Learn about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), its symptoms, causes, and the best treatment options to manage persistent fatigue and improve daily life.
A wonderful database of patients who have accomplished a remission from Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been created by Chronic-illness Community has video-interviewed several survivors and he has made these available for review. The stories he presents and the stories I have heard from patients contain similar reports of survivorship, and it is exactly the healing journeys of these survivors that point to the causes and the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.…
Understanding CFS Physical Condition New research suggests that in people with chronic fatigue syndrome, because a specific biomarker of inflammation is present for years. So people with chronic fatigue syndrome frequently find it difficult to understand how they feel exhausted and painful. Because most people suffering from the disorder have had their symptoms dismissed as being “all in their minds,” so much like a mental illness. Therefore that’s not necessarily true. New research shows the…
My husband and I call “The Dark Years” from 2002 to 2008. I went from a high-energy go-getter virtually overnight to being mostly bedridden, with debilitating aches, increasing tiredness, vertigo, and recurrent bronchitis. Doctors gave me different diagnoses, but the most reliable seemed to be chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or “an unexplained autoimmune disorder.” The worst part of having a condition like CFS apart from the horrible symptoms, the loss of health, and the indignity…
Chronic tiredness is far from the tiredness of “I need another cup of coffee.” It’s a deteriorating disease that can affect your whole life. No big research on the impact of diet on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been performed to date. Nonetheless, Jose Montoya, MD, a medicine professor and Stanford’s Chronic Fatigue clinic expert, reported that diet tends to have an effect on chronic fatigue. “The diet may affect CFS, but we know very…
Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disorder characterized by extreme fatigue and exhaustion that cannot be explained by an underlying medical condition. CFS also be called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or systemic intolerance exertion disease (SEID). CFS causes have not yet been fully understood. Viral infection, psychological stress, or a combination of factors are some theories. Since no single cause has been identified and many other conditions give rise to similar symptoms,…