Lupus - Trying the water cure

The other day, I came across an interesting and simple cure for Lupus that may or may not work. But since I found it widely suggested and with testimonials in some cases, I'm willing to try and also to share my results, if any, to help anyone else who may need it. The cure is water. That's it. Drink more water. Lots and lots of water.At least a gallon a day.

Oh, and salt was also mentioned. However, in my case, I have a definite and actually quite horrendous, salt addiction. So, I don't believe I need to add any more salt than what I already consume to my diet. Now, if you feel you might be missing the electrolytes provided by salt, you might want to try it with the added salt. 

Note: A search for “Lupus water cure” brings up various articles on the whole process.

As for me, I've decided that adding more water to my diet won't hurt, may not be a cure but will help me for sure. I used to drink a lot of water when I was younger. Not so much now, even though drinking more water is part of the “Goodbye Lupus” diet I've been following. I've been slacking on water consumption for many years. So what's the harm in trying out this water cure? None at all. It could just be the factor I've been missing, since I clearly don't drink enough of it. I'll update you on my progress.

Something weird, a side note, I guess, about my Lupus journey is that I've learned that conventional doctors, although most are well intended, are taught, not to find the cause of an illness, so that they may cure it based on what you were lacking, but to come up with “magic pills” for you to take that may or may not work in the short run and pretty much never work in the long run.

Most conventional doctors do not want to hear anything about curing disease with diet and lifestyle changes. It's not their fault. It's what they're taught. I harbor no resentments. I'm just saying that I'm glad I have Lupus, in a way, or I never would have figured that out.Chronic illness can be a real eye opener, not to mention a mind and heart opener.

So, back to the water. My plan is increasing my few glasses of agua to a gallon a day. I have two months of prednisone left in my prescription. Wouldn't it be grand and glorious if, after two months of adding more water to my diet, I didn't need another prescription? One can dream. Yes?

I do know that inflammation is very often caused by dehydration and that was the first symptom I had. Inflammation from hell, that is. Debilitating, crippling, overwhelmingly painful inflammation. So, I'm thinking that even if the water cure isn't a complete cure, it may at least improve how I feel in that area, yes?

And that would be great because my right hand is starting to distort from the inflammation. To the point where it looks like I'm permanently giving Spock's live long and prosper sign with the wrong fingers split. Is that Lupus irony laughing at me? I don't know, but it is actually kind of funny. Live long and prosper? Really, Lupus, really? Talk about rubbing it in. Geesh!