Stomach Virus Culprit in Chronic Fatigue
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Stomach Virus Culprit in Chronic Fatigue
| Fri, 09-14-2007 - 12:24pm |
Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A father's concern for his son led to research that now sheds new light on a disease that has long been shrouded in mystery.
Andrew Chia, now 24, was diagnosed with debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome in 1997.
This week he is co-author with his father, Dr. John Chia, of a study which links chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with enteroviruses, which cause acute respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.
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Thank you for the interesting article Amy. Now to find a doctor willing to do further testing on me...no easy task!
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<Has anyone had bacteria show up in their stool sample? I think it's citro-something and proteus something? Was wondering if not only could this be causing fibromyaglia but also MVP.
You can get more detailed information from the original scientific article that was published in the Journal of Clinical Pathology (it's mentioned in this article). If you can't get access to the website for Journal of Clinical Pathology, you may be able to get it through the nearest university's library. Large universities usually get subscriptions to scientific journals so that you can get them online. If you don't understand what the journal article says (they're usually really detailed), I'd recommend taking it to your doctor to see what he/she gets out of it and how it may pertain to you.
Hope that helps!