Hey Everyone - i thought I would post this - hope it helps someone…
fatigue has definitely got worse for me … lately i have been taking guarana, it is plant based….check it out…..it doesnt affect me like caffeine does, if i drink coffee(for example) i need to go to the loo straight away…for me, not so with guarana….i take it as a powder in a smoothie with a banana and coconut water each morning and after lunch….i hope it helps someone else as it has to me.
the other path i went on with fatigue was looking at the liver function…..worth looking at, it may be your liver, if you are on medications like infliximab or immune suppresants…your liver might be labouring JUST ENOUGH to slow you down…i know mine is, from infliximab for ten years.
Another thing worth looking at is, if you have taken cortisone for long periods (i did, every day for 8 years) , and then you got off cortisone, then your body may not be producing enough cortisol….the only way they can really test this is a 24 hour urine sample and compare the levels of cortisol in your urine to a normal persons….if you dont produce enough cortisol they can try and stimulate your body to make it with heavy vitamin c injections….or prescribe like 0.5mg of cortisone daily.
Another thing worth looking at is your stool sample….and how much fats you are absorbing……often fatigue can be simply malnutrition…i know my stool sample showed i was absorbing 20% of the fats i was eating…so 80% of the fats are passing into the stool, which is why i am so THIN……60kg for a male 5'10 is pretty thin, but i was at 45kg when i was properly sick 20 years ago.
3 monthly B12 injections are a must, if you have had the terminal ilieum removed.
B vitamin tablets and iron are important.
peace love and rainbows