tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550104523315483081.post2746324832957239817..comments2016-12-13T11:43:26.790-05:00Comments on Blue Ribbon Campaign for ME/CFS: Call for Candian Government to hold Rituximab Clinical Trials for ME/CFS patientsAndrea Martellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03748837794526507565noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550104523315483081.post-40151123108546913152016-12-13T11:43:26.790-05:002016-12-13T11:43:26.790-05:00Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complicated yet unkn...Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complicated yet unknown medical condition which is characterized by at least six months of extreme fatigue and also known as systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID). The fatigue is not reduced by rest and may worsen or be worsened by physical or mental exertion.<br />The first thing to know about it chronic fatigue syndrome is that it’s an illness. The Institute of Medicine classifies it as a disease as it is characterized by abnormally low levels of energy deficit and they say that people should take it seriously. Apart from physical exhaustion, cognitive issues are also impaired and to such an extent that you may have difficulty putting a sentence together or reading something out of a book.<br />The causes of chronic fatigue are yet unknown, although there are theories on how and why it happens. One of the common theories is that it is caused by viral infections. Experts say that mononucleosis (an abnormally high count of white blood cells in the body) may trigger the disease. It starts with flu like symptoms that keep growing worse over time. <br />Inflammation has also been known to trigger chronic fatigue and simply walking for a few minutes can cause unusually high inflammation although, again it is unknown where this inflammatory response originates from. <br />Chronic fatigue comes and goes as it wills. Experts say that people first develop it in their 20s or 30s. After a few months or years it disappears only to unfortunately resurface later in life, especially menopause seems to recur another phase of chronic fatigue.<br />The problem is that most doctors don’t know much about it because the disease is not included in the medical curriculum so it goes unfamiliar with many doctors and this makes it difficult for them to find answers. But some experts have blamed it on poor nutrition, especially junk food, and the commonly observed sedentary lifestyle of nearly every person. <br /> Again, what is unfortunate is that there are treatments for it but none are FDA approved because proper certified studies and clinical trials have not been conducted and ultimately doctors are forced to provide medications for pain and fatigue which are not specifically for chronic fatigue.<br /><br />Reference : http://bit.ly/2f9bC1e <br />Mike Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511896454753168845noreply@blogger.com