Therapist Tamara Ilyinskaya listed the symptoms of a weak immune system.
The body's immune system can weaken for various reasons – due to overload and lack of rest, stress , insomnia, poor nutrition. In addition, there are diseases that can change the mechanisms of the immune system and lead to its weakening – HIV, measles, autoimmune diseases (for example, type 1 diabetes and celiac disease). Speaking about this, Tamara Ilyinskaya, a general practitioner, told MedicForum what symptoms may indicate a weak immune system.
Frequent infections. If a person is constantly sick, catching one infection after another, this may signal that his immune system is weakened.
“The body's immune system fights pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and other microbes. In some people, this natural defense is better developed than in others,” the doctor stated.
Exhaustion, fatigue, drowsiness. Do you often feel tired and severe daytime sleepiness? If so, it could be hiding a weak immune system, the medic says.
“Immune protection works outwardly imperceptibly, only sometimes you can feel signs of a mild infection, a slight fever. These signs are normal, they indicate that the system was able to successfully overcome the pathogen or pathogen that entered the body. Constant fatigue is an alarm signal, you need to consult a doctor with it, ”Ilyinskaya said.
Susceptibility. Almost all pathogens that you can get – viruses, bacteria, fungi and others “stick” to a person with a weak immune system.
Protracted course of the disease.The medic said that the human body is able to fight most pathogens on its own. If a person not only often, but also seriously, for a long time, his immune system may not be up to par.
Susceptibility to allergies. According to the therapist, with a weakened immune system, the body cannot fight allergens, there is a susceptibility to various kinds of allergies.
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Poor wound healing. If the resulting injuries heal slowly and hurt, this may also be associated with lack of proper protection.
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