Fatigue, the lifesucker that will stalk you if you become ill
Why do I get so tired? Even when I don't feel sick I am sooo tired.
Is there anything I can do? It just seems so hopeless.
OK, lets take a look at this. Fatigue is common to a lot of problems, but with liver disease it makes everything much harder. These comments will apply to a lot of fatigue issues but I'll refer to liver in this discussion.

When you think about energy you have to forget that you like to imagine yourself as a "person". You have to understand that at the core of your problem you are a bunch of mitochondria. These are small, self contained structures that float inside of your cells. They are the focus of this discussion because they are the power source of the cell. There is a vast and very complex chemistry that does its magic to allow you to live but at the root of everything is energy. You eat to get fuel for your body but ask yourself just when does that fuel turn to the energy? What the heck is energy anyway? Ah, there you have it. That is the nut isn't it? when you feel fatigue, even when you eat good food, why doesn't it work for you?
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