Does Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cause Fluid Retention/Overload

[Benos123]

Hi Folks,

Back in 1987, I first suffered with what was diagnosed as "post viral effects" with symptoms deemed very similar to Hepatitis and in 2005 the same symptoms were re-classified to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) even though a number of other medical consultants were adamant I never had CFS.

Now however, and as I've recently been diagnosed with both Chronic Kidney Disease, and slightly positive for Hepatitis C , I'm thinking that I never really had CFS in the first place and that my fluid retention/overload was more likely down to the Hep C and the slowly developing kidney issues, rather than the CFS.

So now, can anyone provide a "reliable & trusted" link evidence and that will prove for me, one way or the other, if there is any connection between CFS and Fluid Retention/Overload and which by the way is now significantly reduced and well under control with diuretics.

Kind Regards & Thanks in Advance!

[Sophiebun11]

Hi Benos123,

My Rheumatologist diagnosed me with CFS along with a slew of other things. I never had any fluid retention until I was diagnosed with diastolic congestive heart failure about 10 years after the CFS. From my personal experience I would say "no". You can check the search on the CFS Foundation of America Website.

ncf-net.org/

[Benos123 in reply to Sophiebun11]

Hi Sophiebun 11,

Thanks for the reply which is most appreciated.

I had on occasions seen references to CFIDS mentioned in text, but I never thought of any such support organisations and so now I'll be spending my very wet n windy Halloween Sunday in Irealnd, having a read!

Kind Regards, Ben.

[Sophiebun11 in reply to Benos123]

Hi, I hope you find something helpful. They have an e-newsletter that comes out monthly the link to sign up should be on that website somewhere. Happy Halloween.

[Benos123]

Hi,

Yes indeed I struck lucky almost straight away as I found a very interesting historical reflection ncf-net.org/inthenews/in-Bo... from 2003.

It is particularly relevant to me in that my original diagnosis in 1977/1988 of sub clinical "hepatitis like" post viral effects, was soon after in late 2004/2005 changed by some pen pushers in an ex servicemans disability organisation, to just Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

This then meant that any reference to my actual condition was in effect airbrushed away in favour of the "catch all CFS" and they then also used it as a "dumping ground" for a number of other possible claims of mine, some of which would have been worthy of attention in their own right, and even though I argued that my symptoms were much different.

Thankfully, some latent signs of Hepatitis were recently found in my blood and and now I verifiable documentation confirming my reported symptoms were genuine.

From a very wet & windy Co Cork in Ireland, a very Happy Halloween to you and de Bun!