MTRJ75 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 I'm sure many of you already know this, but reading about an actual study was informing none the less: https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2020/09/12/saline-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cardiovascular-functioning/ The two parts that really caught my attention: Quote Workwell proposed that neuroinflammation-induced damage to the nervous system, which damaged the “central autonomic control structures”, could explain the low blood volume and orthostatic intolerance seen in ME/CFS. And Quote Getting a venous line inserted and then getting saline regularly obviously isn’t an option for the vast majority of us. But what if there was another easier and cheaper way of increasing blood volume? Recent studies in ME/CFS and POTS suggest one particular oral rehydration solution may work very well. Ok, I'm hooked (okay, I read just about everything on this site anyway). Now I can't wait for the second part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecipeForDisaster Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 I saw this - wow, is that interesting. I have never found any kind of oral rehydration to work very well, but IV fluids are magical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Yes, I also have heard about this however - I personally have never responded as well to oral rehydration products ( not even remotely ) as I do to IV fluids. Anything oral goes right through me and I pee more than I take in, however with IV fluids I do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRJ75 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 So the second part.... https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2020/09/15/saline-ors-oral-rehydration-pots-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ The key parts here are a solution containing "dextrose (glucose) not fructose" and it can be taken every 10 days and be effective. This is not the groundbreaking information I was hoping for, but I realized that I did have a dextrose based electrolyte mix in the house. Not the ones they were recommended, but something I picked up off Amazon called Drip Drop. It's not the one I take daily and there is no specific immediate effect I've noticed whenever I've taken it, but I took one Friday afternoon during a crash. Thought it was having a positive effect, but then crashed again this afternoon, so either not so much or maybe dehydration/low blood volume isn't really the worst issue right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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