What causes body aches all over?
Disease description:
Recently, I don't know why, but I've been feeling aching all over my body. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, I feel uncomfortable overall, with soreness in my shoulders, back, and legs. Why is this happening?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Ziqi
Generalized body aches are a common symptom that can be caused by various factors:
1. Fatigue and stress: Prolonged work or study without sufficient rest can lead to muscle tension and fatigue, causing generalized body aches. Additionally, excessive psychological stress may also result in similar symptoms.
2. Intense exercise: After strenuous physical activity, large amounts of lactic acid accumulate in the muscles. This lactic acid irritates surrounding muscle tissues, causing pain and soreness. This condition is often accompanied by fatigue, but the discomfort usually subsides gradually through appropriate massage and rest, which help promote lactic acid metabolism.
3. Poor sleeping posture: Maintaining the same sleeping position for extended periods may compress certain areas of the body, leading to impaired blood circulation and resulting in aches and pains. Adjusting sleeping posture, engaging in mild physical activity, and applying heat compresses can help alleviate these symptoms.
4. Infectious diseases such as the common cold: Conditions like the common cold may present with symptoms such as fever and cough. Inflammatory factors can also stimulate the upper respiratory tract, causing muscle pain and soreness.
5. Autoimmune diseases: Conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus can cause joint pain in multiple areas of the body as well as muscle aches.
6. Malnutrition and electrolyte imbalance: Long-term dietary imbalances lacking essential vitamins and minerals, or electrolyte disturbances caused by excessive sweating, diarrhea, or other factors, may also lead to generalized body aches.
