Vicious Cycles In Fibromyalgia And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Leaky Gut, The Autonomic Nervous System And The Hpa Axis. Part 3.

son tackling a leaky gut is so important is that it• Respiratory weakness.
could in some cases be the first link in a chain of• Slow metabolism, constipation.
symptoms that result eventually in total• Menstrual problems.
mitochondrial failure.• Depression.
We know already that the sympathetic nervous• Poor skin and hair quality.
system is in disarray in Chronic Fatigue andAll these symptoms are of course frequently
Fibromyalgia patients. We also know that thesemisdiagnosed for other illnesses.
systems are physically situated around the gut,We have all experienced the agony of trying to
the intestines, the digestive system and theget an accurate diagnosis for our condition.
bowel.Trying to get a prognosis as you will have found
What we have is a chicken and egg dilemma:-is even more painstaking and this will continue to
My opinion is that there are 2 possibilities. This isbe one of the most difficult and painful features
not a particular concern as the course ofof these horrid diseases CFS and Fibromyalgia.
treatment is the same irrespective.The good news is that as we get closer to
1. There has been internal organic damage to theidentifying cause and effect for these conditions
intestinal digestive tract resulting in inflammationwe can provide genuine intervention based
being transmitted to the sympathetic andtreatments that interrupt the chain of systemic
parasympathetic nerve endings in the vicinity offailures.
the damage.What I have always proposed throughout my
2. There has been viral inflammatory damage ofwork is that it is most logical to try and identify
the sympathetic nervous system nerve endingsthe root cause of any illness.
resulting in inflammation of the gut andTreating the root cause of Chronic Fatigue and
consequent symptoms of leaky gut.Fibromyalgia is the obvious place to start to
Both of the above scenarios can lead to CFS andachieve the best, most effective and long term
Fibromyalgia symptoms as a result of overrecovery results.
production of Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) which thenI also believe that to achieve lasting full recovery,
starts a vicious cycle in the sufferers body.all organ systems have to be repaired
The H2S in excess can cause further severesimultaneously to avoid the negative feedback
irritation of the sympathetic nervous system.cycles and vicious circles which can start up again
The sympathetics in turn control the lymphaticat any time and result in failure of the CFS and
system which becomes very sluggish andFibromyalgia recovery and treatment plan.
lethargic in CFS sufferers.My protocol to date aims primarily at lymphatic
Lymphatic congestion has been identified as aand mitochondrial repair, which then encourages
major cause of the increased toxicity in the bloodnatural healing of the sympathetic and
of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients becauseparasympathetic nervous systems (the autonomic
they are so closely intertwined with the digestivenervous system).
system.We achieve a high percentage of success.
Research studies has shown emphatically thatI propose that in addition to the lymphatic and
H2S has a severe impact on various other organmitochondrial protocols that patients experiencing
systems in Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgiaany moderate to severe digestive involvement or
sufferers.with any history of digestive problems adopt the
Particularly affected is the hypothalamus whichfollowing protocol.
detects minute changes in blood gases as blood• 10g free form L-Glutamine daily.
passes around the brain.• Advanced probiotic and prebiotic supplements
The hypothalamus in turn has direct control of theproviding bifidus and acidophilus in a form not
endocrine system by controlling pituitary function.destroyed by normal digestive transit.
And finally the pituitary gland is directly responsibleL-Glutamine is an amino acid that research studies
for metabolic control by determining blood levelsindicate is in very short supply in Chronic Fatigue
of thyroid hormone production, Thyroxine (T4)and Fibromyalgia sufferers. It is highly
and Triiodothyronine (T3).recommended as an advanced gut restorative
The pituitary controls the thyroid gland throughand for muscle function repair and recovery.
production of its own thyroid stimulatingPrebiotics work in a superior manner to probiotics
hormones. (TSH)which studies have shown in some cases have
Lowered thyroid function eventually results in adifficulty surviving digestive transit.
host of symptoms entirely concurrent with manyHigh quality prebiotics such as acidophilus and
of the symptoms of Fibromyalgia and Chronicbifidus reach the colon where they encourage
Fatigue (CFS) namely.growth of friendly bacteria.
• Homeostasis, (temperature control),L-Glutamine is implicated in muscle weakness and
• Fatigue and lethargy.is often used in conjunction with Creatine by body
• Muscle pain and weakness.builder and weight trainers to aid and assist rapid
• Memory loss and poor concentration.recovery from strenuous workout regimes.
• Low exercise tolerance