewhat receding posteriorly. Menstrual contractions of the uterus lead to pressure on the nerve endings, which becomes the cause of pressing pain in the zone of external genital organs and aches in the lumbosacral region.

Pathogenesis

Body aches affect the skeletal muscles, bone system and joints, so this sensation is quite specific.

Physiologically, the process of aches is as follows: the brain receives notification of a malfunction in the operation of pain receptors, which travels along the neural pathways of special structures of the peripheral and central nervous system. There is a contradiction between the classic pain syndrome and the distorted response of pain receptors, which is manifested by a peculiar sensation called an "ache". Therefore, an ache in the body is one of the variants of pain, which is incorrectly perceived by the structures of the brain.

The epidemiology of this condition has not been studied, since aches are not a disease, but a specific symptom of other pathologies.

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Symptoms of the aches in the body

The ache in the body is felt as an uncomfortable, irritating and unpleasant condition that occurs periodically over a period of time. During an attack of aches, it seems to a person that his body is breaking, twisting, stretching. And all these feelings arise simultaneously.

The ache can "migrate" throughout the body, as if rolling on one area of the trunk, then to the other.

The first signs of aches in the body can be felt on the eve of the disease, or even after the increase in symptoms, for example, when the temperature rises. At the same time, not only the muscles, but also the joints "break".

• Lack in the body and weakness often arise from banal overwork, physical or moral. In addition to aches and weaknesses, a person can complain about numbness of the limbs, general fatigue, impaired working capacity.

Also, such symptoms can become a sign of a sharp decrease in immunity, which is usually combined with sleep disorders and joint pain.

• Headaches and aches in the body occur with a slight poisoning or with slow inflammation, when intoxication is poorly expressed. It can also be the result of a sudden jump in blood pressure, an attack of vegetative-vascular dystonia, or the result of a sleepless night.

• The temperature, weakness and aches in the body are usually observed against the background of catarrhal, viral and other infectious diseases. The same symptoms are typical for the initial period of herpes (even before the appearance of rashes) and toxoplasmosis.

• Body aches and chills always indicate the presence of intoxication and accompany any inflammatory reaction, including inflammatory diseases of the urinary system, digestive system, etc. In addition, chills can occur when poisoning with chemicals, food, drugs, etc.,

• Coughing and aching in the body can occur if the respiratory system is affected. Cough with intoxication often accompanies inflammatory processes in the nasopharynx, trachea or bronchial tubes, as well as severe cardiac pathologies. But more often such signs arise at a pneumonia - an inflammation of lungs.

• The ache in the body and the sore throat most often talk about the initial stage of a cold or viral illness - SARS or influenza infection. Usually, this condition is supplemented by other symptoms: headache, deterioration of appetite, chills, lethargy and drowsiness.

• Nausea and aches in the body can be observed in such cases:
  • with influenza infection;
  • with meningoencephalitis;
  • with herpetic infection;
  • with fungal infections of the respiratory system;
  • in the initial stage of development of infectious intoxication;
  • with enteroviral myositis;
  • for acute poisoning.

• An ache in the body without signs of a cold can act as one of the variants of the flow of osteochondrosis, spondyloarthrosis, and tumor processes. In the same way, abscesses (abscesses), osteoporosis, tuberculosis make themselves felt. Often aches in the body can be the only initial sign of sexual infectious diseases: chlamydia, gonorrhea, ureaplasmosis, etc.

• Diarrhea and aches in the body is an unequivocal sign of bacterial bowel disease. If the condition is accompanied by an increase in temperature, then it can be a serious infectious disease (for example, salmonellosis, dysentery). In a child, similar symptoms can occur with viral infections, including influenza and ARVI.

• The aches in the body in the morning can be associated with the defeat of muscles or joints. But most often the reasons are more simple:
  • excessive physical exertion on the eve;
  • use of a small amount of fluid, dehydration;
  • starvation, too strict a diet;
  • deficiency in the body of certain vitamins and trace elements (for example, vitamins of group B, magnesium).

Body aches during pregnancy

In pregnant women, aches in the body can be caused by the same factors as other people. However, there are specific reasons, characteristic only for pregnancy. For example, unpleasant sensations in the extremities can be triggered by varicose disease, or by worsening of blood circulation due to increased pressure on the vessels by an enlarged uterus.

In addition, scientists explain the periodic aches in the body during pregnancy hormonal changes in the body. So, to prepare the birth canal for childbirth, the placenta and the ovaries secrete a large amount of the hormone relaxin, which improves the elasticity of the ligament apparatus. The stretch of the ligaments and the discrepancy of the pelvic bones and causes a sensation of aches in the third trimester of pregnancy.

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Body aches after childbirth

The ache in the body after childbirth can be caused by various reasons, both physiological and pathological.

Physiological (natural) causes of aches after childbirth is an altered hormonal background that sets up the body for labor, facilitating the passage of the child through the birth canal. After birth, the joints and ligaments return to the "pre-pregnancy" state, which is associated with the feeling that the body "breaks".

