Re: post exertional fatigue & eating meat

July 1, 2009

Once I got sick, I lost all desire to have meals that included meat. I find I

feel better when I don't eat meat, especially red meat. It noticeably lowers my

energy level.

But that's me, I know it varies from person to person.

Zoe

> > y if I am repeating something already stated, but the best way to help

> >> with exhaustion after exercise (other than resting, of course!) is to

> >> -drink lots of water

> >> -take a suuplement of N acetyl cysteine (you need at least 1800mg a day)

> >> -give up eating meat

July 1, 2009

Hi!

I am posting below a few links which explain the meat issue and how it increases

post-exertional fatigue and pain. I have searched high and low for the original

article I read, which explained this all far more simply, but I just cannot find

it. These articles go into a lot of detail but you have to read everything to

see how it fits together.

My pathetic, Homer-Simpson rendition of the science is that if you have ME/CFS

you do not make the enzymes to break down the meat fully, so the bacteria in

your gut (which should not be there) do it instead and produce hydrogen sulphide

as a by product, which stops your cells releasing energy properly and has toxic

effects on the nervous system and other body organs. The original article said

that by not digesting meat properly you have insufficient quantities of L

carnitine, acetyl cysteine and Oh drat I cannot remember the other one (Yes,

permanent brain fog).

Here are the sciency links!

This (second paragraph) explains how hydrogen sulphide is produced by gut

bacteria and refers to many research articles which expand on specific details

This explains hydrogen sulphide production in the gut which causes muscular

fatigue and pain specifically in ME/CFS patients

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This has lots of useful links which go into more depth on this subject.

Happy reading!

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