Why can not I cry?

• April 18, 2024

The crying it is in general, a natural way to vent emotions and understand our pain, but also, it is a way to take out the stress and tensions that each day can be presented; Sometimes an autoimmune disease could alter that process.

Therefore, despite the fact that enough reasons are presented for cry , some people can not do it, not because they repress their feelings, but because of physical issues affected by this autoimmune disease.

This peculiarity may be due to the dryness in the lacrimal, that does not filter anymore tears , as would commonly happen. One of the causes of this ocular dryness is the Sjogren's syndrome , I agree with you National Institutes of Health (NHI) of the United States.

This condition belongs to the group of so-called autoimmune diseases, because it is caused by an abnormality in the immune system that, in this case, identifies the exocrine glands as a foreign agent to the body and attacks them through the white blood cells.

In this way, the glands that produce the tears and saliva, causing dry mouth and eyes. However, this disorder can affect many different parts of the body, including the kidneys and lungs.

As a consequence, people suffering from this syndrome suffer from severe dryness, a condition that, while not fatal, profoundly affects their quality of life. Especially women between 40 and 50 years.

Other symptoms of Sjogren's syndrome , they can include fatigue, fever, change of color in the skin of hands or feet, pain and inflammation in the joints, as well as in the lymph nodes.

Although it is not known if the causes of this autoimmune disease are genetic, the latest research has found that a variant of the STAT4 gene, associated with the rheumatoid arthritis , could be involved in the disease.

On the other hand, experts do not rule out that certain viral infections, such as hepatitis C , trigger the development of the condition in people with genetic predisposition to it. In addition, women affected by the syndrome have an above-average production of the hormone prolactin and one of the main manifestations is that it seems that they could not cry .

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