In addition, in the process of giving birth, the body of a woman suffers a huge load. Muscles tighten, ligaments and joints stretch. Therefore postnatal arthritis in the body is a gradual restoration of the musculoskeletal system, bringing it to normal.

Pathological causes of unpleasant sensations in the body can become diseases of the joints, spine, and muscular system. If during the first months after childbirth the condition does not return to normal, it is recommended to consult a doctor for a complete examination of the body.

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Complications and consequences

Directly the aches in the body do not threaten the person with any adverse consequences. Recall that this state is not a disease, but only one of the symptoms of other diseases or conditions.

Complications can only lead to diseases that are accompanied by an ache. For example, influenza or SARS may be complicated by pneumonia, and acute poisoning can become an infectious-toxic shock.

The very sensation, when it breaks the body and twists the muscles, passes after the cure of the underlying disease.

Physiological aches in the body also passes independently as the muscular and musculoskeletal system of the body recovers.

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Diagnostics of the aches in the body

Specific diagnosis of body aches does not exist. However, the doctor can prescribe a checkup for the main diagnosis, the symptom of which is a feeling of aches.

To determine the cause of aches, tests can be assigned:

• general and biochemical blood test;
• Analysis of urine;
• blood test for hormones;
• determination of rheumatoid factor (analysis for antibodies to immunoglobulins M).

Instrumental diagnostics can include:

• X-ray examination;
• computer and resonance tomography;
• arthroscopy;
• electromyography.

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Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of the symptom can be carried out with infectious and viral diseases, with autoimmune processes in the body, with gout, with rheumatism, with osteoarthritis, tuberculosis, etc.

The main problem of the diagnosis of aches in the body is the ambiguity of this symptom, which is not specific for any disease. Therefore, in order to make an accurate diagnosis, a complex examination of the patient may be required. The results of the diagnosis are subsequently associated with clinical manifestations of the disease.

Treatment of the aches in the body

Treatment for body aches depends on the causative factor, which caused unpleasant sensations. Usually, such treatment is complex, aimed at eliminating the cause and speeding up the recovery. In some cases, when the cause of the disease can not be established, a combined treatment regimen is prescribed with the use of various drugs. Such therapy is always lengthy and complex.

The doctor can prescribe the following medicines for body aches:

• Anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal agents:
  • Paracetamol - take 0.5 grams per day, with a sufficient amount of fluid. Paracetamol administration can sometimes cause abdominal pain and nausea;
  • Ibuprofen - take 400-800 mg three times a day. Among the side effects may occur dyspeptic disorders, allergies, headaches.
• Antibacterial and antiviral drugs:
  • Biseptol - is prescribed in an amount of 4 tablets per day, in two divided doses. The duration of therapy is determined by the doctor. Possible side effects: allergies, kidney pain (nephropathy);
  • Arbidol - take inside before eating 2 tablets 4 times a day. The duration of therapy is 3 days. The drug may cause an allergic reaction.
• Anesthetics that relieve pain syndrome:
  • Pentalgin - 1 tablet is prescribed up to 3 times a day, for 3 days. Pentalgin can cause digestive disorders, especially with prolonged admission.
• Muscle relaxants:
  • Miodocal is usually prescribed according to an individual scheme, where the daily dose should not exceed 150-450 mg of the drug. There may be side effects: muscle weakness, headaches, allergic rashes. After reducing the dose, the side effects disappear.
• Colds:
  • Coldrex is a preparation based on phenylephrine, which is prescribed for 2 tablets up to 4 times a day. Coldrex is usually well tolerated, but sometimes there may be nausea, upset of the stool, heart palpitations;
  • Gripgo is a drug that eliminates the symptoms of colds, including body aches. Gripgo take 1 tablet up to 4 times a day, for 3-4 days. Sometimes during treatment, there may be abdominal pain, dizziness, thirst, upset of the stool.

Vitamins

With physiological aches in the body, vitamins are considered to be the most effective medicine, because physiological sensations are natural, so using medication to eliminate them would be wrong.

Additional intake of multivitamins will improve nutrition of tissues (including muscle), speed up metabolic processes and strengthen immunity. Particularly important is the intake of vitamin complexes in the prenatal and postnatal period, as well as in the recovery after prolonged infectious and viral diseases. Nursing and pregnant women before taking any medications, including vitamins, should consult a doctor.

• Neuromultivitis is a vitamin remedy based on pyridoxine, thiamine, cyanocobalamin. Neuromultivitis is prescribed for neurological diseases, as well as for improving the work of the nervous and musculoskeletal system, 1 tablet up to 3 times a day, after eating.
• Magnum is a drug that eliminates the deficiency of magnesium and pyridoxine in the body, which often causes seizures and aches in the limbs and the body. Usually, Magnumum is used for a long time, at least one month, 1-2 tablets three times a day.
• Neurovitan is a complex drug with group B vitamins. It can be used for body aches caused by physical and nervous overloads, anemia, malnutrition, alcohol abuse, neuralgia. Allowed to be taken during pregnancy, under the supervision of a doctor. Neurovitan take from 1 to 4 tablets per day, at the discretion of the treating doctor.

