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Sly Saint · Apr 6, 2023

What Is Chronic Fatigue? Symptoms and Treatments
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a challenging condition for the people who have it and the medical professionals and researchers who are trying to understand it. CFS, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is an illness with an uncertain cause that frequently causes serious disability. According to the Institute of Medicine, approximately 836,000 to 2.5 million Americans live with ME/CFS. Up to 84% to 91% of people who meet the diagnostic criteria are not yet diagnosed.1

Many people find medical conditions without objective findings even more challenging to deal with. A person with this condition can be managing debilitating symptoms that are not visible to others.

Many people with this condition, more commonly women than men, describe it as bone-deep, unrelenting fatigue that does not improve with sleep. The symptoms can worsen with physical or mental activity, which makes working, engaging in family life, and attending to activities of daily living difficult.
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What Is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue?
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a serious, chronic disease that affects many body systems, causing symptom constellations that vary from person to person. Researchers have identified physiologic changes in the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems and changes in energy metabolism but have not yet identified a clear understanding of how these changes cause disease.2,3

There have been many definitions for ME/CFS, and they have evolved over time.2 The Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Sciences) proposed the following diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS:

A substantial reduction or impairment in the ability to engage in occupational, educational, social, or personal activities in the same way as pre-illness.

Symptoms persist for at least six months.

Fatigue that is profound and new-onset, not lifelong, and is not the result of excessive exertion.

Fatigue is not relieved by rest.

Malaise after exercise.

Unrefreshing sleep.

Either cognitive impairment or orthostatic intolerance.

ME/CFS is more common in women than in men. It can affect people of any age but is more common in people aged 40 to 60.
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the website then seems to use 'chronic fatigue' repeatedly

Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue

When To Talk to Your Doctor About Chronic Fatigue

Possible Comorbidities of Chronic Fatigue

Treatment Options for Chronic Fatigue

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exercise is in there.

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MeSci · Apr 6, 2023

Why do they have apparent inability to consistently use the word 'syndrome'?

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