Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - It’s Not All In The Mind, It’s In The Gut

Spare a thought for the M.E.(Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) sufferer. For years he and she has been scorned by a medical establishment that has seen the problem as being all in the mind. As such, the M.E. sufferer has been labeled an hysteric who is merely attention seeking. Now researchers in the USA believe that the stomach problems may well point to the real cause of the M.E. - an enterovirus. An enterovirus infects the bowel, and can cause severe respiratory and gut infections. There are more than 70 different types of enterovirus, and they can affect the central nervous system, the heart and muscles - producing M.E.-like symptoms. myalgic encephalitis …

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