DrD, I was looking a little bit into rosacea...which has a long history of being blamed on h. pylori...looks like reviews have refuted that of late. I see that it's connected to gut issues though and look what I found about gut issues (I knew about this paper as I have had diminished HCL myself for at least 5 years) but I wasn't sensitized to CFS at that time. Here is a very interesting quote from the paper:
http://orthomolecular.org/library/jom/2002/pdf/2002-v17n03-p163.pdf
Niacin (Nicotinic Acid) a Putative Treatmentfor Hypochlorhydria: Re-analysis ofTwo Case Reports
Jonathan E. Prousky, N.D., FRSH;1 Claire Kerwin, N.D.
Parietal cells contain the largest concentration of mitochondria among all eukaryotic cells.
So that's probably why so many CFSers have gastrointestinal issues (and also infections because HCL is the PRIME defense against infection). And it's disquieting to me because I also have that issue. I take 1g. Olive Leaf Extract/day to ward off any issues from not enough HCL. If you think rosacea is connected to gut pathogens, you might try Olive Leaf Extract (it is a vasodilator though so if you have low b.p., then not a good idea).
Interestingly 5 years ago when I discovered I wasn't making much stomach acid I tried all kinds of things to raise my stomach acid levels but the only thing that would make my stomach growl was estrogen (after PMS there was life!). And yet it was a pathetic growl, like most of the parietal cells were gone or repressed at 48. I tend not to think about that because I have no pathogen growth and nothing upsetting me, but it is probably the reason I have to take so many vitamins.
I thought I'd mention that I used to have ulcer symptoms but I killed h.pylori with Olive Leaf Extract, Oil of Oregano, and 3 days of colloidal silver. Did that 20-30 years ago and no ulcers ever since.