Why Does My Body Ache? Causes

The body needs 8 hours of sleep to function properly. The body may adapt to our demands, but abnormal sleep patterns can lead to multiple problems over time. It is important to sleep so that the body does not feel tired.

• The restless sleep can be one of the causes for which feel very tired and even pain in different areas of the body.
• If the problem is insomnia , try to maintain sleep hygiene and, if that is not enough, you should consult a specialist.

If you can accommodate your activities to get enough sleep, it is the ideal way to rest your body.

Fatigue and chronic muscle aches can be caused by a problem with histamine metabolism , specifically a lack of an enzyme called diamine oxidase (DAO).

Histamine is a molecule present in all people and in all living beings: one part is manufactured by the body and is responsible for many functions (digestion, immunity, circulation, among others) and another part can be ingested with certain foods (wine red, preserves, matured cheeses, among several others). The DAO enzyme has the ability to break down this exogenous histamine in order to eliminate it from the body, but when it does not work properly it can give a series of symptoms of high histamine , including:

• Fatigue.
• Muscle pains.
• Migraine headaches.
• Allergy to asthma.

If you have some of these symptoms, you can start by stopping one of those foods from your diet in order to eliminate histamine from the body . It is convenient to resort to the most natural foods possible, leaving aside processed ones. You can discuss it with your GP.

The lack of vitamin D is one of the most common causes of health problems in the general population. Low levels of this vitamin have been linked to diseases such as:

• Diabetes.
• Hypertension.
• Osteoporosis.
• Asthma.
• Cancer.
• Problems in pregnancy and childbirth.
• Heart problems.
• Growing problems.

Among the many symptoms that can occur, it is very common for fatigue , lack of strength and muscle aches to appear , with which raising the levels of vitamin D could improve these symptoms in addition to preventing a large number of diseases.

Luckily, the solution is very simple, free and at hand for most people: exposure to the sun for 5 to 10 minutes is enough at times when UV rays affect the skin well (10 in the morning to 3 pm). The exposure must be without sunscreen, which, as we see, is of a very short time, which would not increase the possibility of skin cancer, but rather would increase your defenses and the proper functioning of your body.

It is convenient to expose large areas of the skin such as arms, legs and back, and you should avoid bathing immediately, to give time to the production of the vitamin and its absorption.

There are supplements with vitamin D and also foods that have them (naturally or artificially), but the time they circulate in the blood and, therefore, the effects they have on the body, are much less than those that the vitamin D generated by Sun.

If you ask yourself “why does my whole body ache and am I very tired?”, It is probably also related to bad eating habits. The intake of foods that are difficult to digest, due to their residues, end up intoxicating the body can make you feel heavy, tired and even with body aches and pains (muscles, joints, headaches).

The food products that you should avoid are:

• Processed with preservatives, flavorings, colorants.
• Built-in.
• Refined products: sugar, salt and white wheat flour.
• Meat: its degradation products are not well digested and its excessive consumption has been linked to various diseases, including cancer.
• Dairy: they are much discussed, although they have a large amount of vitamins, they are inflammation producers in the body and the calcium they have is not so useful.
• Alcohol and coffee.

It does not mean that you should not eat any of these foods, but it does mean that they should not be the mainstay of your diet. It is recommended to replace them properly with these recommended foods :

• Fruits and vegetables (raw are better, since their vitamins and properties are used more).
• Nuts.
• Olive oil.
• Honey.
• Whole grain products: flour, sugar (called muscabo or panela), rice.
• Legumes, seeds.
• Sprouted and fermented.

If the cause of your fatigue is related to bad eating habits and you apply these changes, little by little you will see how you recover your energy. It is essential to accompany this habit with good hydration.

It is a diagnosis that is usually reached after ruling out other reasons for body aches and fatigue when you wonder why your whole body hurts and you feel tired. Fibromyalgia causes pain in one area or another of the body, sometimes more and sometimes less intense. It usually produces symptoms in a chronic way , that is, you can have discomfort for a long time.

Some of the causes related to fibromyalgia :

• DAO deficiency, histamine problems.
• Depression.
• Rheumatic problems.

In this case, in addition to consulting your family doctor, you can implement a change of habits both in your diet and in starting to exercise, mild at first if you do not usually do it.

Learn more about this disease in Fibromyalgia: symptoms, causes and treatment .

Often times, depression can make you feel tired, dejected, and even cause pain in your muscles when you want to move. If you think you need help to get out of this state, do not hesitate to ask for it. You can try:

• Find something that stimulates you : a good way is to find a daily routine of physical exercises, you do not need something very complicated, but movement causes endorphins to be released, which are hormones of well-being and happiness, which will make you feel better little by little. Put on music that is good for you, do not seek to deepen your state of depression with things that hurt you (sad music, movies or drama series, etc).
• Talk to someone , find someone to support you. Asking for help is essential.
• Do not harass yourself with bad thoughts, delving into your thoughts, pitying yourself and going back to what hurts you is not good. Seek out of that vicious circle.

See more information on depression in Depression: Types, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment .

The cause of chronic fatigue syndrome is not known, but it tends to affect people in their 40s and 50s more . In this case, it is an abnormal tiredness in front of different activities, added to the fact that the sleep is not restorative. Other symptoms may appear in addition to fatigue:

• Headaches, joint, muscular.
• Sore throats
• Lack of concentration.
• Memory loss.
• Exhaustion that lasts more than 24 hours, after not very intense exercise.

The treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome can include therapeutic accompaniment (because it is usually associated with depression) and gradual physical training, among others.

There are other more specific causes that can be related to body pain and general tiredness. These can be from problems of chewing efforts, infections or problems of the immune system.

TMJ problems

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) or the jaw may be the epicenter of stress relief . When squeezing the bite, the chewing muscles contract, later those of the neck, giving rise to:

• Fatigue.
• Neck, ear, throat, muscle or headache pain.

Try to avoid chewing efforts : do not eat hard things or for which you need to open your mouth too much and put heat in the area of ​​discomfort. You can resort to some analgesic if the discomfort becomes more frequent and it is convenient that you go to your doctor / a family dentist.

Extreme or unusual physical exertion

If the discomfort appears immediately or within a couple of days after having performed a physical activity for which your body is not prepared or is not used to, you may be experiencing tiredness or muscle aches for that reason.

Try to properly rest your muscles and after doing a warm-up, you can try to stretch gently, but if it causes pain, do not do it. If the pain is persistent, you should see a professional for the possibility of muscle tears.

Immune system problems

Some rather chronic diseases can cause you to find yourself in this annoying state. If you notice that the discomfort is persistent, it is advisable that you consult your trusted doctor, so that together you can rule out the possible reasons for these pain and fatigue. It is convenient to discard:

• Autoimmune diseases.
• Metabolic problems
• Cancer.

An infection may be starting to affect you

If the tiredness and muscle aches started recently, you may be starting a virus or bacterial infection. Take the temperature and watch for other symptoms. It is convenient that you do not self-medicate with analgesics or anti-inflammatories, since you can cover other problems.

Consult with your doctor all the symptoms and possibilities to rule out causes and identify the correct cause that answers your question: “Why does my whole body ache and am I very tired?”

This article is merely informative, at FastlyHeal .com we do not have the power to prescribe medical treatments or make any type of diagnosis. We invite you to see a doctor in the case of presenting any type of condition or discomfort.

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