Chronic fatigue
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or chronic fatigue is a disorder with no known cause, although it may be due to a previous infection .
CHD is defined as a persistent feeling of fatigue present without any other explanation for 6 or more months and accompanied by cognitive difficulties such as problems with short-term memory or concentration.
The diagnosis of CFS is made in the presence of the following criteria:
• Feeling of severe constant fatigue for 6 months or longer and all other diseases or conditions that could cause it have been ruled out by the attending physician.
• If 4 or more of the following symptoms are present at the same time: severe problems with short-term memory or concentration, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle pain, soreness without swelling or redness, headache that is different strength from what has been experienced so far; a feeling of exhaustion even after sleep or very strong fatigue lasting 24 hours after physical exertion.
CHD affects tens of thousands of people and occurs more often in women. This disorder more often affects young to middle-aged people. Affected people are often unable to carry out normal activities at home and at work due to constant fatigue and long-term memory problems. This can cause depression but it is not a cause of CFS.
What are the symptoms?
Diagnosing the syndrome requires ruling out all other possible causes of chronic persistent fatigue, such as a stressful lifestyle, cancer, or adrenal or thyroid disease gland, HIV or AIDS.
Because there are no laboratory tests on which to diagnose the syndrome. People with CFS may have the following complaints:
• Cognitive difficulties – a typical complaint of people with the syndrome is that they do not lose certain moments of their short-term memory. For example, those affected may have trouble finding or saying a particular word when speaking. The condition is called dysnomia or verbal dyslexia.
• A common problem for those affected is excessive fatigue after doing normal activities that have not been a problem for them in the past.
• Fatigue after sleep– sufferers complain of feeling tired after sleep, even after a long rest or a very long sleep. They do not feel alert after waking up from sleep.
• Depression – often affected people become depressed about not being able to do what is required of them at work and at home.
• Other possible symptoms are headache, muscle pain, sore throat and even low-grade fever.
Chronic Fatigue Treatment
Exercise is important for maintaining health for all people, including those with CFS.
But with them, the situation is a little more special, since the affected people themselves need to determine to what extent physical activity is useful for them and makes them feel better and at what time they should stop overburdening themselves.
But they should avoid excessive physical exertion and emotional stress. It should not be forgotten that the main goal is to reduce the feeling of fatigue and related inferiority.
Those affected need to plan their daily routine, as well as create a plan B if something goes wrong, so they will be able to avoid increasing the feeling of fatigue and worsening the related symptoms.< /p>
