Water Intake from the Points of View of Rhazes and Avicenna

Jafari, Parisa; Mojahedi, Morteza; Zareiyan, Armin; Mokaberinejad, Roshanak; Raghimi, Mahshid Chaichi; Hakimi, Fatemeh; Parsa, Elham

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“…In conventional medicine, thirst is a feeling that prioritizes receiving water [36,37]. The degree of thirst from the perspective of ITM depends on the individual's temperament, in addition to other individual and environmental factors [38]. Thirst and its decrease have been mentioned in most ITM books in the section related to diseases and symptoms of dystemperament, but in the section related to the symptoms of healthy temperament; sometimes the increase and decrease in thirst degree has been used to diagnose the dominant humor in a disease [30].…”

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Concept Analysis of Thirst as a Symptom and Its Causes From the Perspective of Iranian Traditional Medicine: A Hybrid Model Study

Jafari

Mojahedi

Hakimi

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Objective: Thirst (Attash) is a diagnostic sign of diseases from the perspective of Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM).The purpose of this study is to provide a functional definition for the concept of thirst and its causes in ITM. Methods: In this study, we used the concept analysis (hybrid model) which has three phases; in the theoretical phase, the content related to the definition of thirst and its causes were searched in ITM books and an efficient definition of thirst was presented. In the fieldwork phase, main themes were obtained after semi-structured interviewing of 16 ITM specialists. In the final (analytical) phase, the results of the two previous phases were compared to each other to present the final definition for thirst. Results: The thirst is defined as the need for water and any food that is cold and wet, and the increase and decrease in thirst is a sign of disease. For its examination, it is necessary to pay attention to the change in the degree of thirst and the amount of consumed water or cold/wet foods. It is important to differentiate between drinking water as recommended, drinking water as habit, or drinking water because of dry mouth with thirst. Different characteristics of thirst can be used to diagnose the affected organs. Conclusion: In this study, using the concept analysis method, a functional definition of the thirst as a symptom was presented and its causes were investigated. The low number of studies on thirst and lack of access to some ITM specialists were some of the limitations of our study. It is recommended to investigate the prevalence of thirst in patients and its relationship with dystemperament in future studies.

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Concept Analysis of Thirst as a Symptom and Its Causes From the Perspective of Iranian Traditional Medicine: A Hybrid Model Study

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“…It is mentioned that everything leading to the body's sudden cooling can damage the health. In addition to the acute adverse effects of cold-water intake, there are some long-term adverse effects like liver [15], gastrointestinal and other internal organ damages and dysfunction [13,16,17].…”

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Long-Term Ice-Cold Water Drink Induced Testicular Damage and Altered Sperm Characteristics in Rats

Keshavarz¹,

Saeedy²,

Faiz³

et al. 2021

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An inappropriate lifestyle and nutritional habits such as high fat, high calorie food intake and quality of drinking water can change sperm parameters. Despite the fact that there are different and sometimes contradictory beliefs about the suitable temperature for drinking water, unfortunately, there is not much proven evidence. There are some long-term adverse effects of cold-water intake like liver, gastrointestinal and other internal organ damages and dysfunction. Regarding the high consumption of ice-cold water as a beverage and its probable role for infertility based on some trivial evidence and clinical senses, evaluation of the effects of ice-cold water drinking on reproductive system is noteworthy. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to assess the effect of long-term drinking of ice-cold water on the sperm count, morphology and motility and testis histology. Twenty-four male Wistar rats randomly divided into four groups (n = 6): Intervention groups that used ice-cold water (4°C) for two months (CW2M), three months (CW3M), two months ice-cold water and then one-month room-temperature water (CW2M + 1MRW), and control group that used room-temperature water. Spermatogram and histology of testis were assessed. Ice-cold water drink for the long run, reduced sperm count and sperm progressive motility; increased the percentage of non-motile sperm; changed normal morphology of sperm and destroyed Sertoli and Leydig cells. In conclusion, long-term ice-cold water drinking ought to be noxious for testis function and structure.

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Water Intake from the Points of View of Rhazes and Avicenna

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Concept Analysis of Thirst as a Symptom and Its Causes From the Perspective of Iranian Traditional Medicine: A Hybrid Model Study

Concept Analysis of Thirst as a Symptom and Its Causes From the Perspective of Iranian Traditional Medicine: A Hybrid Model Study

Long-Term Ice-Cold Water Drink Induced Testicular Damage and Altered Sperm Characteristics in Rats

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