What is POTS, the disease affecting Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky?
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After nearly a decade of keeping it under wraps, Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky has shared her POTS diagnosis with the world. Experts discussed details of the disorder.
"When the person stands, gravity will try to displace downward roughly 20% to 30% of the body's blood volume." "For these patients, movement is medicine." "One day, it may allow you to swim like an Olympic athlete, and other days, have you stuck in bed or even in a wheelchair." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
In "Just Add Water: My Swimming Life," Ledecky's new memoir, which was published by Simon & Schuster in June, she wrote that the disease can cause "dizziness, fainting and exhaustion."
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