Alternative treatment

To eliminate aches in the body, you can use various recipes of alternative medicine. Such methods are safe to apply in the following cases:

• the cause of the ache is known;
• not during the exacerbation of the disease;
• for preventive purposes.

1. Spirituous tincture of eucalyptus is used for external grinding of the body.
2. Take a bath with the addition of decoction of the rhizome rhizome.
3. Apply freshly harvested horseradish leaves to the limbs and lower back (can be overnight).
4. They put one mustard calf to the calf muscles, in the evening before bedtime.
5. Drink a glass of warm milk with 1 tsp. Baking soda and 1 tsp. Honey, up to 3 times a day (the last time - before going to bed).

Specific treatment with herbs involves the use of herbal remedies, which contribute to the elimination of inflammation and strengthening of the body's own defenses. For this purpose, many different herbs and dry herbal mixtures are used. We will offer you the most popular recipes for getting rid of body aches:

• Take 50 g of dried violet tricolor, 50 g of dried birch leaves and 50 g of dried nettle leaves, brew 1 liter of boiling water. The infusion is taken before meals to 100 ml, 4 times a day.
• Prepare infusion of 20 grams of elderberry inflorescence, 100 g of willow bark, 80 g of dry birch leaves using 1 liter of boiling water. The medicine is taken half an hour before meals, three times a day, half the glass.
• Filled with one part of the vodka are two parts of the color of the chestnut. Insist two weeks in the dark, you can in the closet. Filter and take up to 3 times a day between the main meals, 5 drops in a small amount of water.

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Homeopathy

Homeopaths cure many diseases. Accept homeopathic preparations and for diseases that are accompanied by an ache in the body - for example, with colds or flu, since such drugs effectively reduce heat and eliminate the main signs of the inflammatory process.

Homeopathic remedies, which can eliminate the aches in the body:

• Aflubin is a curative and prophylactic homeopathic remedy that strengthens immune defense and is able to withstand catarrhal and viral diseases. As a rule, take 1 tab. Or 10 drops three times a day, for a week.
• Aconite - a homeopathic remedy that eliminates unpleasant symptoms in ARVI, ARI, respiratory diseases, etc. The drug has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. Aconite is taken under the tongue, 7 granules 2-5 times a day. The total duration of treatment is 28 days. At the beginning of treatment, there may be an increase in symptoms, which is not considered an excuse for drug withdrawal.
• Influcid - homeopathic tablets, which are usually prescribed for the treatment and prevention of diseases accompanied by fever and body aches. The drug can be taken in an acute period of 1 tablet every hour (but no more than 12 times a day) until relief, then - 1 tablet three times a day until complete healing. The tablets dissolve in the oral cavity.

In rare cases, allergic reactions to the drug are possible.

• Cinnabsin is an anti-infectious homeopathic remedy, which removes swelling, inflammation, which strengthens immunity. Cinnabsin is often prescribed for the treatment of diseases of the upper respiratory tract and nasal sinuses.

Adult patients take 1 tablet up to 8 times a day for acute symptoms, and then take 1 tablet three times a day.

During treatment, there may be a slight increase in salivation.

In addition to these drugs, with body aches, you can use homeopathic remedies such as Gelzemium, Bryonia, Euphrasia, Dulcamara, etc.

Prevention

Prevention of aches in the body is, first of all, the prevention of any diseases that can cause such a symptom.

In order to maintain immune protection and reduce the susceptibility of a person to infectious and inflammatory diseases, it is necessary to listen to the following preventive recommendations:

• practice hardening with the use of water and air procedures;
• exercise, morning gymnastics;
• regularly conduct wet cleaning and ventilate the room in which the person is most of the time;
• to observe sanitary and hygienic rules, to wash hands, to use personal means for washing and wiping the body;
• to exclude or minimize contacts with people with infectious forms of disease (viral and infectious);
• use only quality and fresh food;
• to eat fully, choosing food rich in vitamins and trace elements;
• drink a sufficient amount of clean drinking water daily;
• to lead a healthy and active lifestyle, without bad habits.

Since the modern environment contains just an incredible number of various pathogens that can provoke the appearance of infectious inflammatory diseases in humans, it is very important to remember preventive measures to prevent the spread of infections.

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Forecast

The prognosis of a feeling of brokenness and aches in the body is usually favorable: discomfort passes as one recovers and gets rid of the main provoking disease.

As we have seen, aches in the body is an uncharacteristic symptom that can occur in many diseases and conditions. However, in the development of this sensation there is one feature: in the vast majority of cases, aches in the body is a manifestation of varying degrees of intoxication or the accumulation of toxic components in the tissues of the body.

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