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OMF is fundraising to support open, collaborative research to find effective treatments and a cure for ME/CFS, Long COVID, and related diseases.
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OMF’s Collaborative Center at Uppsala addressed the connection between the microbiome and ME/CFS in a publication reviewing what we can learn about the disease from what we know about critical illness. Read more about this connection: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC....
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Research has shown that the gut microbiome in ME/CFS is less diverse than in healthy controls. Changes in the gut microbiome are also connected to inflammation and fatigue.
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WOW 👏 ! Thank you so much for your support!
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OMF’s Melbourne ME/CFS Collaboration is conducting a study on cerebral blood flow in people with ME/CFS and how it might influence symptom severity and post-exertional malaise.
Read more about the study on our website 👉 ow.ly/ir5E50VWng7.
#MECFS #Orthostaticintolerance #MECFSresearch #PEM
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In ME/CFS, issues with cerebral blood flow often present as orthostatic intolerance, when a person feels dizzy or faint after standing upright. In these cases, orthostatic intolerance may be a result of low blood flow to the brain.
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"How does it feel to live with ME/CFS? Patients describe what it's like"
May is ME Awareness Month.
You can help raise awareness and understanding by sharing and/or
liking this video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kEB...
Day 14
#MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
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@lowenergylounge.bsky.social #MECFS #MECFSAwareness #pwME #MECFSis
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@openmedf.bsky.social is a solid and trusted foundation that funds research into ME/CFS.
Maybe, instead of buying something like a drink today, you could consider donating a little to move this very needed research forward.
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This qoute often goes through my mind:
“ME/CFS broke my body, the indifference of the world broke my heart.”
- Christina Baltais, ME/CFS patient
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Thank you so much for helping us accelerate research!
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At OMF’s Ronald G. Tompkins Harvard ME/CFS Collaboration, researchers are investigating the underlying cause of the consequences that people with ME/CFS experience when they cross their anaerobic threshold—post-exertional malaise.
Learn more about the study👉 ow.ly/bOPV50VOxAO.
#pwME #PEM
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But for everyday purposes, that threshold can be correlated to heart rate. Many people with ME/CFS will then choose to use a heart rate monitor to know when they are approaching their anaerobic threshold and rest before they exert too much (i.e., pacing to avoid post-exertional malaise). (3/4)
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The anaerobic threshold for people with #MECFS is typically lower than for healthy people, which means they can’t meet the energy demands of their muscles sooner than a healthy person. A person’s anaerobic threshold can be determined through a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). (2/4)