• Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease that affects the brain and many organs and functions in the body. It is the state of being so tired that you cannot do your daily activities and complete your work. I’m not talking about the tiredness after a tired work schedule or the fatigue after a physical activity. In chronic fatigue syndrome, you can still feel tired even if you lie down for days and weeks, and unfortunately it is a syndrome with an increasing frequency, and many symptoms can be seen in this syndrome along with fatigue. Chronic fatigue syndrome is a syndrome that affects many systems in the body, and it has been recorded that more than 20 million people worldwide have this syndrome. It received its first official diagnosis in 1980, and the number of recorded figures since then is over 200 million and is increasing day by day.
• There is not a single factor in this syndrome, in fact, it is a set of causes like all other chronic diseases.
• It usually starts like the flu. You may describe your complaints as having a cold at first. Over time, these complaints gradually increase and become permanent.
• And there are many nutritional deficiencies under this syndrome, which I will include in the following parts of my article.
• Chronic fatigue syndrome is not an ordinary short-term fatigue state, you must be feeling this way for at least 6 months, but if your tiredness has started to occur every day, it is likely to worsen in this direction, so it is useful to review your lifestyle and complaints by not waiting for 6 months. In general, I recommend that you consult a doctor for fatigue that lasts longer than 3 months.
• Rest and sleep do not help in chronic fatigue syndrome, even if you sleep for hours, you cannot get up rested.
• Physical activities and sports may increase your complaints even more. You may experience a condition called malaise the next day or even after exertion.
• Another name is myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). The medical term for chronic fatigue syndrome is ME/CFS.
• Chronic fatigue syndrome can occur in cycles. There may be good and bad days, but good days are not normally, but better days than bad days.
• It is most common in women between the ages of 40-50, but it is also more common in children and men.
• In general, most cases show moderate disturbances, but one out of every 4 cases experience severe chronic fatigue syndrome
CAUSES OF CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
Although the underlying causes are not fully known yet, many systems in this syndrome Unfortunately, it is difficult to put anything clear because it is affected. Let’s list the most suspected causes
1- Immune system problems
2- Energy production problems with mitochondria
3- Brain abnormalities
4- Blood pressure problems
5- Infection EBV, lyme bacteria, CMV , HHV6, enterovirus, parvovirus B19 is the most common and most suspected underlying cause.
6- Genetic predisposition
7- Adrenal fatigue
8- Seratonn, cortisol imbalances
9- Low NK cell syndrome
10- Fibromyalgia
11- Food intolerances
12- Dysbiosis
13- Chronic toxicity and detoxification problems
14- Sleep problems
15- Thyroid and other hormone imbalances
16- Psychogenic biological dysfunction
SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
In order to list the symptoms and make a diagnosis, it is useful to divide them into two main groups. These are the main symptoms and other symptoms. When making a diagnosis, you should include the main symptoms and at least 1.2 of the other symptoms.
MAIN SYMPTOMS
1-Fatigue
• Inability to find the strength to do many daily tasks
• Our tiredness does not go away after sleeping and resting
• Fatigue, the state lasts for 6 months or longer (The severity of fatigue may vary from person to person)
2-Malignant malaise after exertion
• Symptoms that occur after a physical or mental effort.
• The person’s complaints may increase after exertion, as we have stated, this effort can also be a mental effort.
• Fatigue after long-term reading and mental activities
3-Sleep problems
• Difficulty falling asleep
• Frequent waking up after sleeping
• Even if you sleep for hours, you must be rested and rested. There may be problems with getting up.
OTHER SYMPTOMS
1-Muscle aches, joint pains; Pain is usually described as aching or blunt pain, but there may also be pains such as stinging, burning, tingling, a feeling of pressure, like knives.
1- Difficulty in thinking and focusing, difficulty in solving even simple problems in daily life
2- Orthostatic intolerance, experiencing symptoms of dizziness, weakness, blurred vision when you move from lying to standing position
3- Memory problems
4- Depression
5- Sore throat
6- Headache
7- Dizziness
8- Severe fatigue, increased symptoms when you stand
9- Sensitivity to light
10- Heat and sensitivity to cold
11- Enlarged lymph nodes
12- Anxiety, panic attacks
13- Flu-like symptoms
14- Tinnitus
15- Hair loss
16- Weight problems
17- Chest pain
18- Seizures
19- Premenstrual syndrome
20- Muscle spasms
21- Itching-redness in the body
22- Making wrong sentences
23 – Visual disturbances (980070 3) 24- Paralysis
25- Palpitation
26- Sexual inadequacy, decreased sexual desire
27- Brain fog
28- Irritable bowel
29- Night sweats
30- Nausea, vomiting
31- Shortness of breath
32- Chronic dry cough
33- Food allergies
34- Chemical sensitivity
Presence of main symptoms and at least 1 or more of the other symptoms It leads you towards chronic fatigue syndrome. For these complaints to be diagnosed with this syndrome, it must have been 6 months. Let us state again, but if the complaints last for more than 3 months, consult a competent doctor.
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME RISK FACTORS
Anyone can get chronic fatigue syndrome, the exact causes are still unknown, but often after a
infection, the symptoms persist and persist even after the infection passes. Let’s look at the risk factors.
1- Age; Those aged 30-50 are at higher risk. In addition, the incidence increases between 13-15 years of age.
2- Gender, the incidence is 4 times higher in women than in men.
3- If there is a genetic predisposition in one of the individuals in the same family, it is likely to be present in the others, especially in families with genetic abnormalities, this risk is even higher.
4- Some diseases
-Fibromyalgia
-Irritable bowel syndrome
-Multiple chemical sensitivities
-Temporamandibular diseases
-Interstitial cystitis
-Post-concussion syndrome
– Chronic pelvic pain
-Chronic prostate
-Tension-type headache
5-Stress
6-Toxicity
7-Infections
8-Dietary errors
9- Vitamins and minerals shortcomings
