Causes of Chronic Fatigue, M.E.  

     Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been around for a little while. In earlier days, it was thought that chronic fatigue was just a part of something else. The syndrome, however, became known as a separate medical problem when an outbreak of chronic fatigue syndrome occurred at Lake Tahoe in 1988...

     Although much has been learned about it since then, there still is a lot of uncertainty surrounding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and that especially includes what causes it. It needs to be pointed out, though, that chronic fatigue is not the same thing as chronic fatigue syndrome, and therefore the causes of each may be different...

     Even though it now is recognized as having its own name, many doctors still believe that chronic fatigue syndrome is actually part of another disease. Here are some other diseases that some doctors and researchers feel it may be a part of:

• Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)
• Myalgic encephalopathy
• Post-viral fatigue syndrome
• Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus
• Low Natural Killer Cell Disease

 

     Other doctors feel that CFS may be a part of Lyme disease. While there does seem to be some rather strong evidence supporting this, there still is evidence that indicate it may not be so. In support of the possibility that CFS is caused by an illness, there are a number of people who have been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome that say that there was a previous illness - but it is not always the same one...

     Another possible cause is that of problems with the immune system. The presence of higher counts of white blood cells exists in a lot of people with CFS, but it is not always true. Nutritional deficiencies are also on the list as being a possible culprit behind chronic fatigue syndrome...

     Obviously, much more research needs to be performed. In the meantime, though, there are some natural products and lifestyle changes that have been found to bring a great deal of relief from CFS...

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