Recognized but undiagonized.

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#1. Recognized but remains undiagnosed.

This page is about category one (1) of the following five possible categories that I think chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) sufferers may fall into:
1. People that have an already recognized (orthodox) disorder that remains undiagnosed.
2. People that have Aldehyde Dehydrogenase deficiency/malfunction.
3. People who have problems with "bugs".
4. People who have several different problems that all add up to a CFS illness.
5. People who have a mixture of one or more of the above.

To have an already recognized (orthodox) disorder that is being called CFS and that remains undiagnosed one must have some problem that is characterized by tiredness and aching muscles and that is associated with a variety of other symptoms.

Not too many visitors to this web page are likely to fit into this category because they will most probably have been to a number of physicians and specialists without any definitive diagnosis being made other than CFS. Most will have had screening blood tests that are quite good at ruling out most of the usual possibilities.

The following is a list of possible disorders that could mask for CFS but are not really CFS (because they are other recognized clinical entities well known to at least some of the medical community). It is not an exhaustive list.

Amyloidosis
Aspartame consumption (excessive, which is probably not much for some).
B12 deficiency
Cervical Canal Stenosis
Chiari Syndrome
Coeliac Disease (gluten sensitivity with villous atrophy).
Crohn’s Disease
Diabetes
Excessive exposure to Inorganic Chlorine (excessive exposure to - including Chlorinated Water in swimming pools).
Hypoglycemia.
Hypothyroidism
Liver disease
Lyme Disease (see also Category #3).
Metal poisoning (lead, mercury, cadmium, copper, aluminium).
Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Pharmaceutical Drugs. Many can -- ask your doctor.
Poisoning
Sarcoidosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Footnotes.

1. There is a sixth possible category called "the unknown disorder". But I have not included this as I cannot write anything about it! I guess there must still be some undiscovered disorders out there that could cause all the problems of CFS, but I don't think there would be many who fall completely into this category.

Disclaimer: These notes are not intended to provide personal medical advice. Such advice should be obtained personally from a qualified health professional. If you have fibromyalgia or CFS I do not advise following any of the suggestions contained herein without first consulting a suitably qualified health professional.

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