Lactic acidosis

Lactic acidosis occurs when too much lactic acid builds up in the bloodstream. Lactic acidosis can be caused by excessive l-lactate (l-lactic acid) or excessive d-lactate (d-lactic acid). While D-lactic acidosis is less common, increased levels of d-lactic acid and ensuing d-lactic acidosis have been linked to ME/CFS on numerous occasions.

There is also a significant correlation between cognitive dysfunction and neurological impairment symptoms in ME/CFS and those found in patients with d-lactic acidosis.

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 * 2016, Lactate – Is it Everywhere in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)?