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| Dying of Thirst? |
| Perhaps the simplest therapy recommended for digestive problems is water. In his book Your Body's Many Cries for Water, F. Batmanghelidj, M.D., explained that most illness is caused not by pathogens or immune disorders, but by dehydration. "You're not sick," he declares, "you're thirsty." Plain drinking water consumed in sufficient quantity throughout the day helps prevent many health problems. |
| "Dyspeptic pain," wrote Dr. Batmanghelidj, "is the most important signal for the human body. It denotes dehydration. It is a thirst signal and can occur in the very young as well as in older people. Of dyspeptic pains, that of gastritis, duodenitis and heartburn should be treated with an increase in water intake alone. When there is associated ulceration, attention to the daily diet to enhance the rate of repair of the ulcer site becomes necessary." |
| Using water, typically one to three 8-ounce glasses at 15-minute or 1-hour intervals, Dr. Batmanghelidj has treated over 3,000 patients with dyspeptic pain who had symptoms of specific digestive diseases, such as diverticulitis, peptic ulcer or irritable bowel syndrome. In most cases, pain disappeared within eight to twenty minutes. In one case the patient, a young man, was semiconscious from ulcer pain which three doses of a prescription drug and a bottle of antacid had not relieved. His groaning misery had lasted for ten hours when Batmanghelidj dosed him with one glass of water, then, 15 minutes later, two more. Within 20 minutes he was standing, conducting normal conversations and completely free of pain. |
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