15. Keep track of what you drink in a day. Start with an empty liter-sized bottle or a quart jar. Each time you drink, pour the same amount that you just drank into the bottle. When that bottle is full, you have used your fluid allowance for the day. What is fluid? Partner with your Dietitian to create an individualized diet that works for you.
Symptoms of mitochondrial disease include heart failure, exercise intolerance, dementia, muscle weakness, movement disorders, deafness, blindness, stroke-like episodes, and more. There is no specific treatment for mitochondrial disease.
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a condition that affects many of the body's systems, particularly the brain and nervous system (encephalo-) and muscles (myopathy).arly symptoms may include muscle weakness and pain, recurrent headaches, loss of appetite, vomiting, and seizures. Most affected individuals experience stroke-like episodes beginning before age 40.