That's what triggered my IBS. If that's what you've got, I'd expect your medical history to include a distinct viral illness, which generally has to be quite severe (gastric flu or glandular fever are favourites), before which you had none of the symptoms and after which they gradually started to develop. Alternatively, exposure to large quantities of organophosphates seems to trigger it in some people. Do you recall either of those happening shortly before you first became ill?
The theory that a structured exercise programme can cure ME is gaining ground again at the moment; be very careful if that's what you're advised to do, because a lot of sufferers find their symptoms are made worse by it. What worked for me was three months of complete bed rest followed by very gradual rehabilitation, with no exercise more strenuous than walking. When I had recovered, my doctor told me never to attempt a serious cardio workout again. I believe I almost relapsed last year when I foolishly thought enough time had passed to give it another go.
Bed rest works less well as a remedy the later a person is diagnosed, but it can still lead to a partial recovery. I knew a woman who wasn't diagnosed for about thirteen years, who went from being housebound to being able to take a part-time job as a deacon in the Church of England.
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Date: 2003-02-04 11:51 pm (UTC)The theory that a structured exercise programme can cure ME is gaining ground again at the moment; be very careful if that's what you're advised to do, because a lot of sufferers find their symptoms are made worse by it. What worked for me was three months of complete bed rest followed by very gradual rehabilitation, with no exercise more strenuous than walking. When I had recovered, my doctor told me never to attempt a serious cardio workout again. I believe I almost relapsed last year when I foolishly thought enough time had passed to give it another go.
Bed rest works less well as a remedy the later a person is diagnosed, but it can still lead to a partial recovery. I knew a woman who wasn't diagnosed for about thirteen years, who went from being housebound to being able to take a part-time job as a deacon in the Church of England.