pem

Just came across this study that looks at the relationship between exercise and inflammation. Interesting for our purposes was that there is an increase in the levels of a whole host of inflammatory cytokines immediately after strenuous exercise. It occurred to me that in PwMEs, these...

It's time to remove the word malaise from post exertional problems in mecfs. Malaise doesn't come close at all to describing what that actually is. It's not malaise. It's a full-on mental and physical crash. It's like a living death. There is no way malaise should be used to describe this.

It seems more and more treatment recommandations are being updated! http://www.mydr.com.au/first-aid-self-care/chronic-fatigue-syndrome

Part 1 - What is PEM? Post-Exertional Malaise “has given rise to a lot of puzzlement and in some cases suspicion among family members, physicians who hear about the report and especially among the disability insurance companies. They don't understand how you can be in the stands watching the...

Hello I'm trying to figure out how my ME/CFS affects me, it is so complex. I noticed that each time when I fall into a trap of staying home 2 days in a row, my fatigue gets worse. 3rd or 4th day even worse. When I manage to snap out of it, then it gets better. Of course this would be ideal -...

Anomalous microbiome and metabolic profiling in ME/CFS-patients Prof Maureen Hanson, Cornell University, USA From 1:10:47 ME/CFS and the immune system. Where are we now? Geraldine (Jo) Cambridge, PhD, Dep. Medicine, University College, London From 5:33