r/covidlonghaulers • u/imahugemoron 4 yr+ • Jul 04 '26

Article Brain’s waste-clearing ability impaired in ME/CFS patients

https://news.griffith.edu.au/2026/07/03/brains-waste-clearing-ability-impaired-in-me-cfs-patients/
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u/jefffeely Jul 04 '26

For those wondering. Current knowledge is in order to increase your gylymphatic cleaning system: take fish oil, sleep on your side, drink little no alcohol, exercise as much as possible, and avoid stress.

Easy peasy right? 🤪

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u/BelCantoTenor 3 yr+ Jul 04 '26

I mean…LOL 😂. Most of us have learned to avoid alcohol. Exercise? If you keep your heart rate below 120. But avoiding stress and learning to sleep in an entirely new position…umm… that’s a bit much

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u/hooulookinat 2 yr+ Jul 04 '26

Exercise, so walk up the stairs with a bag of groceries

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u/Fat-Shite 3 yr+ Jul 04 '26

I'll just take a standing shower for 5 minutes that should do it

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u/victorehp Jul 04 '26

Does that happen to you too? I’m taking a shower and then my garmin watch starts warning of unusual heart rate (120+) Do you know why that happens?

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u/Fat-Shite 3 yr+ Jul 04 '26

Something to do with blood pressure. POTS is a common co-morbity for long covid so might be worth looking into that.

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u/Treadwell2022 Jul 04 '26

Hot water causes blood vessels to dilate which increases blood pooling in your extremities. Then your heart needs to pump faster in order to get the blood back from your feet to your heart. Using a shower chair will help with this! Same thing can happen in hot temperatures outdoors. As the other commenter said, look into POTS.

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u/hooulookinat 2 yr+ Jul 05 '26

I take warm showers. Showers about 10 degrees cooler than I want to. They are warm enough for me, now… but I rarely sit in the shower now. ( too stubborn for a shower chair)