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What is Dysautonomia?
explaining what Dysautonomia is and how this condition affects the body.
My mom and I at a Dysautonomia International event that was hosted in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2017.
DYSAUTONOMIA
Dysautonomia is a disorder of the Autonomic Nervous System. The autonomic nervous system regulates certain body processes, such as blood pressure and the heart rate. The Autonomic Nervous System works automatically, without a patient's conscious effort. When a patient has Dysautonomia, the system can have overactive or underactive autonomic nervous system actions.
WHAT DOES THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATE?
Blood pressure
Heart and breathing rates
Body temperature
Metabolism
The balance of water and electrolytes
The production of body fluids (saliva, sweat, and tears)
Urination
Gastrointestinal
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