What is CFS?
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) attacks people of all ages and walks of life, leaving many indefinitely disabled. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the number of suffers is growing. CFS can strike anyone. It causes a wide array of symptoms including overwhelming weakness, extreme fatigue, chronic sore throat and tender lymph nodes, fever, muscle and joint pain, cognitive and neurological problems, irritable bowel syndrome, nausea, and vertigo.
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an emerging illness characterized by debilitating fatigue (experienced as exhaustion and extremely poor stamina), neurological problems, and a variety of flu-like symptoms. The illness is also known as chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), and outside of the USA is usually known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). In the past the syndrome has been known as chronic Epstein-Barr virus (CEBV). The core symptoms include excessive fatigue, general pain, mental fogginess, and often gastro-intestinal problems. Many other symptoms will also be present, however they will typically be different among different patients. These include: fatigue following stressful activities; headaches; sore throat; sleep disorder; abnormal temperature; and others. The degree of severity can differ widely among patients, and will also vary over time for the same patient. Severity can vary between getting unusually fatigued following stressful events, to being totally
