Exercise will not help the lactic acid problem. We produce lactic acid at a rate 20 times that of un-sick folk, our bodies refuse to shift into aerobic metabolism. This is nothing to do with postulated (but unsupported by evidence) theories about "becoming deconditioned through over-resting&quo...

Grateful thanks from me too. It's a nightmare disease, with no easy answers, but hopefully, as real scientific research is picking up momentum right now, we will soon see the back of no help being available.

I just stop and wait until the pain has gone, then carry on for a few steps further, then stop again.

I find the pain eases faster if I stand with my legs a bit bent.

Still waiting for an expert? I was watching a tv programme recently, where a greyhound racer was busily feeding tins of tomatoes to her dogs - because she said tomatoes helped reduce lactic acid build-up in the dogs when they were running. I have no idea whether or not there is any scientific validi...