Abstract
Background
Crohn’s disease and irritable bowel syndrome may both cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. Irritable bowel syndrome not only is an important differential diagnosis for Crohn’s disease but also occurs in one out of three patients with Crohn’s disease in remission in parallel...
I thought there should be a thread to discuss chronic fatigue without the other symptoms of ME, but which has no apparent cause.
How prevalent is this? How many people are bedbound with severe fatigue, having to hear people say they are depressed or lazy because all their blood work is fine...
Hi, my name is Ben Westwood and I'm an undergraduate psychology student at The University of Worcester in the UK. This is the link to my final year research project:
https://ucw.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/8svdjgru5x-11
Having spent most of my twenties living with ME/CFS and subsequently developing...
Full title:
Long-COVID post-viral chronic fatigue and affective symptoms are associated with oxidative damage, lowered antioxidant defenses and inflammation: a proof of concept and mechanism study
Abstract
The immune-inflammatory response during the acute phase of COVID-19, as assessed using...
Wessely was the senior author of the article & Chalder was a trial investigator.
Background: Fatigue is a common symptom for which patients consult their doctors in primary care. With usual medical management the majority of patients report that their symptoms persist and become chronic. There...
Quotes:
“One in four consultations in primary care involve fatigue — it’s the most common reason why people go to see their GP,” says Julia Newton, a consultant physician with an interest in fatigue at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
At least 250,000 people in the UK live...
To follow from Trish's post (https://www.s4me.info/threads/ltse-long-term-symptom-exacerbation-type-2-me-or-new-diagnosis.27945/#post-422324):
The BPS Brigade have been accused of hijacking ME and replacing it with CFS emphasizing the symptom of fatigue and ignoring PEM. However from what I've...
(Embargoed until 2099?)
Oxford criteria, so tagged as "chronic fatigue", not applicable to ME/CFS.
Philippa Clery*, Alexander Royston , Katie Driver, Jasmine Bailey, Esther M Crawley, Maria Loades...
Testing a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue: a feasibility study
Antcliffe et al 2021
BMJ Open
Abstract
Objectives
To test the feasibility of using a new activity pacing framework to standardise healthcare professionals’ instructions of pacing, and explore...
ABSTRACT
Introduction
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, has become a common disease in modern medicine.
Objective
The paper analyzes the impact of exercise training on patients' quality of life with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Methods...
I have no idea what this is like.
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23743735211034962
Successful Psychological Strategies of Experienced Chronic Fatigue Patients: A Qualitative Study
Katherine H Hall, BSc(Med), BA, MBBS, PhD, FRNZCGP, Claire Amos, BSc(Hons)...
Preprint
Abstract
Purpose: People living with long COVID describe a high symptom burden, and a more detailed assessment of chronic fatigue and post-exertional malaise (PEM) may inform the development of rehabilitation recommendations. The aims of this study were to use validated questionnaires...
CFS gets a mention in the abstract, but it looks like it may simply be a "chronic fatigue" paper.
http://www.psychiatriapolska.pl/online-first-nr176.html
Chronic fatigue of nurses in view of the challenges of contemporary psychiatric care. Do temperament and work environment matter?
Psychiatr...
Full title: Fatigue-Related Cognitive-Behavioral Factors in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Comparison with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Survivors of Adult-Onset Cancer
Paywall, https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jayao.2020.0094
Sci hub, https://sci-hub.tw/10.1089/jayao.2020.0094
Annoying sales pitch of this psychiatrist's book "Understanding and Treating Chronic Fatigue: A Practical Guide for Patients, Families, and Practitioners (Praeger, 2020).
He's also conducted a small trial ten years ago on CFS and the ADHD drug lisdexamfetamine (LDX).
Perhaps the central tension...
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