Dr Ranj explains the four symptoms required for a diagnosis of ME/CFS: debilitating fatigue, post-exertional malaise (PEM), sleep disturbance and cognitive difficulties.
If you’ve had these symptoms for over three months, speak to your GP.
Clip from BBC Morning Live.
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“Chronic fatigue is not the only symptom. It is one symptom amongst so many others.”
Dr Ranj explains what ME/CFS is, why the term Chronic Fatigue Syndrome does not reflect the reality of the illness, and why many patients prefer the term ME.
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BBC Morning Live addresses complaints after Dr Oscar Duke said that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was “probably the best way to describe” the illness.
Feedback from viewers outlines how it trivialises the illness, is just one symptom, and it does not reflect the reality of #MECFS.
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BBC Morning Live covered the new £4.75m UK government funded #MEcfs genetics study yesterday, which will sequence 6,000 DNA samples as part of the wider DecodeME project.
Unfortunately, Dr Oscar Duke said Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is “probably the best way to describe” the illness.
