Channel: BBC Newsbeat

Category: Film & Animation

Tags: yuppie fluchronic fatigue syndrome (cfs)doctors diagnosislight senstivepacecuremebed-boundhealthmyalgic encephalomyelitismerryin croftsconditionbio-banknoise sensitivecognitive behaviour theraprycbtwellbeinggetm.e.graded excercise therapydehabilitatingillnessyuppy flu

Description: ME sufferer Emma Donohoe investigates how young people cope with the debilitating illness, of which symptoms can include devastating fatigue, digestion issues and brain fog. It comes as current treatments for the condition are being reviewed, after years of controversy. Emma meets the mother of a 21 year old who died after suffering for years from ME and says her daughter’s condition is so stigmatised and misunderstood she was embarrassed to tell people what she was suffering from. We discover it’s an illness which many doctors don’t understand and people still talk about “yuppy flu” - thinking sufferers are being lazy or too depressed to get out of bed.