which other illnesses we are prone to

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Hi all

I am wondering which illnesses we are prone to because of CFS in long term.I

have heard of heart problems,stroke and pancreatic problems. What about Cancer?

Renal problems? Do long term pwc's have these more than the normal population?

bw

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[Moderator: see

http://www.name-us.org/ResearchPages/ResearchArticlesAbstracts/Articles/Jas\

on2005Mortalityfull.pdf for the research paper in full.

In terms of models:

* CFIDS being associated with Vitamin D insufficiency would definitely push the

cancer rates up considerably (and if you are an unnamed-protocol, even higher!!)

and is consistant with the numbers.

* CFIDS being associated with hypercoagulation would cause higher incidence of

diseases assocaited with coagulation, include stroke and heart attacks.

CFIDS have been given as the CAUSE OF DEATH, see

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9342-first-official-death-from-chronic-fat\

igue-syndrome-.html , " recorded the cause of death of a 32-year-old woman as

acute aneuric renal failure (failure to produce urine) due to dehydration as a

result of CFS. "

You should look at comobid conditions (i.e. conditions associated with CFIDS --

the cascading issues: irritable bowel, de-conditioning, etc.

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