cdc findings

[Guest guest]

Hi Group:

One thing that really puzzles me in the CDC report is that, contrary to

their assertions that we CFIDSers can't handle stress, many folks I know,

including myself, appear to get slightly better - more energy, less

symptoms - when we get a cold or other ailments. These ailments are

physiological stressors, aren't they? Does anybody have any thoughts on

this contradiction?

Naomi Weisstein

[Guest guest]

Hi Naomi,

I am not sure if anyone else addressed this yet or not, as I am trying to catch

up on about 300 unread posts. I will tell you that this is one of the questions

the FFC asked me that helped them determine that I had an infectious disease. I

will be posting an email later detailing all of this information, but I realized

that when I got sick, I often needed an antibiotic which would help my body

fight the chronic infection that I didn't know I had for 5 years. I also jsut

learned that I have several food and/or chemical sensitivities that I was

completely unaware of. I suspect that when I would get sick with a cold or a

virus, my body would start to fight the cold/virus, and stop attacking me (due

to ingesting the offensive food). I am not sure if this is a clear answer.

Please feel free to ask me to clarify. I am still trying to process all this

information myself, as I just got it on Monday. And, as I said, I soon plan to

post all of the details of my most recent visit, including all of the

information about the food allergies and the infectious disease.

Take care,

Dawn

Hi Group:> > One thing that really puzzles me in the CDC report is that,

contrary to> their assertions that we CFIDSers can't handle stress, many folks I

know,> including myself, appear to get slightly better - more energy, less>

symptoms - when we get a cold or other ailments. These ailments are>

physiological stressors, aren't they? Does anybody have any thoughts on> this

contradiction?> > > Naomi Weisstein

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