H. Pylori and chronic fatigue syndrome
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:45 pm
Hi,
Following on from my previous post I am curious to know if anyone thinks there is a connections between hp and cfs.
In july of 2005 I caught an unknown virus and in november of that year I tested positive for hp. I was given triple therapy and over time I made improvements with my stomach symptoms, although no follow up test was done. I continued to experience severe fatigue and was eventually diagnosed with CFS. Overtime I made further improvement and eventually returned to part time work in 2010. I struggled to cope with this over the last year and then the stomach symptoms came back which were very familiar to me. I explained this to my GP and for some reason he was reluctant to give me a breath test. Eventually he treated me blind for HP and I have experienced a really difficult few months with poor appetite and burning pain in my stomach. I dont experience heartburn or acid reflux. I continue to take 20mgs of losec per day but I think my diet has more effect on my symptoms than the med, although i am sure it has helped.
In my case i feel there is a strong chance the hp infection could be the key to my diagnoses of CFS. I would be interested to hear another view on this.
Regards
Martin in Glasgow
Following on from my previous post I am curious to know if anyone thinks there is a connections between hp and cfs.
In july of 2005 I caught an unknown virus and in november of that year I tested positive for hp. I was given triple therapy and over time I made improvements with my stomach symptoms, although no follow up test was done. I continued to experience severe fatigue and was eventually diagnosed with CFS. Overtime I made further improvement and eventually returned to part time work in 2010. I struggled to cope with this over the last year and then the stomach symptoms came back which were very familiar to me. I explained this to my GP and for some reason he was reluctant to give me a breath test. Eventually he treated me blind for HP and I have experienced a really difficult few months with poor appetite and burning pain in my stomach. I dont experience heartburn or acid reflux. I continue to take 20mgs of losec per day but I think my diet has more effect on my symptoms than the med, although i am sure it has helped.
In my case i feel there is a strong chance the hp infection could be the key to my diagnoses of CFS. I would be interested to hear another view on this.
Regards
Martin in Glasgow