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Caused
by the Epstein barr virus (E.B.V), mono's correct name is infectious
mononucleosis. In the UK, Australia and New Zealand it is known as
glandular fever. Mononucleosis
is also known, less commonly as Pfeiffer's Disease. If fatigue
continues after
mono, for 6 months or more, with
recurrent bouts of symptoms, the scenario is
often reffered to as post viral fatigue syndrome or chronic
fatigue syndrome. On-going post mono (mononucleosis) troubles can and do occur
in a
number of cases. The mononucleosis
(mono) help services link
is a very
useful one if this is your problem. It offers an on-going personalised
eating and lifestyle service to support and advise you as you try and
get back on track again. If you need help to manage your energies then
this would be a very useful source of help.
Acute
symptoms
of mononucleosis
(in the early stages):
- enlarged
lymp glands in
the
armpits, neck and groin
- swollen
ulcerated tonsils (often with white
blobs, known as tonsil stones)
- sore
throat
- enlarged
spleen
- mild
liver
damage, sometimes leading to jaundice
- high
fever
- excessive
fatigue
Most
of the acute mono/ infectious mononucleosis symptoms disappear after a
few weeks.
Rest for at least a month is ideal.
Symptoms can continue, on an off, for a few months, but in some cases
much longer.
In a number of cases, 100% health and energy levels are
not regained afterwards. This may happen when the body
is pushed too early or is constantly under stress through
recovery. Often there are more on-going glandular fever tiredness
problems and bad bouts of ill health in cases where the liver
was affected in some way during the acute illness
Post and
on-going mononucleosis (mono) symptoms
/ problems:
- fatigue
not satisfied by sleep.
- deep
lethargy
- recurrent
tonsillitis
- chronic
sore throat and swollen lymp
glands in the neck.
- aches
and pains in the limbs.
- brain
fag - not being able to find the
right words.
- lack
of concentration
- depression
(feeling very low)
- deep
lethargy
- not
being able to stand lots of noise, people or strong smells (perfume,
cleaning materials etc.) .
- pins
and needles
The level
of energy may fluctuates
so that a few good days and weeks may be followed by energy
slumps, fatigue, and bad bouts of glandular fever
symptoms.
Delayed reaction fatigue is very common in these cases where exercise, excitement and/or stress
brings on the extreme
fatigue a few days after the event.
Many
young sports people suffer with mono and struggle
afterwards, see mononucleosis in the news
You can
manage to control post mono health with good eating
and lifestyle
management. Some good
persoanl on-going support and
advice is offered by Gina Burton's:
Mono Help
Services (est. 1998)
NOTE:
Gina Burton's Help Services are based in the UK so any links you follow
will refer to mono as glandular fever and Glandular Fever Help Services
(be assured that this is the same illness).
MONONUCLEOSIS / MONO
TREATMENT
Unlike claims
to the contrary, there are no miracle quick fix treatment cures for
chronic mononucleosis (on-going mono / post viral tiredness
problems). The Mono support and advice service is run by Gina to try
and
help as many people as possible wth the trials and
tribulations of Mononucleosis recovery and the symptoms which can hang
around
afterwards.
As from summer 2010 there will be a new service offered, so more people
can receive Gina's advice and recommendations.
After
sending a summary of your mononucleosis history,
Gina will
reply
with some initial comments, a mono health questionnaire to
complete, and more info as to the level of help she can provide. On
checking through your details and making sure that her recommendastion
would be appropriate in your case, Gina will then send out
her full set of recommendations in exchange for a small
contribution /
donation /
admin
fee towards the upkeep of her Mono help
website and services
(between £10 and £20 depending on the level of help needed - this
equates to about $15 -$30). She will
also make some additional personalised comments and give you specific
pointers to help you on your way, as you begin to work with her
recommendations.
This is a new addition to her help service, so
please support her with this new venture as it will no doubt be very
time-consuming. She is extremely keen to help as many as people as
possible and feels that this could be a successful way forward.
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Gina will still
offer her personalised on-going help and support service for those who
wish this extra
on-going one-to-one support (for a one off consultancy fee of £95).
Some people still do prefer to work this way. However due to time
constraints Gina cannot take on too many people this way.
Click here if you would
like to send Gina a summary of your mono history, for her
initial comments
Gina has helped
over 1000 mono
sufferers all over
the
world, since
she started her Mono Help Services in 1998.
She has a great
empathy with the frustrating situation you find yourself in, having
gone
through it all herself. She has always been a very keen sportsperson
and
therefore understands the frustrations suffered by many youngsters and
young adults who struggle with
this illness when it hits them, in their competitive sports years. It
is very common for young, bright and talented sports competitors
to come down with glandular fever. As well as studying and
qualifying in nutrition as a nutritional therapist and having a good
knowledge of other complimentary therapies, Gina has a bachelor honours
degree in sports science.
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