stress and chronic illness, fms,cfs

[WOLVES63]

Don't want to sound like a broken record but I need help finding info. on how undue stress affects a chronic illness such as fms&cfs. I found some info. on John Hopkins site but it is not enough.
thanks,
wolves63

[WOLVES63]

YOU are right I try very hard to take care of myself. I have been using DGL, Enzymatic acid ease, and aloe vera for about 8 months now. I say very hard because I spend a lot of
money on my health. I am sure as you know, herbal remedies are high priced. I have ordered over the internet before saving a few dollars but the shipping rates eat up most of the savings. Plus I don't have enough money to order it ahead or in bulk. Theses herbal products have helped a lot but for the last 6 months I have had to take almost double the amount of herbs to get any relief. I will be very glad when this is over.
As for the fight I am a taurus and I can be very determined. Which in itself is good and bad and so we go on and on and do the very best we can.
Thank you for your help I really do appreciate it.

[Paxiled]

I don't know what you're taking for your digestive problems, but the meds they use are more likely to turn your stomach into "raw meat" than stress is.  Because they suppress acid, your stomach is forced to produce even more acid because it must have it to digest protein.  Sometimes these meds are necessary, but aloe juice or DGL or other such remedies might help you without suppressing acid but instead healing the mucosal lining of your digestive tract.  As for the stress I meant, I didn't mean just emotional stress.  CFS and fibromyalgia are diseases without a known cause, but many believe them to be the result of an overtaxed immune system from any of a number of possible reasons, including regular use of antibiotics, exposure to environmental toxins, or eating foods that the body can't handle.  Those disease states then include, as part of their symptomatology depression and anxiety as well as the physical ailments.  At any rate, you seem to be taking care of yourself very well.  I admire your fight -- wish I had more of it.  Good luck to you.

[WOLVES63]

yes, they can be from prolonged stress and stress does weaken the immune system but I had pulled myself up as others do with this illness.  I was functioning better and even had some fairly good days. There are different levels of these illnesses from mild to severe. My case was diagnosed as a severe case and I had been taking some herbs that had helped me to function better. I also have gastroentiritis,acid reflux, severe spinal disease, and sciatica. I have had to use twice the meds. for my stomach and pain. The Dr. told me that uncontrolled stress can turn my stomach into raw meat and that is what it feels like. Like it is raw and inflamed, I have even been throwing up because my stomach is highly irritated.
I had my stress down to a minimum and learned how to control the stress as much as I could. Since I have had to fight for my civil rights just to get a parking place because of my disability my condition has gotten extremely bad. So, I know it has affected me greatly in all areas of my life. I have begun to have panic attacks during this fight and they escalated over the months of fighting for my rights I have attended a Body Mind and Spirit classes and am now attending a panic attack classes. I do not believe That I would be as sick as I am now.
Thankyou for responding.

[mammo]

Anxiety and stress is very harmful to our bodies, it floods our bodies with cortisol which in time can cause serious problems, to include immune system deficiency.  I would think that stress and anxiety is bad for anyone enduring health problems, but exactly how it affects you, I just don't know.  You can try looking up the effects of too much cortisol and what it does and maybe this will lead you in the right direction.  Take care...

[Paxiled]

That's going to be a hard one, since those illnesses are thought to be a consequence of immune system stress, and themselves produce undue stress as a symptom.