By F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.

The medical breakthrough that has shaken the foundation of

mainstream medical establishment is the new scientific understanding

that localized or regional dehydration is the primary common factor and

pain-producing problem of the human body. The "new understanding" in

medical science is that chronic unintentional dehydration - often

caffeine and alcohol caused - can manifest itself in as many ways as

we in medicine were forced to label as various disease conditions.

Tragically, this Medical Breakthrough is not reaching the public

through the health maintenance systems in this country.

It is estimated that more than 110 million people in America are

prone to suffer from various pains; in some cases with crippling

intensity. "Pain of dehydration" afflicts Americans in various ways

not usually associated with dehydration. They are:

*Arthritic Pain - By far the largest sector of our society reveal their

chronic unintentional dehydration in form of arthritic pains.

*Heartburn - Heartburn, reflecting dehydration, destroys many a night's

rest or a day's peace of mind for many millions.

*Back pain - This devastating pain is a periodic yearly affliction for

over 30 million people.

*Migraines - This debilitating pain devastates the lives of the young

and the old.

*Colitis Pain - This pain is associated with constipation. They are

everyday companions and concerns of a large sector of our society.

*Fibromyalgia - The pain felt in the muscles and joints all over the

body is a crippling problem suffered by millions.

*Angina Pain - Since angina is an ominous sign of impending heart

attacks and possible death, it is the most feared of all body pains.

To relieve these devastating pains, a variety of pain medications

have been produced and prescribed by doctors who never realized the

physiologic significance of why the human body possesses a pain alarm

system at all, and what is the common factor and trigger mechanism for

these pains. Since these pains are felt in different locations,

obviously they meant different diseases, or so it seemed! Because pain

research has until now focused entirely on its solid composition, the

common factor of water shortage in the interior of the body had not

been apparent.

The new scientific understanding since 1987 is that localized or

regional dehydration is the primary common factor and pain-producing

problem of the human body. It becomes established when there is

persistent regional water shortage, including in the interior of the

pain-sensing nerve cells in the human body. This is the common factor

to all body pains. In drought management mode, and when there is not

enough "fresh water" to go around and wash out the toxic by-products of

metabolism from the areas that are engaged in continuous activity, the

nerve endings in those areas sense the increased toxicity, sound the

alarm of pain and force the person to stop doing whatever that would

increase toxic waste production - hence the loss of function in painful

areas. As an example - when the heart muscle itself is short of "fresh

water" and yet has to beat faster and forcefully to cope with any

strenuous physical undertaking, pain is produced. In that instance,

pain means thirst for "fresh water," even if it is believed that the

blood flow to the heart muscle is reduced because of narrouwing of its

blood vessels. Interestingly, even cholesterol plaque formations in

the heart arteries are caused by the same dehydration.

In treatment of chronic pains of the body, simple water has

natural medicinal effects far superior to any pain medication. Pain

medications shut down the crisis calls of the body for water, but do

not correct the "fresh water" shortage in the interior of the body.

Whereas, water intake corrects the basic pain-producing drought and

saves the body from further danger.

For more information on why one should routinely prevent thirst,

rather than to wait until it shows itself in the form of pain before

one drinks water, visit Dr. Batmanghelidj's website:

www.watercure.com, or read the book "Your Body's Many Cries for

Water."

References:

*Batmanghelidj, F; "A New and Natural Method of Treatment of Peptic

Ulcer Disease;"

*Batmanghelidj, F; "Pain: A Need for Paradigm Change;"

*Batmanghelidj, F; "Neurotransmitter Histamine: An Alternative View

Point;"