You poor darling . I'm so sad to hear that you are not only very sick but also homeless. I pray that you are quickly rescued by some compassionate soul. Where are you? I'm in Australia. It seems that viruses nearly always trigger the CFS. and gut problems are quite common with CFS sufferers. Sometimes I have to fast on pink papaya for a couple of days or just have vegie juices. My energy is always worse whenever I have any IBS.
I don't know what help is available wherever you are, but I'm really feeling for you. Please remain hopeful that your situation will change. Hugs.

Thanks aussie .. I have a SSI hearing (disability) in one week!! I've been waiting for almost 3 years since I first applied. Once it is approved I should be able to get a place to live.

My dr (who is one of the best CFS doctors in the US) says CFS starts in the gut and travels to the spinal column which and then to the brain.

Fingers crossed and prayers sent for your SSI - hoping you get a nice back pay check to help you get settled into housing and there is some available for you. As far as eating, if you can get some I'd go straight for the powdered protein if you can keep it with you somehow or premixed protein shakes. You can literally live on 3 of those a day because folks do when they have weight loss surgery, so for now if you can even just get one a day and then some bread or crackers you will manage for a week... Usually they don't need refrigeration. Skip drinking any coffee which will irritate your stomach to no end, as well as anything acidy. Sending you much hope for a quick resolution and for your health to improve. If you continue to feel this weak, please call 911 and get admitted to the hospital for a few days. it's a safe place to be.

Ouch! I feel you! I have terrible GERD along with ME and IBS. I do think there is a link, but I can't prove it. You need to get this under control because it is really bad for you to have stomach acid coming up like that. I take Omeprozole and Pepcid both on a daily basis. I have prescriptions, so that my insurance will cover it. But, yes, in answer to your question, I think ME and digestive troubles go together for a lot of people. Many blessings.

So happy to hear that your austere situation will most likely be temporary. Good luck with the disability pension. Good practical tucker (food) advice from our Nina girl.
Interesting explanation from your CFS doc. Those wicked little CFS tentacles are in my BRAIN !! Mmm that explains a lot lol!!

Nina .. Thanks for the support and prayers. Someone brought me a bag of food that will get me by for a couple days

Yes. This is a very tough spot to be in.
My thoughts and prayers are with you too for a good SSI outcome. I have had digestive problems for many years. I agree
with the 'hold the coffee' advice. Adding acidic foods to your diet can really
aggravate the situation. I like the protein packets idea. Cutting gluten out of my diet has really made a huge difference.
Everyone's system is different. I would also avoid spices until things settle down a bit. Go bland. ie soda crackers or ginger ale may help if you're able to
get some. Good to hear you got a bag of food.

The IBS part was mostly over on Monday but as my stomach settled down my energy drastically drained. .. It was just like when I first got sick. I had laryngitis but had energy but when my voice returned I became extremely fatigued and my life was never the same

Nina .. today I was thinking about your comment about 911. ... It doesn't help!

What happened? Where is the rest of my comment?

Oh my .. it took a long time to write, maybe tomorrow I'll try again

SoCal, I'm so sorry to read this. Nina's advice is great. Please let us know the day before your SSI hearing so we can pray for you on that day. I pray a prayer known as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, http://www.praydivinemercy.com/ and will pray it for you that day.

SoCal....my heart goes out to you and I just wish I could be there to give you a hug and take you to a motel and prepare something soothing to eat. I know for me i had IBS in the 89s...didn't know the word for it then...and about 91 read a book that helped me identify CFS and Candida as my primary problem and the IBS was a symptom of those. It was clear gut problems corresponded to when my extreme sinus drainage and congestion was the worst. I strictly followed the Candida diet to heal my gut so my intestinal wall wAsnt so permeable, and my years of sinus problems almost entirely went away as well as my IBS. Now I have been diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis but was able to get in to for a colonoscopy during a time of weeks and weeks when I couldn't keep anything in me. ...lost 20 pounds. I just make sure I avoid anything aggravating to tummy. Coffee, probably any caffeine, as well as alcohol always gave me the big D anyway. And no dairy for me! My fall backs for my gut, once I'm already messed up, are saltines, Gatorade and work my way up to chicken broth then eventually cream of rice. I don't know if you have IBS- D or not but it is serious and drains me of fluids and electrolytes so I'm like a limp rag. Guess you are in Souther Cal or I'd get the name of your dr! I'm in a major metro area and can't find anyone who knows anything around here...except for the $600 per visit folks I spoke to by phone yesterday...MDs but they don't take insurance because they are set up as integrative medicine model. Sending you prayers...hang in there.