Thu, Aug-26-04, 23:06
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,472
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 229/205/170
BF:I have Body Fat!??
Progress: 41%
Location: Idaho
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In my opinion it's very difficult to find a cure for a disease for which no one knows the exact cause, which is basically the case with both, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. I have a sister who has FM along with her myriad other ailments (diabetes, bipolar, heart problems, etc., etc.). She told me what her doctor said about it was that it's very akin to arthritis of the muscle, where the muscle actually becomes inflamed, causing the chronic, massive pain.
Another sister and I both have CFS, and from the looks of things our problems are basically the same--a yeast overgrowth. We both started Atkins last fall and while we feel much better than previously, and she was actually able to start working again a few months ago, neither of us feel super great. However, we both started cutting out the few foods we still eat that causes candida and amazingly enough, we're both starting to feel quite a bit better than before.
I've done some reading on CFS, and it seems there can be several causes: yeast overgrowth, virile infection, allergies to dust, what have you. It's absolutely astonishing to me how I went from being a very healthy, active person to practically helpless overnight. I remember well--it started when my son was about a year old. I came down with the winter flu and it just felt like I never got over it. Sometimes I'd start feeling better and every time would end up sick again. The weakness is the weirdest thing, because it was like all my strength had just been zapped. I couldn't even sit in a chair to load the dishwasher!
I don't know if there's ever a cure, or if it just goes into remission. I do know for the past two weeks I've been more careful about what I eat and have been taking Oil of Oregano and for the past four days have had an almost normal energy level (kept going for almost 12 hours today!). I still have to rest a plenty, but I've been able to keep going through most of the day. Before I was lucky if I could do four or five hours of housework before collapsing into my chair.
All in all, though, I count my blessings that CFS is the worst things have gotten.
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