If your CFIDS is coagulation based (especially if there is a coagulation defect) than things that will trigger coagulation should be avoided. The following are known general triggers

• Infections - viral and bacterial (includes some vaccines)
• High temperature (heat stroke) [*]
• Allergens (including perfumes and chemicals)[*]
• Alcohol
• Some stimulants:  amphetamine . Searches should be done on medline for [drug coagulation] and [drug thrombosis] before using any drugs.
• Electromagnetic (radio waves, electrical fields) (medline has several additional articles without abstracts)
  • electromagnetic storms, electronics, powerful electric engines, power lines
  • Use low radiation monitors, check microwaves for leakage, minimize the use of cell phones, avoid power transmission lines etc,
  • Fluorescent lighting is often identified as a problem (these lights includes a transformer that steps up the frequency from 60 cps to 400 cps) -- See Lupus Antibodies on right
• Low Air Pressure (Aircraft flights)
  • prothrombin fragments 1+2 increased 2.5 x
  • thrombin-antithrombin complex increased 8.2 x
• Fluorides
  • Avoid fluoridated water and toothpaste. Refuse fluoride treatments offered by dentists.
  • Bromides can neutralize heparin
• Mercury (leaking amalgams - fillings)
  • Replace fillings with non-mercury fillings at the first sign of deterioration
• High fat meals (Factor VII)
• Exercise -
  • "under normal circumstances exercise prevents thrombosis, there are cases in the literature that indicate a connection between exercise and the onset of thrombosis"
  • "fibrinogen, and hematocrit (measurement of the concentration of red blood cells in serum) specifically increase during acute exercise"
  • "running at 70-75% VO2max resulted in elevated clotting and fibrinolytic activity"
    • Editor Comments: Normally both increases in balance - the presence of Hughes' antibodies would allow coagulation to increase faster than normal and result in a net coagulated state.
• Estrogen (including birth control pills)
  • increasing the risk of venous thrombosis
• Adrenaline (produced by stress)
  • Increases platelet aggregation, platelets becomes hyperactive
  • May greatly stimulate the rate of growth of mycoplasma and chlamydia (increasing the production of antibodies that destabilizes coagulation)