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慢性疲劳综合征
For years, patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) found themselves fighting an uphill battle to get the attention they deserved. For many patients, the medical community and others viewed their symptoms as a laundry list of complaints that were not specific enough to be treated.
多年以来，慢性疲劳综合征的患者发现他们越来越难得到足够的关注，医疗团体认为很多患者列出详细清单的症状不够明确而不需要治疗。
Many patients were outright dismissed with "It's all in your head." However, recently the CDC, with the help of the Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America, began an initiative to inform the public, as well as health care professionals about this affliction that affects over one million people in the U.S.
很多患者被认为是“你的精神症状”而被打发离开，但是最近美国慢性疲劳和免疫缺陷综合征协会资助的CDC发动社会和健康专家们关注这一困扰大约100万美国人的苦恼。
Because there are no specific blood test or imaging studies that can pinpoint the diagnosis, CFS must be excluded from other medical conditions that could have similar clinical symptoms. So what are the hallmarks of CFS?
因为没有明确的血液检测和影响学检查来明确诊断，慢性疲劳综合征应该与其它有类似症状的疾病鉴别开来，那么慢性疲劳综合征的特点是什么呢？
Basically, folks just don't feel right. Usually they have a combination of symptoms that last for more than six months. For example:
人们主要感觉不适，通常有以下几种表现大于6个月：
• Unexplained persistent fatigue not due to exercise.
找不到原因的非锻炼引起的持续疲劳
• Impaired memory or concentration.
记忆力或注意力下降
• Waking up tired, even after a long sleep.
醒者的时候感觉疲惫，即使在长时间睡眠后
• Muscle or joint pain without swelling.
不伴有肿胀的肌肉或关节疼痛
• Persistent headaches.
持续的头疼
• Sore throat or lymph node tenderness.
咽喉疼痛或淋巴结疼痛
Many researcher specialists are still not sure about the exact cause of CFS, but one area of interest is our immune system. Special attention is being given to the way people recover from viral illnesses, and why some of those people then go on to develop CFS. There are some known diseases that have similar symptoms and must be ruled out, including mononucleosis, lyme disease, lupus, and fibromyalgia.
很多专家也不知道慢性疲劳综合征得真正起因，不过很多人认为可能是我们的免疫系统在起作用。一部分病毒感染性疾病恢复后的人很容易患慢性疲劳综合征，一些已知的有类似临床表现的疾病需要除外，包括单核细胞增多症、莱姆病、红斑狼疮和纤维性肌炎。
Even though there is no "silver bullet" treatment available, there are certain things that people can do to help with their symptoms:
目前还没有针对性的治疗，有一些可以帮助缓解他们的症状：
• Find the right healthcare professional. You need someone who understands your symptoms and can do the right tests to separate them from any underlying medical conditions.
找对医生。你需要一个人能够理解你的症状并排出可能存在的其他疾病。
• Find out about pharmaceutical options. Certain medications could help, especially with symptoms like muscle pain, sleeping problems, or depression.
药物治疗，有些治疗能够起作用，尤其对肌肉酸痛、睡眠问题和精神抑郁这些症状。
• Get a good support system from family and friends, and make sure they understand what you are feeling is a real disease, not just something in your imagination.
寻求家人和朋友的支持，并让他们理解你的这些干就是疾病而不只是你的想象。
• Exercise regularly, and monitor your weight. I know it is easier said than done, but with the right support system it might just work.
定期锻炼，监测体重，这比较难做到但却是能起到作用。
• Eat a healthy, balanced diet. I like organic diets to help boost the immune system. Stay away from junk food, and seek out foods that are high in Vitamin C, B-complex, and essential oils.
健康平衡的饮食，有机饮食利于免疫系统。远离垃圾食品，多吃含维生素C、B族维生素和essential oils的食物。 essential oil是什么油? 应该是“精油”，也就是挥发油类，如大蒜精油等。 [标签:content1][标签:content2]
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作者:admin@医学,生命科学 2011-06-16 05:11
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